On Thursday morning, the United States Court of International Trade in New York City blocked President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff package, putting a temporary end to the mechanisms of the ongoing trade war that has rattled the automotive industry across the globe.

BERLIN (Reuters) -German carmakers BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen are in talks with Washington on a possible import tariff deal, hoping to gain some leverage from their U.S. investments and exports to soften the tariff blow,

With Donald Trump extending tariffs on imported cars from the European Union, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen plan to strengthen their local manufacturing footprint.