Over the past few decades, Japan-based automaker Toyota has spent billions of dollars to expand its manufacturing and assembly plants in the United States. Those plants now employ over 64,000 people across North America and have churned out millions of vehicles.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new trade deal with the European Union, imposing a 15% tariff on EU imports while the EU commits $600 billion in U.S. investments. This follows a similar deal with Japan,

U.S. automakers worry that President Donald Trump’s agreement to tariff Japanese vehicles at 15% would put them at a competitive disadvantage, saying they will face steeper import taxes on steel, aluminum and parts than their competitors,