--- title: "2026 Dodge Hornet delayed, future uncertain due to tariffs" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2025/07/2026-dodge-hornet-delayed-future-uncertain-due-to-tariffs/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Tim Esterdahl" published: "2025-07-18T18:50:09+00:00" modified: "2026-08-19T16:33:35+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dg025_002hn-copy.webp" --- # 2026 Dodge Hornet delayed, future uncertain due to tariffs By Tim Esterdahl Published: 2025-07-18T18:50:09+00:00 Updated: 2026-08-19T16:33:35+00:00 ![Featured image]() The latest impact from the automotive tariffs has now hit the 2026 Dodge Hornet, which will be delayed, and its future is now uncertain. ## 2026 Dodge Hornet delayed The news, reported by [Car and Driver](), is Dodge is suspending production for the 2026 Hornet as it navigates the impacts of the tariffs. Dodge builds the [Hornet and Hornet plug-in hybrid]() alongside its mechanically identical cousin the [Alfa Romeo Tonale]() at the factory in Pomigliano d’Arco, Italy. Both of these SUVs are subject to a 25% import tariff. The Dodge Hornet was meant to be an sporty, compact SUV for Dodge and a volume seller for the brand that has long struggled to sell smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles. A Stellantis spokesperson, the parent company of Dodge, confirmed the news to Car and Driver, stating the 2026 Dodge Hornet “is postponed for the 2026 model year as we continue to assess the effects of U.S. tariff policies.” Stellantis did not clarify if the delay meant there would not be a 2026 model at all or if it might come back in 2027. Dodge spent a considerable amount of time and resources on engineering and marketing the Dodge Hornet including an ad campaign called the “[inner child intervention]().” ## Dodge Hornet sales figures The loss won’t have too much of an impact on the company with the Hornet turning into a slow-seller. During its first-year of sales, it sold a modest 9,336 vehicles. Then in 2024, sales grew to 20,559 vehicles sold. However, through the first half of this year, sales have fallen to just 5,647 vehicles sold down 52 percent for the same time period year over year. ## Our take Its hard to see Dodge killing the Hornet after investing so much money into the platform and without manufacturing space in the U.S., its future is really unclear. Stellantis simply can’t justify building a plant in the U.S. for such a slow seller. They also can’t predict future presidential policy changes either. This is a tough one for any business. Right now, the best course of action is to hold and wait it out. ## Related vehicle coverage - [2026 Dodge Hornet]() ## Structured page information ~~~json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2025/07/2026-dodge-hornet-delayed-future-uncertain-due-to-tariffs/#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2025/07/2026-dodge-hornet-delayed-future-uncertain-due-to-tariffs/" }, "author": { "name": "Tim Esterdahl", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#/schema/person/82b06f99329f69a069a5ab6caed18593" }, "headline": "2026 Dodge Hornet delayed, future uncertain due to tariffs", "datePublished": "2025-07-18T18:50:09+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-08-19T16:33:35+00:00", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2025/07/2026-dodge-hornet-delayed-future-uncertain-due-to-tariffs/" }, "wordCount": 354, "commentCount": 0, "publisher": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#organization" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2025/07/2026-dodge-hornet-delayed-future-uncertain-due-to-tariffs/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dg025_002hn-copy.webp", "keywords": [ "Alfa Romeo Tonale", "dodge hornet", "Dodge Hornet Hybrid" ], "articleSection": [ "Featured on Home Page", "News" ], "inLanguage": "en-US", "potentialAction": [ { "@type": "CommentAction", "name": "Comment", "target": [ "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2025/07/2026-dodge-hornet-delayed-future-uncertain-due-to-tariffs/#respond" ] } ] }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2025/07/2026-dodge-hornet-delayed-future-uncertain-due-to-tariffs/", "url": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2025/07/2026-dodge-hornet-delayed-future-uncertain-due-to-tariffs/", "name": "2026 Dodge Hornet delayed, future uncertain due to tariffs", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#website" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2025/07/2026-dodge-hornet-delayed-future-uncertain-due-to-tariffs/#primaryimage" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2025/07/2026-dodge-hornet-delayed-future-uncertain-due-to-tariffs/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dg025_002hn-copy.webp", "datePublished": "2025-07-18T18:50:09+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-08-19T16:33:35+00:00", "description": "The latest impact from the automotive tariffs has now hit the 2026 Dodge Hornet, which will be delayed, and its future is now uncertain.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2025/07/2026-dodge-hornet-delayed-future-uncertain-due-to-tariffs/#breadcrumb" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "potentialAction": [ { "@type": "ReadAction", "target": [ "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2025/07/2026-dodge-hornet-delayed-future-uncertain-due-to-tariffs/" ] } ] }, { "@type": "ImageObject", "inLanguage": "en-US", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2025/07/2026-dodge-hornet-delayed-future-uncertain-due-to-tariffs/#primaryimage", "url": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dg025_002hn-copy.webp", "contentUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dg025_002hn-copy.webp", "width": 1200, "height": 800, "caption": "The 2026 Dodge Hornet is delayed due to tariffs and its future is currently uncertain. 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