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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Athena Stavrou and Angus Thompson

Trump announces 25% tariffs on vehicle imports in fresh blow to Reeves

Donald Trump has announced 25 per cent tariffs on all motor vehicle imports to the United States, in a move that will inflict another blow on the UK economy.

During a press conference in the Oval Office, the US president announced that cars and light trucks imported into the US would be subject to the levy in the latest escalation of the Trump administration’s far-reaching trade war.

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