'We don't need Canada': Trump threatens northern neighbor with more tariffs on cars, trucks
President Trump on Monday escalated his trade war with Canada, threatening to impose a steep 50% tariff on all Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel. The new tariffs would go into effect in January 2027. Trump said new tariffs were necessary to close the $60 billion budget deficit that exists between the two neighbors.
- ▪President Trump on Monday escalated his trade war with Canada, threatening to impose a steep 50% tariff on all Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel.
- ▪The new tariffs would go into effect in January 2027.
- ▪Trump said new tariffs were necessary to close the $60 billion budget deficit that exists between the two neighbors.
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| Publication time | Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:51:19 -0400 |
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President Trump on Monday escalated his trade war with Canada, threatening to impose a steep 50% tariff on all Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel. The new tariffs would go into effect in January 2027. Mr. Trump said new tariffs were necessary to close the $60 billion budget deficit that exists between the two neighbors. “Canada will be treated like a state no longer,” Mr. Trump said on Truth Social. “On Trade, and in other ways, also, they are among the worst nations in the world to deal with. They feel entitled, and yet, we don’t need Canada, they need us. They do 95% of their business with the U.S., with us the exact opposite.” Mr.Trump’s latest tariff threat would double the top-line U.S. duties on Canadian auto imports, which currently sit at 25%.
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