{"id":16248,"date":"2025-02-11T15:35:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/trump-threatens-canadian-cars-with-tariffs-up-to-100-national\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:35:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:35:23","slug":"trump-threatens-canadian-cars-with-tariffs-up-to-100-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/trump-threatens-canadian-cars-with-tariffs-up-to-100-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump threatens Canadian cars with tariffs up to 100% – National"},"content":{"rendered":"


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As Canada braces for 25 per cent U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum<\/a>, U.S. President Donald Trump<\/a> says he is considering an additional tariff on Canadian-made cars, which could be as high as 50 to 100 per cent.<\/p>\n

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In an interview with Fox News on Monday<\/a>,<\/strong> Trump said Canada \u201cstole\u201d the automobile industry from the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look at Canada, Canada has a very big car industry. They stole it from us. They stole it because our people were asleep at the wheel,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cIf we don\u2019t make a deal with Canada, we\u2019re going to put a big tariff on cars. Could be a 50 or 100 per cent because we don\u2019t want their cars. We want to make the cars in Detroit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The automobile manufacturing sector and its supply chain in Canada and the United States have been deeply integrated since the 1960s.<\/p>\n

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In 1965, former prime minister Lester B. Pearson and former U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Canada\u2013United States Automotive Products Agreement, commonly known as the Auto Pact.<\/p>\n

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The agreement removed tariffs on cars and car parts between the two countries.<\/p>\n

This was in effect until 1994, when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went into effect, extending free trade to all sectors, not just car manufacturing.<\/p>\n

In 2018, NAFTA was replaced by the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), which is up for re-negotiation in 2026.<\/p>\n

Trump on Monday signed a pair of presidential proclamations imposing 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum, with\u00a0no exceptions or exemptions.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n