Trump to sign executive order softening car tariffs Donald Trump will sign an executive order to soften the impact of his car tariffs, the White House said. Officials have said the moves would alleviate some duties on foreign parts in cars manufactured in the US, while importers would not have to pay double tariffs on both cars and the materials used to make them. The administration has yet to formally announce the measures to soften the tariffs, but administration officials have confirmed a report in the Wall Street Journal that companies paying car tariffs would no longer be charged other levies, such as on aluminium and steel. Speaking on the move in the news conference earlier, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said: "The president will sign the executive order on auto tariffs later today, and we will release it, as we always do." Softening the impact of auto levies is the Trump administration's latest move to show some flexibility on tariffs which have sown turmoil in financial markets. Trump has previously said he planned to impose tariffs of 25% on auto parts no later than 3 May.