German vice chancellor responds to Trump tariff threat: The U.S. needs to build better cars

Sigmar Gabriel, who is also Germany’s economy minister, was quoted Monday by the daily Bild as saying such tariffs would make “the American auto industry worse, weaker, and more expensive.”

Trump had also claimed German automakers don’t behave fairly because a lot of German cars are seen in the US but few American cars in Germany.

Gabriel responded that “the US needs to build better cars.”

Beyond that, Gabriel suggested more self-confidence in dealing with Trump. He said: “We’re not weak and inferior.”