New chapter of the trade war: Donald Trump announced that he was going to put on the carswhich were produced outside the United States. The new fee is to be at the level 25 percent It will enter into force on April 2, and will start to be taken from April 3 and will apply to all countries, without exceptions. The duties are to embrace passenger cars And light trucks.
Where do Americans come from? Last year, 53.4 percent cars sold in USA produced in this country, 16.2 percent in Mexico (where European and Asian companies also have factories), 8.6 percent in South Korea, 8.2 percent in Japan, 7.2 percent in Canadaa 2.7 percent in Germany.
What did Donald Trump say? The customs will be “permanent” and will apply until the end of the term of the current US president. “If the parts are produced in America, a car No, these parts will not be taxed or covered by tariffs, “he said.”Others will come to the USA and build factories “ – said the American leader. According to the adviser to the White House, Will Scharf, the duties are to bring more than $ 100 billion revenues per year.
Investors are not very delighted: Trump also reported that he talked to automotive concerns on this subject. In his opinion, those who have factories in the United States are “delighted”. Maybe yes, but on the stock exchange you can see a bit differently. Information She appeared about the new duties after the session at Wall Street, but in depot General Motors, Stellantis and Ford shares fell by about 5 percent. (It's a lot for the American stock exchange).
EU reaction: The chairwoman of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has already criticized the US movement, emphasizing that “CLIMM is taxes – bad for enterprises, worse for consumers in the USA and the European Union. ”
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