Automakers push back on EU tariff plan, saying there's no evidence imports affect national security
July 19, 2018 at 11:06 AM EDT
Automakers, testifying at the first of a two-day hearing being held by the U.S. Commerce Department, warned against the Trump administration's proposal to hike tariffs on car imports from the EU. They said new tariffs would hurt U.S. jobs, raise prices for consumers and invite the European Union to retaliate with import taxes of its own.