"Car Pope" Dudenhöffer: Expert sees German automakers in the crosshairs of Trump's tariff threats
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Trump’s auto tariffs: “Auto guru” sees “the start of an economic war against Germany”
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Sharp criticism of Trump’s plans: Dudenhöffer: U.S. auto tariffs mean economic war with Germany
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BMW and Mercedes with “protection”: Trump’s new tariffs are likely to hit Audi and Porsche hardest
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- The announced US tariffs of 25 percent target the entire EU but disproportionately impact Germany's auto sector.
- BMW and Mercedes benefit from large US plants that provide some protection against the tariffs.
- Audi and Porsche face greater challenges, likely accelerating their plans to build factories in the United States.
- These tariffs could mark the start of a trade conflict with Germany and prompt industry relocations.
Since exports of foreign automakers to the USA are insignificant, the new Trump tariff threats can also be interpreted as the beginning of an economic war against Germany.— Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, Director of the Center Automotive Research (CAR), on the impact of Trump's tariffs
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