Iconic U.S. manufacturer sent severe warning as it threatens to move production to Mexico after 187 years | 24 Sept 2024 | Donald Trump says he will slap a 200 percent tariff on John Deere's imports into the United States if the company goes ahead with plans to move production to Mexico. So far in 2024, John Deere has laid off around 1,830 workers -- at the same time it is moving more of its tractor and farming gear manufacturing to Mexico. The layoffs are across several Iowa sites -- Ankeny, Dubuque, Ottumwa, Urbandale, Waterloo -- plus Davenport and East Moline in Illinois, as well as a research center in Urbandale. In many instances, production for which these U.S. workers were responsible is being shifted to new locations in Mexico. It is a decision that upset workers and some political leaders. "They are going to move a lot of their manufacturing business to Mexico," former President Trump said on Monday at an event held in western Pennsylvania. "I am just notifying John Deere right now that if you do that, we are putting a 200 percent tariff on everything that you want to sell into the United States."