Canada will respond to Trump auto tariffs with its own trade actions

Prime Minister Carney says his country needs to reduce its reliance on U.S.

"We will fight the U.S. tariffs with retaliatory trade actions of our own," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said at a news conference on March 27. © Reuters

March 28, 2025 08:59 JST

OTTAWA/BERLIN (Reuters) -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday that he would respond with unspecified trade actions if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes new auto tariffs that have expanded a global trade war and hammered stocks.

Carney said he had not yet determined what actions Canada might take if Trump follows through with his plan to impose new 25% levies on imported cars and light trucks. He said he would respond next week, when the auto tariffs and a separate set of reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners are due to take effect.