Automakers

Trump blasts German automakers' U.S. sales and threatens barriers

Trump has criticized Germany's high trade surplus with the U.S. He is pictured (center) with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (right) and French President Emmanuel Macron. (Reuters)
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By:
Dalia Fahmy
May 26, 2017 05:00 AM

BERLIN -- German carmakers found themselves at the receiving end of renewed attacks by President Donald Trump, who reportedly chided them for selling too many vehicles in the U.S., contributing to a lopsided German trade surplus that's hurting the U.S. economy.

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