matt miller is at that geneva auto show. en speaking many ceos and executives from the auto industry. this must be the big talking point for them. the feedback you are getting from the street issue? --t: it really has become most of the carmakers came here prepared to talk about electric mobility. i am listening to the ceo of porsche try and shift the ,onversation to electric cars but trade has stolen the show. every single ceo that i have spoken with, even carlos tavares which does not sell cars in the u.s. has had something to say about the possibility of tariffs raised president trump. it goes from alarm on the one hand to some ceos to a relatively relaxed, because they believe at some point, the u.s. will come to its senses regarding trade, and not push for more tariffs on cars imported, or push hard for tariffs on steel which would raise the raw materials costs. listen to what the ceo of volkswagen had to say to me earlier. government, there have been contracts in the past like nafta which cannot be simply canceled. we h

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matt miller at the geneva auto show. courtney donohoe has more from new york.y: good morning, mark. populistlook at italy, parties might form the next government after an election that looks to produce a deadlock. the alliance would almost certainly fall short of the majority. the head of the antiestablishment five-star has alreadys he led, the five-star movement one thing almost one third of the vote. socialmerkel and the democratic party agreed to join for a coalition government. merkel said a strong voice is needed for issues, including on trump's threat of tariffs and also china's global investment push. syrian troops have made the largest investments yet in the damascus suburb of ghuta. says it hasrnment seized about one third of the area held by the rebel group. sent to tens of thousands of people today as soon as the government says it is ok. finally, it is the first time that an american aircraft carrier has made a call in vietnam since the ending of the war between the two countries in 1975. both the u.s. and vietnam are trying to stem china's expansio

automobile and european executives talking about the proposed tariffs from the geneva auto show.are joined by michael froman, the u.s. trade representative between 2013 and 2017. thank you for joining us. it's clear the u.s. wants to narrow its trade deficit but how do you decide was a bad deficit? >> i think most economists will tell you that the trade deficit, the trade imbalance is a function of macro economic functions like differential growth rates. it's not really the function of trade policy. the recent tax cuts in the united states are likely to increase the trade deficit as will high levels of growth if the administration is successful in achieving growth targets. it's not a great metric for economic policy because it's affected by broader issues. vonnie: paul ryan said he would .refer a more surgical approach to your point, this is not the way to solve problems that are china'sed with relationship to the u.s. what power does congress have if persuasion does not work? >> the president has a lot of power here to do this. congress could take action and put in a writer to a

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president trump's threats to impose those tariffs have certainly caused a stir ahead of this week's geneva auto showmost people in the industry appear to be waiting to hear more details before they decide on how to respond. meanwhile, at the show itself it is business as usual and carmakers continue to prepare themselves for the radical change which new technology is bringing. part of that change is a move towards electric ca i’s change is a move towards electric cars which is steadily gathering momentum. more can convenient motoring is the dream of every car owner britain. the commuta could well be one of the answers to that dream. electric cars have been around for years but for a long time they had an image problem. they were seen as they had an image problem. they were seen as quirky but slow and unable to go far before the batteries ran out. then tesla came out with its model s. launched in 2012, it showed electric vehicles could be powerful, fast and have decent range but choice was limited. if you wanted a high—performance electric car you had to buy a tesla. now, that might be allowed to cha

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we are live at the auto show in geneva.n interview with steven armstrong who joins us shortly. 6:30 a.m., we have itv berlin. we will have a conversation with the ceo keith barr. ceo.t the jag land rover let's get the juliette saly. donald trumpg time associate sam numbered says he does not plan to cooperate with the subpoena from robert mueller. press hasated reported that numbered in a reversal says he will cooperate -- the associate appraiser has the associated press has reported that nunberg associate -- a man hospitalized in a critically ill condition is a russian convicted in his home country of spying for the u.k. according to a person familiar granted case, he was refuge in britain in 2010 after a spy swap with russia. he and a woman in her 30's were found unconscious in a bench and a shopping mall on sunday afternoon after exposure to an unknown substance. doctors and psychologists are examining what made the pair so ill. italy's political future hangs in the balance after sunday's election. party leaders plan to s

and free trade is really worth fighting for plus the latest mind bending concept cars from the geneva auto show counting the cost at this time on. the continent of antarctica is facing multiple threats from climate change trip over fishing and tourism but now a campaign is underway to create the largest protected area on earth the remote waters of the world don't see stay with al-jazeera for a series of special reports from the greenpeace expedition and antarctica. do most surrounded syrian government forces link up to cut. into. and as turkish forces close in kurdish fighters as saying they'll form a human shield around the syrian town of a friend.

