By Kelly Geraldine Malone The Canadian Press
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all automobile imports to the United States next week but the deep integration of the North American industry means vehicles coming from Canada could face a lower rate.
The executive order, released publicly Wednesday evening, said duties on automobile imports will take effect on April 3. A fact sheet provided Wednesday by the White House said automobiles imported under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, also called CUSMA, will only be tariffed on the value of content not made in the …