The current taxes of 25 % on imported cars to the United States They will remain, But the new measures will prevent other tariffs that affect that industry, such as 25 % on steel and aluminumthey “accumulate” on others, said a White House official to the NBC News chain.
Administration spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, advanced to the media today that Trump will sign on Tuesday an executive order related to car tariffswithout revealing the specific changes included in the text.
The confirmation of the tariff relief comes after the US Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, affirmed the CNN channel that the negotiated pact with the manufacturers “It represents a great victory for the president’s commercial policy (Trump), since rewarding the companies that manufacture in the country and, at the same time, give free way to manufacturers who have expressed their commitment to invest in the US and expand their national production. ”
Lutnick did not specify The content of the agreement or its conditions in the statement sent to CNN.