You can’t care less if foreign cars prices are high

Donald Trump said that “he can not care less” if car makers raised prices after him 25 % tariffs on foreign -made vehicles It comes into effect.

Some analysts have warned that Trump’s charges of companies that import vehicles could lead to temporary closure of large car production in the United States, increase prices, and stress relations with allies.

But in his talk to NBC News on Saturday, the US president said he hoped to raise foreign car makers because it means “people will buy US -made cars. We have a lot.”

On Wednesday, Trump announced 25 % new import taxes on cars and auto parts that enter the United States from abroad, which enter into force on April 2. The fees on companies that import vehicles are expected to start on April 3, and taxes on the parts are scheduled to start in May or newer.

When asked about his message to the heads of auto, he said: “The message is congratulations, if you make your car in the United States, you will make a lot of money.”

“If you do not, you will have to come to the United States, because if you make your car in the United States, there is no tariff,” he said.

Import tax was 25 % on car makers It was carried out for a short time, but it stops temporarily At the beginning of March after the main car appeals in North America such as Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.

But Trump told NBC that he did not plan to delay the imposition of a car tariff, saying he would think of negotiating “only if people are ready to give us something of great value. Because countries have things of great value, otherwise, there is no room for negotiation.”

Trump’s comments come as Dawnging sources said in the streets The United Kingdom will not hesitate to take revenge on the American definitions if necessary.

In the UK in the last minute negotiations with the White House and trying to obtain an exemption, on the pretext that – unlike other countries – the UK has a relatively equal trade relationship with the United States. Prime Minister Sir Kerr Starmer said he did not want to jump into a commercial war.

Many major economies have also pledged revenge in response to Trump’s definitions.

Germany said it “will not give up” and with Europe must “respond firmly”The President of France described this step “a waste of time” and “unspecified”, and Canada described it as a “direct attack”, and China accused Washington of violating international trade rules.