U.S. Raises Tariffs on EU Cars and Trucks to 25% Amid Trade Deal Compliance Dispute

U.S. President Donald Trump announced last week an increase in tariffs on cars and trucks manufactured in the European Union from 15 percent to 25 percent, accusing the bloc of taking too long to comply with the terms of a trade deal agreed in July 2025. " He did not provide evidence for his claim of EU non-compliance.

U.S. by EU companies are exempted from the proposed tariff levy, Trump stated. As of May 5, 2026, no additional tariffs have come into effect. S.

Trades with, leaving the EU facing a combined 25 percent rate on cars and trucks. The European Commission rejected Trump’s claim that the EU was not complying with the July 2025 trade deal. S.

Tariffs on most EU goods, including cars, at 15 percent after months of standoff. S. S.

U.S. investments, and military equipment worth hundreds of billions of dollars. S. exports. S. levies on steel and aluminum remain at 50 percent for EU products under the deal, while aerospace tariffs remain at zero for EU products.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the July 2025 agreement would bring stability and predictability for businesses on both sides of the Atlantic. S. S.

Ran a $236 billion goods deficit with the EU. 2 billion euros ($95 billion) surplus in the first quarter of 2025.

U.S. in 2025. In January 2026, EU lawmakers paused ratification of the deal after Trump threatened to annex Greenland.

U.S. Supreme Court declared Trump’s sweeping global tariffs unlawful. S. S.

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5 percent. The European Parliament has given conditional approval to the July 2025 trade deal. S. imposes additional tariffs above 15 percent or introduces new tax levies.

EU member states are yet to agree on the European Parliament’s proposals for the deal as of May 5, 2026. EU members want a quick agreement between Parliament and Council on implementing the deal.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told broadcaster ARD that he hopes to reach an agreement as quickly as possible on the trade deal. The EU sells nearly $40 billion in finished cars and trucks to the United States each year. Trump has imposed tariffs on cars imported from other countries, as well as on imported car parts and components.

S. S. national security. S. Supreme Court rulings weakened the legal robustness of national security justifications for tariffs.

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German Member of the European Parliament Bernd Lange said on Monday before May 5, 2026, that Trump’s tariff threat appears to mainly target Germany. "There are no legal or economic reasons for the tariffs and that they are politically against Germany," Lange said. He added that Trump is targeting specifically German car manufacturers.

U.S. troops from Iran days before May 5, 2026. S. 9 percent in 2024, according to a May 4 report from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA).

European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier told reporters on Monday before May 5, 2026, that the EU remains calm and focused on enforcing the joint statement. S. counterpart Jamieson Greer on Tuesday after May 5, 2026, before a G7 trade ministers’ meeting in Paris.

The ACEA urged the European Parliament and Council to find common ground and end trade negotiations swiftly. In a separate development, pro-life leaders expressed frustration with President Trump amid an increase in the number of abortions nearly four years after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Roe v. Wade was overturned nearly four years before May 5, 2026. The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision will mark its fourth anniversary in June 2026. Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, told the Wall Street Journal, "Trump is the problem.

" Trump appointed Robert F. , a longtime supporter of legal abortion, as secretary of health and human services. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary failed to push safety concerns with mifepristone.

Trump criticized an abortion ban signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis ahead of the 2024 primaries. He weakened the long-standing pro-life plank in the Republican platform after capturing the party’s presidential nomination in 2024.

In 2016, Trump vowed to support the pro-life policies of past Republican administrations and to choose Supreme Court justices from a list of specific conservatives. Trump appointed three justices to the Supreme Court who voted to overturn Roe in Dobbs v.

A draft of the Dobbs opinion was leaked before the decision was handed down. Republicans narrowly took the House and lost a seat in the Senate in the 2022 midterm elections. Trump blamed the Dobbs decision for the absence of a red wave in the 2022 midterms.