US to move forward with plans to hike EU car tariffs

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told European Union and German trade officials over the weekend that the U.S. will move ​forward with President Donald Trump's plan to raise EU car import tariffs to 25%, according to ‌a statement made Monday on CNBC.
"I was in contact with both European and German trade officials this weekend to help them understand why this was happening and remind them of all the conversations we've had about ​their compliance," Greer told CNBC in an interview. "I'll continue to have those conversations, but ​the president's moving forward with this action."