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Trump threatens Japan and Canada with ruinous auto tariffs

September 10, 2018 by Richard Schulman 1 Comment

Toyota's popular Prius hybrid would be one of many Japanese cars whose sticker price would rise if President Trump imposes tariffs on autos imported from Japan

Trade correspondent L.C. reports: President Trump threatened Japan with unspecified action over its persistent trade surplus with the US. The threat came in a telephone conversation with Wall Street Journal assistant editor James Freeman, who quoted the President as saying that the US has “good relations” with Japan but that he “is still bothered by […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: auto tariffs, Canada, China, James Freeman, Japan

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