Jakarta, SAWIT INDONESIA - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday night expressed deep regrets about the United States' decision to impose tariffs on imported European cars.
Von der Leyen's remarks came as U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to levy a 25-percent tariff on car imports starting April 2.
I deeply regret the US decision to impose tariffs on European automotive exports.The automotive industry is a driver of innovation, competitiveness, and high quality jobs, through deeply integrated supply chains on both sides of the Atlantic," von der Leyen said in the statement.
She said before, tariffs are taxes – bad for businesses, worse for consumers equally in the US
and the European Union.
"We will now assess this announcement, together with other measures the US is envisaging in the next
days," she said.
The EU will continue to seek negotiated solutions, while safeguarding its economic interests.
As a major trading power and a strong community of 27 Member States, we will jointly protect our
workers, businesses and consumers across our European Union.
