Volkswagen counts on talks to avoid conflict after Trump tariffs

Europe's biggest carmaker says it is 'assessing potential effects' on industry

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Volkswagen logo is fixed by an employee on a production line for the Golf VIII and Tiguan cars at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany May 23, 2024. © Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) -- Volkswagen is counting on talks to avoid trade conflict, Europe's biggest carmaker said on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China.

The company's Puebla factory is Mexico's largest and one of the biggest in the Volkswagen Group, making nearly 350,000 cars in 2023, including the Jetta, Tiguan and Taos models, all for export to the United States.

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