detroit/washington president-elect donald trump tuesday threaten impose big border tax general motor co gm.n make chevrolet cruze compact cars mexico arrangement large u.s. automaker defend part strategy serve global customers sell unite state trump comment mark late broadside aim american company job import cost take office jan. 20 signal uncommon degree intervention incoming u.s. president corporate affairs general motor send mexican make model chevy cruze u.s. car dealers-tax free across border make u.s.a. pay big border tax trump say post twitter trump provide detail previously vow hit company shift production america countries 35 percent tax export unite state also denounce north american free trade agreement unite state mexico canada trump tweet come hours gm rival ford motor co f.n announce would cancel plan 1.6 billion factory mexico would invest 700 million michigan factory also come criticism republican president-elect mexican investment plan ford executive chairman bill ford jr. say personally notify trump decision trump early-morning gm tweet gm world automaker say sell 190,000 cruze cars unite state 2016. sedan versions sell unite state 185,500 build plant lordstown ohio 4,500 hatchback versions cruze assemble mexico sell unite state gm build chevrolet cruze hatchback global market mexico small number sell u.s. say statement pose website cruze one gm best-selling cars although sales number significantly 2016. share gm gm.n rise percent 35.19 fall percent follow trump tweet market open since win nov. presidential election trump target gm rival ford motor co f.n unite technologies inc utx.n boeing co ba.n lockheed martin corp lmt.n trump also tout decisions company keep production unite state include unite carrier unit indiana case tweet specific general motor think see overall philosophy campaign since elect stand american workers make sure american company benefit move company overseas leave american workers behind trump transition team spokesman sean spic say last month trump announce formation council advise job creation comprise leaders variety major u.s. corporations include gm chief executive officer mary barra gm say 2015 would build next-generation chevrolet cruze compact mexico automakers look expand latin american nation take advantage low labor cost free trade agreements company say 2015 would invest 350 million produce cruze plant coahuila part billion investment mexican plant announce 2014 create 5,600 job gm say last year would import cruze cars mexico trump republican succeed democratic president barack obama campaign president use tough rhetoric trade promise protect american workers target several company name accord automotive news gm begin produce cruze mexico last year make 52,631 cars comparison build 319,536 unite state previous versions cruze sell mexico make gm south korea plant report shift part large trend among detroit big three automakers produce small cars north american market mexico effort low labor cost use higher-paid u.s. workers build profitable truck sport utility vehicles luxury cars november gm say plan early 2017 lay 2,000 employees two u.s. auto plant include one lordstown u.s. small car sales hurt lag consumer demand low gas price gm u.s. cruze sales 18 percent november gm halt third shift lordstown plant jan. 23 cut 1,250 job trump assail gm car production mexico threaten tax