Trump says he’s raising tariffs on autos from EU to 25%

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump says he’s raising tariffs on autos from EU to 25%Trump has been at odds with the US’s European allies for monthsJosh Boak Friday 01 May 2026 17:34 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969083","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-eu-tariff-autos-car-truck-imports-b2969083.html","title":"Trump says he’s raising tariffs on autos from EU to 25%"}}CloseTrump lifts tariffs on Scotch whisky 'in honor of King and Queen'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}President Donald Trump has announced he plans to increase a tariff on cars and trucks imported from the European Uni...