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Donald Trump: “You lost 58% of your car industry, by the way. It's all…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Delivers Remarks on the Economy, Dec. 19, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 55:16

It went to China and other places, but mostly to China because they never put tariffs on, just like they didn't put them on chips, just like they didn't put them on cars. You lost 58% of your car industry, by the way. It's all coming back. Some of it's coming back here. It's all coming back because to bring a car into our country is costing 25 to 50% tariffs now. And they can't do it. (55:16–55:21)

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Asserts that 58% of the car industry was lost but is now returning.

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