President Donald Trump‘s import tariffs that went into effect on April 2 have worldwide implications as they have disrupted most countries’ (including America’s) economies and almost all brands’ plans. The latest to be affected is Renault-owned Alpine, which was set to launch in the US market in 2027 – but now this plan has been put on hold.

Renault will most likely delay its sports car sub-brand introduction in the States as it awaits for the dust from Trump’s tariffs to settle. This is part of the French brand’s decision to put certain projects on ice to reduce costs so as to minimize an economic impact if the trade war between the US and the rest of the world slows down growth, CFO Duncan Minto explained.

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As Minto told Auto News, the delay is “perfectly normal” under the current circumstances. That’s despite the fact that expanding to the second-largest auto market in the world was key in CEO Luca de Meo’s intention to boost the sports car maker’s revenue to more than €8 billion ($9.1 billion) by 2030. This was, in itself, quite an ambitious goal since, last year, Alpine sold a mere 4,585 vehicles.

While the market for two-door sports cars like the Alpine 110 is shrinking, that of electric cars is expanding – and it so just happened that the brand last June introduced its first-ever EV, the A290 GT, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is a Renault 5 E-Tech-based hot hatch with more aggressive styling cues and, in Performance trim, a single electric motor with 217 HP driving the front wheels that’s good enough for a 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) sprint in 6.4 seconds and a 236-mile range. A less powerful version, simply badged the A290 GT, gets a lower 178 hp output and is one second slower to 62 mph.

This will be followed up by the A390 electric sports crossover that will be unveiled this year and should prove more popular with US buyers. By 2030, Alpine intends to launch five more EVs, so de Meo’s plan for the brand’s rapid increase does make sense. Or rather did, before Trump made good on his promise of an “America First” economic policy and implemented harsh tariffs on imports.