By Canadian Press

TRADE WAR

White House says President Trump will announce auto tariffs today

Mar 26, 2025 | 11:39 AM

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says U.S. President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on auto imports at 4 p.m. today.

Leavitt did not offer details about how the tariffs would affect the North American automobile industry, which is integrated among Canada, Mexico and the United States.

It’s also not clear whether the tariffs would apply to vehicles made under the terms of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, negotiated during the first Trump administration.

Trump has said he would announce auto tariffs on April 2, which is the same day he plans to implement “reciprocal” tariffs.

Trump cited a conversation with the Big Three automakers — Stellantis, Ford and General Motors — when he imposed a partial pause on economy-wide tariffs on Canada and Mexico earlier this month.

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It’s unclear whether those sweeping across-the-board tariffs are set to return next week after Trump said Tuesday that Canada and Mexico had “stepped it up.”

This is a developing story.