Automakers

Delay of auto tariffs is a short-term relief for EU automakers

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Trump said in a proclamation released in Washington that he agreed with the conclusion by the Commerce Department that imports of cars and their parts represent a national security threat. (BLOOMBERG)
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Bloomberg
May 18, 2019 09:22 AM

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's decision to delay imposing tariffs on the European Union's auto industry comes as a welcome relief to automakers, but the threat will hang over EU-U.S. trade relations and business sentiment in the region this year.

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