Trump to Raise Tariffs on Cars, Trucks From European Union
It only applies to cars and trucks not built in America.
President Donald Trump announced he plans to raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union, accusing the bloc of failing to comply with a trade deal.
The tariffs do not apply to cars and trucks built in America.
Trump wrote:
I am pleased to announce that, based on the fact the European Union is not complying with our fully agreed to Trade Deal, next week I will be increasing Tariffs charged to the European Union for Cars and Trucks coming into the United States. The Tariff will be increased to 25%. It is fully understood and agreed that, if they produce Cars and Trucks in U.S.A. Plants, there will be NO TARIFF. Many Automobile and Truck Plants are currently under construction, with over 100 Billion Dollars being invested, A RECORD in the History of Car and Truck Manufacturing. These Plants, staffed with American Workers, will be opening soon — There has never been anything like what is happening in America today! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
.@POTUS: "We raised the tariffs on cars coming in from the European Union because the European Union was not adhering to the trade deal we have… now, when they build their plants [here]… there won't be any tariffs." pic.twitter.com/3t39Lr3TeR
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 1, 2026
Bloomberg noted that the tariffs “could have a particular impact on Stellantis NV, which imports Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Maserati models into the US from Europe.”
Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW have assembly plants in America.
Trump and the EU struck a deal last August that imposed a flat 15% tariff on European imports.
The deal included automobiles.
The 25% tariff is 5% lower than what Trump threatened the EU with last year. The EU wanted a 10% baseline.
The EU agreed to buy $750 billion in American energy and invest $600 billion into our economy.
We do not yet know which part of the trade deal the EU has supposedly not honored.
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So basically this is a tax on the rich. The Dems should love it, in theory.
My wife has a Fiat 500 which is not exactly a rich person’s car.
Tell your wife to buy a better car.
Stopped manufacture in 1975. I deduce you don’t live in a state which uses salt on the roads. There would be nothing left.
I am fairly sure he means the ones CALLED “500” that are/were imported in the 21st century. They were/are every bit as bad.
I had very used ’77 Fiat Spider while in HS in the late 80s. Bought it with $ from landscaping jobs. Super fun car; 5-speed manual, Rack and Pinion steering, no AC, AM radio, but it was convertible. Put on a new ragtop, got it painted ‘cape Canaveral red’ and had engine rebuilt total into it was under $3K in ’86. Very fun for a HS vehicle in south Alabama, lots of young ladies wanted a ride ….some more than one.
And just like that Dems hate taxes on the rich! 🤣
euro has been sucking america dry even after once again we saved them from tyranny only for them to increase the tyranny with their importation of those who intentionally not blend in to western ways and the lefty loves that b/c they are self destructive pos
so smack that euroass with tariffs
The problem with US auto exports to the EU is not the tariffs. It’s all the brokerage fees, VAT taxes, transportation taxes etc making US vehicles uncompetitive in their market
It’s also the fact that we make half-ton pickups and SUVs. Only a few of our vehicles, especially Teslas (which are also made in Germany) have much appeal in Europe.
I have no idea how GM handles exports now, but, back when I was stations in Okinawa (78-79), the GM dealer on Highway 51 had various US-model cars with steering wheels on the left, radios that tunes 88-108 mc*, and owner manuals in English.
Okinawa switched to the left side of the road in July 30, 1978 at 7:30AM. (“7/30 at 7:30”, a time when they used the Western calendar for an event.) Right-hand-drive cars were already common there. The Japanese FM radio band was and may still be 78 to 90 or so mc*.
Talk about having a tin ear for marketing. Oh, and, the local gas utility was also a dealer for Whirlpool appliances. All fitted with 120V motors. House current in Okinawa is 100 / 200V, not 115/230 or so like here.
*mc, for megacycles, is what anyone under 65 calls mHz.
Yep. Folks get too focused on tariffs and forget the rest of the non tariff trade barriers and often outright bans/limit on US products, especially agriculture.
Considering just how bad a lot of American-sourced food as become, I don’t blame them.
A couple years ago I was driving a Ram 1500 around France. The dirty lioks you get are priceless
Tell them it’s a re-badged Citroën and they will shut up.
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