The U.S. government said Wednesday that it will impose 25% tariffs on automobile imports on April 3 and a similar duty on auto parts a month later, as President Donald Trump prepared to announce further trade barriers that could escalate a trade war and upend the global economy.

The array of automotive parts that President Trump plans to tariff is more extensive than the industry expected, raising concerns about significant cost increases for U.S.-built vehicles. As part of Trump’s tariff announcement Wednesday,

US President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new set of tariffs on Wednesday, arguing that they would allow the United States to economically flourish. These new import taxes, which Trump imposed via executive order,

Donald Trump launched a new assault on the global trading order on Wednesday, imposing a barrage of new tariffs including on all US imports in a move that sent Wall Street stock futures tumbling. The president said a levy of 10 per cent would apply to nearly all US imports from April 5 as he also revealed additional so-called reciprocal duties,

President Donald Trump's move to slap a 10% tariff on most goods imported to the United States, as well as much higher levies on dozens of rivals and allies alike, has intensified a global trade war that threatens to stoke inflation and stall growth.

Donald Trump's tariffs will "clearly" have an economic impact on the UK and globally, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told business leaders in Downing Street. On Wednesday, the US president announced taxes on goods coming into his country including 10% on all UK imports and 20% on those from the European Union.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose a 10% tariff on its ally was "not the act of a friend," but ruled out reciprocal tariffs against the United States.