FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Monday warned US President-elect Donald Trump not to slap punitive tariffs on imports from carmakers like BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen.

“The American car industry will be worse, weaker and more expensive” if Trump were to levy a 35-percent tax on German cars, Gabriel told mass-market newspaper Bild.

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