US to Adopt 25% Car Levy ‘Soon’ Unless EU Clears Trade Deal

Newly-manufactured automobiles on the dockside at the port of Barcelona.Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg

US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder said Washington will implement 25% tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union “relatively soon” if the bloc doesn’t swiftly ratify a long-delayed trade deal.

“Unless we see some substantial progress, I think you probably should expect those relatively soon,” Puzder told Bloomberg Television.