Trump cuts tariff on UK cars; American carmakers not happy about it

The British car industry celebrated a historic moment yesterday when U.S. President Trump and UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer finalized a bilateral trade agreement cutting tariffs on a range of UK imports, including cars. The first 100,000 cars imported from the UK into the U.S. will now face just a 10% tariff instead of the previously imposed 27.5%. Jaguar Land Rover CEO Adrian Mardell praised the deal, calling it a win for the sector and its workforce of 250,000 jobs. While 100,000 cars are nearly as many as the UK exported to the U.S. last year, not all British-branded vehicles are manufactured in the UK—some may still be assembled elsewhere despite their names.