The tariff war is on: what it means for Europe and how it will react

Donald Trump has warned that if the EU and Canada team up against the US, we’ll see huge tariffs, much larger than anything we’ve seen so far. This is coming after Trump announced plans to slap a 25% tariff on hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of imported cars and auto parts from countries like…

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Donald Trump has warned that if the EU and Canada team up against the US, we’ll see huge tariffs, much larger than anything we’ve seen so far. This is coming after Trump announced plans to slap a 25% tariff on hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of imported cars and auto parts from countries like Mexico, Canada, South Korea, Japan, and, of course, Germany.

But what does this move mean for the European car industry, and will the EU respond to Trump’s latest tariffs?

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