The company’s move is one of the first and clearest examples of automakers using price increases to deal with the 25 percent tariffs President Trump imposed on car and auto parts imports.

The German automaker has temporarily halted rail shipments of vehicles from Mexico and will hold at port cars arriving by ship from Europe.

Volkswagen will add an “import fee” to the stickers on its cars that are affected by the 25% vehicle tariff, the German automaker told its dealers. In a memo to retailers Tuesday, VW also said it has temporarily halted rail shipments of vehicles from Mexico,