Ontario Premier Doug Ford proposed Wednesday that Canada could drop its tariffs on US imports — if President Trump did the same for America’s northern neighbor.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he believes that Canada would drop its tariffs on goods south of the border if U.S. President Donald Trump stops his trade war.
Car companies like Ford and Dodge-owner Stellantis are responding to Trump's auto tariffs with discounts, fees, and production stoppages.
Ford will offer employee pricing—a discounted rate available to its workers—to all customers, the company confirmed, after Reuters reported the news Wednesday. The program is called the “From America for America” plan, and is available to U.S. shoppers.
US auto tariffs send global carmakers scrambling, triggering plant closures, price hikes, discounts, and production shifts.
Multiple automakers reported a surge in sales during March as shoppers rushed to dealerships to score a deal before tariffs took effect. But how long the boost will last remains to be seen once
Canada is prepared to retaliate against President Trump’s tariffs, said Doug Ford, leader of Ontario, the country’s most populous province. “I think the only acceptable tariff is zero,” Ford said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.