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Jan van der Made

How Trump’s steep tariffs on China are pushing the EU closer to Beijing

The global car industry faces rising costs and shifting trade ties amid new US tariffs. ASSOCIATED PRESS - LUCA VAN BRANTEGEM

The global car industry is facing major upheaval after US President Donald Trump imposed a 145 percent tariff on Chinese imports in early April – the highest so far in the US-China trade dispute.

The tariffs, which apply to dozens of countries including US allies, aim to protect American manufacturing. But they are also making car production and trade more expensive and complicated, especially for automakers and consumers in the US and China.

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