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Trump threatens Canada with 50 per cent auto tariffs
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The U.S. is levying a 50% charge on Canadian imports including wine, hockey sticks, cement, and paper and textile products. Ottawa has pledged retaliation.
President Donald Trump threatened Monday to impose 50% tariffs on Canadian-made vehicles, auto parts and steel beginning in January 2027, accusing Canada of "ripping off" the United States for years. Trump issued the warning in a Truth Social Post, writing, "WE DON’T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!"
Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Aug. 25, 2026, following the collapse of trade negotiations with the Trump administration.
New 50% federal tariffs on Canadian imports are expected to increase construction costs and home prices across the Miami Valley.
The United States is set to impose a 7.5% tariff on Chinese goods over allegations of excess manufacturing capacity before a planned summit between China President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump next month, according to people familiar with the matter.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford lists the ways Canada could hurt the US economy - and uses blunt language to taunt the US president.
The owner of a Michigan furniture manufacturer said the White House’s new tariffs on Canadian imports will “hamper the ability for us to put food on the table for our family” (AP video: Mike Household
Hyundai’s already enormous Georgia Metaplant could be about to get considerably bigger. The automaker is considering raising annual production capacity to as many as 800,000 vehicles by 2028, a move that could turn the facility