, Columnist
Trump’s Auto Misfire Will Do Nothing for Detroit
Another round of enforced cost increases is the last thing carmakers need.
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The latest salvo in President Donald Trump’s trade war promises to do more damage than good to an already-anxious American auto industry.
Trump on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Commerce Department to probe whether auto imports threaten national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act — the same executive power he used to apply tariffs on steel and aluminum earlier this year.