U.S.-Canada trade talks broke down over heavy-duty trucks

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Talks break down.

U.S.-Canada trade talks broke down over heavy-duty trucks

Under the deal the two countries were working toward, the regular auto tariff would have been lowered to 15% from 25%. Canada wanted that relief expanded to medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, which range from large pickup trucks to commercial vehicles.

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