this is the palvee liberty making its daview today at the geneva auto show.on streets as a car or a rotor and propeller can be unfolded so it can fly like a giro copter with a top speed of 112 miles an hour. they are available next year with a base model sticker price of $400,000, they'll be flying ou of showrooms, not. up nt here, chip reid tours the haunted haunts of america's tenth president. . >> glor: some fun facts about john tyler. he was the latter half of a famous campaign the first v president elevate to the presidey on the death of the chiefve. the first parry in e 1844. and 174 years later, two grandchildren are still around. chip reid met one of them. >> reporter: hi, mr. tyler. 89-year-old harrison ruffin tyler is the grandson of u.s. president john tyler, who was born in 1790. yes, you heard that right-- just three generations, president tyler, his son lyon tyler, and grandson harrison span almost the entire history of the united states. >> but i'm still here. >> reporter: we met harrison and his son, william, at president tyler's virginia esta

makers are hoping this is the future of transport just one of the new innovations on offer at the geneva auto show this week i caught up with the c.e.o. of my kona and began by asking him about the concept car he brought to this year's event the day we are showing a car that is that after tomorrow i mean it's the next next future in the sense that said that i having car a president the future of technology in the. car in the story we believe in the stuff that i've in cars as if you were china because you can think of a car that's for when the hop you can call and come in pick you up if you are all member in you to play golf or to wear a coat or whatever you want to look to go. and you don't have to be involved in driving because the car is doing itself i want to ask you about china it has already become the world's biggest car markets. will china for example dominate its allee's electric car market in the next ten years we have been we opened the office in shanghai in two thousand and eleven and immediately we showed an electric current because we thought at that time that all the western world th

and free trade is really worth fighting for plus the latest mind bending concept cars from the geneva auto show counting the cost at this time on edge is it a. saudi crown prince mohamed and solomon has been given a welcome few world leaders could expect in london the british government has been accused of ignoring rights abuses in saudi arabia and yemen so what is behind this controversial trip this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm richelle carey the red carpet has been rolled out at buckingham palace and number ten downing street in london for saudi arabia's crown prince bahamas and salma the thirty two year old became heir to the throne after a palace crisis last june and sense then is continued his country's involvement in the war in yemen launched a blockade of qatar and began what his government calls an anti-corruption drive dozens of high profile princes and businessmen were arrested and held in a hotel accused of corruption the trip to the u.k. is the first since he took on this new role as crown prince u.k. relationship goes back a long way cloning operate and helped

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commerce and free trade is really worth fighting for the latest mind bending concept cars from the geneva auto show counting the cost at this time. and then reported on. u.s. and british companies have announced the biggest discovery of natural gas in west africa but what to do with these untapped natural resources is already a source of heated debate nothing much has changed they still spend most of their days looking forward to for the dry riverbed like this one five years on the syrians still feel battered or even those who managed to escape their country have been truly unable to escape the war. refugee problem is something which is a geopolitical issue that's for governments international institutions to manage refugees don't have the right to move freely on the other hand gord's can move freely as far and as much as they want it's a multinational colonialism this is of the over the democratic process these companies they just want the money europe's forbidden colony episode one at this time on al-jazeera. this is al-jazeera. and i know i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london

joe, i am just about to jump on a plane and head to geneva for the auto show.ain question i have to ask a lot of these ceos is what do you think of donald trump's trade war or the fact that he seemingly wants to have one from his tweets. how will the stocks react right now? joe: trump was on twitter again over the weekend and he is taunting european carmakers. and the u.s. is the second largest market for companies like volkswagen and daimler. that is very negative news for those stocks. we expect them to move at the open. guy: let us talk about technology. they make wafers used in cell phones and laptops. they have reported some very strong growth. onse shares rose about 7% the trade date exchange. toare expecting those shares go up when the market opens in germany. get wafers while they are hot. matt: newspapers. mea edwards bloomberg'd earlier that the trinity mirror is going to change its name. will this affect the stock? joe: what will affect the stock is the sale of their stocks. those numbers do not take into account their recent acquisition of the expre

. >> said the range rover at the geneva auto show is billed as the world's first full-size luxury suv fastest range rover to date going zero to 60 in five seconds. top speed 165 miles per hour. this is a limited edition, 909 deaths have asked me aside. $295,000. if you want to take a look at it coming you can see the otter show at the javits center here in new york city. >> it has these ultra shares, which i think is more comfortable. lauren: thank you very much. the weather in the latest in the nor'easter bearing down and it's like a spy thriller just in my life. according to officials, warning moscow about possible poisoning seven x russian spy. literature markets this morning down 282 points. that's a 1% selloff. so in this commercial we see two travelers at a comfort inn with a glow around them, so people watching will be like, "wow, maybe i'll glow too if i book direct at choicehotels.com". who glows? just say, badda book. badda boom. book now at choicehotels.com we cut the price of trades to give investors even more value. and at $4.95, you can trade with a clear advantage. fide

i think volkswagen's direction is clear out of the mass market oems at the geneva auto show, they were the wins making the largest commitment to back electric vehicles and i think that the message from the top of the company cannot be more clear they see battery and electric vehicles as the future on a ten-year view rather than internal combustion engine or diesel >> thank you very much for joining us best wishes for easter for you and the team the point for me, show me the range for you and i who don't live in london show me the range. >> do you get range anxiety thoughts >> i get range anxiety thoughts. the issue terrifies me >> it means hybrids will be around longer. >> have you seen the range of the hybrids? the real range and the -- >> you're talking about miles per gallon >> the hybrid engine, you use that before you use the petrol on a gte and the audi e, same company -- >> which tells us hybrids will be around longer because you have to have that petrol engine or diesel engine to top up the battery. >> true. >>> andrea chichionni joins us do you have a view on the individual se

