Auto industry expert warns tariffs will 'tank' the car market

APMA
Feb 19, 2025
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David Cochrane, CBC NewsDavid Cochrane, CBC News

January 31, 2025

President Donald Trump warns he wants to build a 'tariff wall' for the United States and says a 25 per cent tariff on Canada is coming Saturday. Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association and member of the Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, warns 'nobody in the U.S.A. will be making cars.’

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