President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday to slap a 25 per cent tariff on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks beginning Nov. 1, with a carveout for vehicles traded under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Trucks compliant with the trade agreement will be tariffed only on their non-American parts.

The latest levies will not hit auto parts that are compliant under the North American trade pact for now. A fact sheet from the White House said that exemption will be in place until Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in consultation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, establi

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