Slovakia braced for auto tariff crash

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Pablo Gutierrez, CGTN Bratislava, Slovakia The impact of President Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariff on imported cars and auto parts is raising concerns in Slovakia, a major European auto hub. Slovakia’s government is urging EU leaders to negotiate with Washington. But as the tariff deadline nears, the country’s auto industry is bracing for impact.

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00:00Slovakia is one of Europe's top car exporters to the United States.

00:05This Volkswagen plant in Bratislava builds the Porsche Cayenne, the Audi Q7 and Q8.

00:12The Trump administration's proposed 25% tariff on imported cars could change everything.

00:18The auto industry fuels nearly half of Slovakia's industrial output.

00:24Thousands of jobs depend on steady exports.

00:27If orders drop, the economy of this Central European country will suffer.

00:33Some auto dealerships say they're already seeing sales slowing down.

00:38For Slovakia, the future depends on decisions made thousands of miles away.

00:43The country's car industry helped drive its economy forward.

00:47Now it waits to see if tariffs will bring it to a halt.

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