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Bernie Moreno: “Cars that are final assembled in America but get critical…”

Featuring: Bernie Moreno, Republican | U.S. Senate, Ohio

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Sen. Bernie Moreno clarifies Trump’s 25% auto tariffs

Published | Video Starts at 01:12

So for example, if model, if a certain model vehicle has, is final assembled in Canada but has 50% US content, only 50% of the car would receive the 25% tariff. That's category two. Category three is Cars that are final assembled in America but get critical components from other countries that are not Mexico and Canada will have a 25% tariff on those parts. the final assemblied vehicle. The best example there. Think about the Mercedes Benz plant in Alabama, the BMW plant in South Carolina. Those powertrains come in from Europe. (01:12–01:28)

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Asserts that cars assembled in the US with critical components from countries other than Mexico and Canada will face a 25% tariff on those parts.

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