"Trump will make some criticisms, but will not impose any car tariffs," Juncker said in an interview summary released in advance in the Friday edition of the South German daily. "He won't do that... You're talking to people who are well-informed."
The Commerce Department declined to comment.
Juncker's comments are the clearest signal yet that the US will not impose a tax for the time being. If the United States imposes tariffs on imported cars, it will have a huge chain effect on European car manufacturers and many American suppliers.
The United States must decide by November 14 whether to impose a national security tariff of up to 25% on cars and parts imported from Europe in accordance with Article 232. The tariff has been postponed once for six months. Trade experts say it may be postponed again this time.
The U.S. has signed trade agreements with Japan and South Korea, and it seems likely to avoid increasing automobile tariffs, but negotiations with the EU have been slow.
Trump said last month that the U.S. government continues to hold negotiations with the European Union on trade issues, but the current goal is to avoid a wider range of taxes.
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