American tariffs on new vehicles are costing automakers billions of dollars. At the IAA show in Munich this week, the head of the Volkswagen Group said that tariffs have cost it an amount that is higher than the GDP of some surprisingly big countries. The costs include direct tariffs as well as cut sales. Blume said that it has the German auto conglomerate relying on its investments in the US, and that it could make more.
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