Jaguar Land Rover has suspended all shipments of cars to the US for a month, as the disruption to global automakers’ supply chains rapidly spreads in response to US President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs on vehicle imports.

The luxury automaker, which faces 25 percent import tariffs, said it was halting shipments in April as it addresses the new trading terms.

The luxury automaker, which produces some of the UK's most iconic cars, said the US remained an important market.