Trump’s Tariffs May Classify Imported Cars as National Security Risks: New at Reason

If you drive an imported car, writes Veronique de Rugy, your vehicle may soon be declared a national security risk by the Department of Commerce. If you drive an American-assembled car, your car may also pose a threat to U.S. national security because it inevitably contains some foreign parts—which Commerce could include in its list of threats to national security. If President Donald Trump acts on this finding, it’ll be bad news for automakers and even worse news for consumers. Indeed, it will make producing and purchasing every single new automobile in America more expensive.

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