The U.S. government has so far rejected requests from Ford Motor ( and other U.S. automakers for relief from aluminum tariffs after fires at a Novelis plant created supply bottlenecks for vehicles, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Last week, Ford petitioned the Trump administration for assistance, asking officials for relief from duties at least until Novelis' aluminum rolling plant in Oswego, New York returns to full service, the report said, citing people with knowledge of the conversations.
Source : Reuters.com