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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Oliver O'Connell

Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if car prices go up, but his base may be hardest hit

President Donald Trump said the 25 percent tariffs he imposed on imported cars are “permanent” and he “couldn’t care less” if auto company CEOs raise prices on vehicles to account for them.

The new import tax on vehicles will be felt the most at the lower-price end of the market and could disproportionately hit Trump’s working class and rural base, according to Reuters.

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