Trump Signals Relief On Auto Tariffs As Industry Awaits Details

Fuente: International Business Times

The Trump administration said it softened tariffs on automakers to give the industry enough time to move supply chains to the United States AFP The White House said Tuesday it will soften tariffs on automakers, sparking optimism in Detroit whose car manufacturing industry has been on tenterhooks awaiting details on President Donald Trump's fast-evolving policy. The measures, which include a guarantee that a carmaker wouldn't face multiple tariffs on the same vehicle, are designed to prod US and foreign companies to expand or build new factories to support domestic manufacturing. Automakers have been among the hardest-hit sectors by Trump's multi-pronged assault on free trade.