Canada promises to retaliate on auto tariffs; EU hints at similar actions

A Canadian official on Thursday promised Ottawa would retaliate if the U.S. imposes tariffs after it completes a Section 232 investigation into the national security implications of autos and auto parts imports. Auto tariffs would force Canada to impose tariffs on an equivalent amount of trade, just as it has done in response to Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s deputy ambassador to the U.S., said at the Commerce Department’s hearing on the Section 232 investigation...