{"id":2597695,"date":"2026-05-01T12:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-raise-tariffs-on-european-cars-and-trucks-to-25\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T12:40:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:40:55","slug":"trump-to-raise-tariffs-on-european-cars-and-trucks-to-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-raise-tariffs-on-european-cars-and-trucks-to-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to raise tariffs on European cars and trucks to 25%"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-to-raise-tariffs-on-european-cars-and-trucks-to-25%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2597695&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump announced plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-to-include-ukraine-aid-in-government-funding-bill-pelosi-says\/\" title=\"House To Include Ukraine Aid In Government Funding Bill, Pelosi Says\">increase tariffs<\/a> on imported cars and trucks from the European Union to pressure automakers to produce more vehicles in the United States. The EU would face a 15% tariff under Section 232, after Trump previously set it at 25% before reducing it to 15% in August 2025. Trump said that if European manufacturers build cars and trucks in U.S. plants, no tariff would apply, pointing to major investments and new plants under construction.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after Trump recently dropped tariffs on Scottish whisky following a visit by King Charles III, and it follows a period in which he has generally avoided widening tariffs on manny U.S. partners due to a Supreme Court ruling that his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-michigan-senate-contender-backs-key-trump-trade-priority-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"GOP Michigan Senate contender backs key ... trade priority - Washington Examiner\">reciprocal tariff plan<\/a> was unconstitutional.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4548339\/trump-i-dont-know-if-iran-war-will-end-before-ukraine\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced plans on Friday to increase tariffs on imported cars and trucks from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\">European<\/a> Union to pressure manufacturers to produce more automobiles in America.<\/p>\n<p>European cars and trucks face a 15% tariff, enacted under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. Trump had previously set the tariff rate at 25% before lowering it to 15% in August 2025.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4551305\/trump-talks-retirees-florida-first-outing-since-whcd-shooting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump talks to retirees in first outing since WHCA dinner shooting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4549089\/is-todd-blanche-acing-attorney-general-job-interview\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Is Todd Blanche acing his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >attorney general job interview<\/a>?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4550880\/k-9-pulled-away-from-cole-allen-new-footage\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>K-9 pulled away from Cole Allen seconds before he rushed past security in new footage<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cIt is fully understood and agreed that, if they produce Cars and Trucks in U.S.A. Plants, there will be NO TARIFF,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"...: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">president wrote<\/a> on Truth Social Friday. \u201cMany Automobile and Truck Plants are currently under construction, with over 100 Billion Dollars being invested, A RECORD in the History of Car and Truck Manufacturing. These Plants, staffed with American Workers, will be opening soon \u2014 There has never been anything like what is happening in America today!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The announcement comes just one day after Trump said he would drop all tariffs related to the import of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4550157\/trump-drops-tariffs-scottish-whisky\/\">Scottish whisky<\/a> after a state visit from King Charles III.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has largely avoided raising tariffs on U.S. trading partners after the Supreme Court ruled that his so-called reciprocal tariffs were unconstitutional, but he has openly sparred with European leaders since the launch of the war in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> in late February.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4550157\/trump-drops-tariffs-scottish-whisky\/\"><strong>TRUMP DROPS TARIFFS ON SCOTTISH WHISKY AFTER HOSTING KING CHARLES III<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-washington-d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-was-warned-but-refused-any-additional-help-before-january-6th-vote-on-stolen-election\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Was Warned but Refused Any Additional Help Before January 6th Vote on Stolen Election\">president announced<\/a> a plan to study a large-scale troop withdrawal from Germany, over Chancellor Friedrich Merz\u2019s criticisms of the war, and he suggested Thursday that he may do the same for American troops stationed in Italy and Spain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cItaly has not been of any help to us, and Spain has been horrible, absolutely horrible,\u201d he told reporters in the Oval Office Thursday afternoon. \u201cWhen we needed them, they were not there. We have to remember that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump will raise EU car and truck tariffs to push U.S. production<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2597696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26121064905201.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32509,78947,50406,42205,3634],"class_list":["post-2597695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-automotive-industry","tag-european-cars","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trade-policy","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26121064905201.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2597695"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2597699,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597695\/revisions\/2597699"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2597696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2597695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2597695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2597695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}