Trump Claims EU Did Not Comply with Agreement, Auto and Truck Tariffs to Increase to 25% Next Week
President Trump announced that he will raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the EU to 25% next week, citing the EU's failure to comply with a trade agreement. This decision is expected to significantly impact the German automotive industry.
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(Central News Agency, Washington, May 1, Comprehensive Foreign Report) US President Donald Trump announced today that he will raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union (EU) to 25% next week, accusing the EU of not complying with a previously agreed trade agreement.
According to Agence France-Presse, this agreement was reached last summer and set a cap on US tariffs on EU cars and parts at 15%, lower than the 25% tariffs Trump imposed on many other trading partners.
However, Trump said today, "Based on the fact that the EU has not complied with the trade agreement that we fully agreed upon, I will raise tariffs on cars and trucks imported into the United States from the EU next week."
He posted on his social media platform "Truth Social": "Tariffs will be raised to 25%."
He did not elaborate further on the reasons for this tariff increase, but the announcement came the day after he again criticized German Chancellor Merz (Friedrich Merz).
Trump told Merz that he should focus on ending the war in Ukraine rather than "interfering" in the Iran issue.
Germany accounts for a significant proportion of EU car exports, and if US tariffs are significantly increased, Germany could be severely affected. (Compiler: Hsu Ruei-cheng) 1150502
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According to Agence France-Presse, this agreement was reached last summer and set a cap on US tariffs on EU cars and parts at 15%, lower than the 25% tariffs Trump imposed on many other trading partners.
However, Trump said today, "Based on the fact that the EU has not complied with the trade agreement that we fully agreed upon, I will raise tariffs on cars and trucks imported into the United States from the EU next week."
He posted on his social media platform "Truth Social": "Tariffs will be raised to 25%."
He did not elaborate further on the reasons for this tariff increase, but the announcement came the day after he again criticized German Chancellor Merz (Friedrich Merz).
Trump told Merz that he should focus on ending the war in Ukraine rather than "interfering" in the Iran issue.
Germany accounts for a significant proportion of EU car exports, and if US tariffs are significantly increased, Germany could be severely affected. (Compiler: Hsu Ruei-cheng) 1150502
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