Guangzhou Automobile has delayed plans to ship cars to the U.S. from China to early 2020 with General Manager Yu Jun citing U.S. tariffs as a major reason. Weak U.S. sales of sedans at the end of 2018 won’t have helped the case for a 2019 launch. Tariffs applied since July have cut Chinese exports to the U.S. by 55.2% in the three months to Oct. 31 vs. a year earlier, with preliminary seaborne data showing similar declines in November and December. The ongoing section 232 review of the automotive industry raises risks for Guangzhou’s plans, though auto component suppliers arguably face b...