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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Business
Megha Bahree

Trump’s ‘America first’ policy is complicating business of making cars

US President Donald Trump's upcoming tariffs on car and auto part imports will hit demand as prices shoot up [File: Damian Dovarganes/AP]

United States President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on the auto sector have made one thing clear, experts say: The US is no longer a beacon of free market trade, and businesses need to switch to the reality of “America first”.

On Wednesday, Trump announced 25 percent tariffs from this Thursday on all cars, light trucks and auto parts imported into the US, a move experts called “devastating” for the industry.

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