Ford says he spoke with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about auto tariffs

Did Ford time BlueOval SK factory opening perfectly to navigate Trump tariffs?

US President Donald Trump recently announced a raft of new, expensive import tariffs on cars, trucks, and even parts and batteries imported into the country – which means that Ford might have timed its BlueOval SK battery factory going online perfectly. more…

Ford says he spoke with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about auto tariffs

Premier Doug Ford says that he had a 'very productive' conversation with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Wednesday night but received no assurances that any relief is coming from auto tariffs set to take effect next week.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Thursday he was informed this week by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick that Canadian-made vehicles containing 50% or more of U.S. parts would not be subject to tariffs that are expected to hit all imports into the U.S. next week.

Ontario’s U.S. ‘charm offensive’ has ended amid new auto tariffs, trade representative says

David Paterson, Ontario's representative on Capitol Hill and a former executive at General Motors Canada, told Global News that the province's charm offensive has ended.

Ontarios U.S. charm offensive has ended amid new auto tariffs, trade representative says #Canada #OntNews #CDN

Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump again blindsided Canada with the announcement of tariffs on its growing auto sector, Ontario Premier Doug Ford received a call from the U.S. secretary of commerce. The call, which Global News can confirm and was first reported by the Globe and Mail, wasn’t a heads up but instead a belated explanation of how Trump’s “permanent” auto tariffs will work when they return on April 2. During the phone call, Ford …

However, Ford told the press that Canada has not received assurances from U.S. Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick about possible tariff cuts To read the full article, visit The Times in Spanish Source