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i m stephen beard sambolin thanks for joining us. german carmakers are insisting imports of their products are not a threat to u.s. national security this after the u.s. commerce department submitted a report to president trump that is believed to make the case for much higher tariffs on vehicles from the e.u. on the grounds of national security germany s powerful vehicle lobby to a point out that german car makers have created more than one hundred thousand jobs in the u.s. in the recent years the german chancellor angela merkel has also dismissed suggestions that the industry threatens america. so how would a fresh set of tariffs affect countries that export cars the u.s. and germany institute ran the numbers and their conclusions are dramatic let s look first the biggest current parts exports of the us canada and mexico would not be affected due to their current trade agreements with the us so let s zoom in on another huge exporter germany the study found that a new twenty five perc
imports pose a threat to national security the move could open a new front in president transamerica first trade agenda or signal could impose painful to unity of tariffs on mainly german carmakers of up to twenty five percent american consumers advocates consumer advocates fear car prices across the board could rise by some five thousand dollars since all manufacturers use imported parts german car makers say washington accuse asians incomprehensible. well so how would a fresh set of tariffs actually affect countries that export cars to the u.s. germany s leading economic think tank the institute ran the numbers their conclusions are quite dramatic let s look first at the biggest current parts exporters to the u.s. that are u.s. mexico and canada they would not be affected you do their current trade agreements with the u.s. senate zoom in on another huge exporter and that is germany the study found that a new twenty five percent tariff trump has threatened would cut
practices. beijing is responding to the trade bullying. china tariffs hit cars which hurts ford and tesla. both export cars to china german automakers both export cars to china. german automakers ship cars overseas and it will force them to absorb costs or pass along to customers. and china is a huge customer for dairy farmers and soybean farmers. top u.s. agriculture export to china last year. farm goods are strategic with 18 states with the majority of the soybeans. all but two of the states voted for president trump. i can tell you, soul searching in iowa. now the farmers are concerned they will be collateral damage. some are not concerned. they support the president in
so smart. you are bringing 4,000 jobs to america. great products. why did you do that before you knew we would be in this situation. we have a strategy to sell. building in the u.s. plus 41%. and then in this area you have the suppliers. have you great port and that is important for us because we go to export cars. you are going to export, make them in the u.s. and export them overseas to where? all over the world. sweden? to sweden, too. export cars from the townhouse sweden. why does that make sense? that s the strategy with our cycle plant. we are a global company and we are global. tell me that s news. i didn t know that until you actually told me that that they are actually going to export cars back to sweden that they make in the u.s. this whole trade policy might be working. steve: it could be. jeff flock, thank you very much with the breaking news. so the volvo plant, brand new down in south carolina,