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Trump announces 25 percent tariffs on European Union cars, trucks
Key takeaways
- US president says EU ‘not complying’ with current trade deal; launches latest tariffs amid global economic uncertainty.
- The announcement on Friday could jolt the world economy at a time when it is already fragile from the knock-ons of the US-Israel war with Iran.
- It came months after the US and the EU had forged a trade deal as Trump imposed sweeping reciprocal tariffs on trade partners across the world.
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US president says EU ‘not complying’ with current trade deal; launches latest tariffs amid global economic uncertainty.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Cars wait for shipment at the port in Emden, Germany. [EPA]By Al Jazeera Staff and The Associated Press Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026United States President Donald Trump has said he will increase tariffs on automobiles from the European Union to 25 per cent.
The announcement on Friday could jolt the world economy at a time when it is already fragile from the knock-ons of the US-Israel war with Iran.
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