this was news under the geneva auto show this week.p at the end of its production, unclear when that will be. vw will be replacing this iconic car with a new microbus, and electric bass. remember the old school bus? they are bringing that back. you appeal to drive an electric bass 300 miles between charges available for sale in 2021. cheryl: the surfers will love that. thank you so much. coming up, the last time the government released a jobs report, and the stock market got hammered with the dow sinking over 660 points. would have been? we'll take a look. plus this. >> my uncle, the boss of this family is on a trial for his life. cheryl: bareback. the sopranos coming to the big screen. that basically was when -- [inaudible] [music] [music] [music] june 2 lauren: welcome back. we are hearing more frantic calls made to 9-1-1 when gunfire erupted at stoneman douglas high school last month. >> what is she saying? what is happening? >> somebody just entered the room. >> who was it that entered the room? >> may be police. >> i love you, i l

and free trade is really worth fighting for plus the latest mind bending concept cars from the geneva auto show counting the cost at this time on. the streets is quiet the signal is given. out so it's safe to walk to school last year there are more than thirty murders in this community in one month the police say this area is a red zone one of several in some townships and kept our children sometimes at court in the crossfire when rival gangs fight so parents and grandparents have started what they call a walking past to try to take control gang violence i lost my cooking walen door years ago i also lost my there are more than one hundred fifty volunteers working for several walking busses teachers say it is working class attendance has improved the volunteers also act as security guards. richard problem is something which is a geopolitical issue that's for governments international institutions to manage under one thousand refugees don't have the right to move freely on the other and gourds can move freely as far and as much as they want it's multinational colonialism this is a very a moment o

volkswagen confirmed at the geneva auto show it plans to stop production on the iconic vehicle after generation. the first generation vw began in 1945. the carmaker says three generations is enough. they've seen a decline in purchases of the beetle. >>> a new study names berkeley as one of the best cities to live in in america. ings of the best cities to live in america. the popular ranking and review website nearby released its 2018 rank -- niche released its 2018 rankings. the city got an a plus for public schools, nightlife and diversity but a c for housing and crime. san francisco came in no. 15 on the list. >>> a group of scientists at uc davis are working to beef up california's salmon population. they plan to fatten them up with a fish food farm. >> reporter: levees like this one separate salmon from their traditional food source, bugs. now scientists are working to bridge that gap. >> we can't get the fish from the river to the rice fields, but we're able to get the food in the rice fields to the fish that are in the river. >> reporter: an idea in the works for about two deca

if free trade is really worth fighting for plus the latest mind bending concept cars from the geneva auto show counting the cost at this time. this is. hello welcome to this al-jazeera news hour live from doha i'm martin dennis coming up in the next sixty minutes blaming the kremlin british m.p.'s say the poisoning of a former russian spy looks like state sponsored attempted murder. a bangladeshi plane crashes a katmandu airport in the pool several people are feared dead. the syrian government advances on eastern guta as the u.n. security council wrestles with how to stop the killings and i'm tatiana that all of the day's sports including tiger woods comes up short in what's been an impressive comeback for the fourteen time major champion. but first the chairman of the u.k. parliament's foreign affairs committee says the poisoning of a former russian spy looks like state sponsored attempted murder prime minister three's a maze due to discuss the case at a national security council meeting within the hour segue a script powell and his daughter yulia remain in critical condition. after falling u

and free trade is really worth fighting for plus the latest mind bending concept cars from the geneva auto showunting the cost at this time and. time for sports now has santa. thank you very much after the disappointment of their champions league exit three days ago tottenham returned to their winning ways in the english premier league on sunday. you know the side they came from behind to be born with and move up to third place in the e.p.l. standings but it wasn't all good news for spurs a striker harry kane that was substituted after colliding with bournemouth keeper asked me to go over it and injuring his right ankle this time last year kayne missed ten games with an injury to the same ankle despite that setback spurs went on to secure a four one win in the reaction was important for the for the team i think. you know we are difficult game because they put a lot of. energy the temple from the beginning. was difficult. but if you know we concede a goal. and start to play. we don't listen to sounds as if. we are so happy because he's must have three points for us to arsenal and of the three ga

the interview was held at the geneva auto show. >> now, the situation is different. quality problems in germany have been around for many years. and the communities and politics have not provided technology. technologyplain the for modern diesels. we could market it and make a contribution towards seeing the diesel as part of the solution. u.s. has offered britain a more ope limited open skies aviation deal. according to people familiar, the main stumbling block in the negotiations is washington is using the standard template for aviation agreements, which has less generous terms eu, the deal with the but they will continue to discuss discount for the transatlantic market, which will remain unimpeded. disillusioned by establishment, a sizable chunk of these voters threw their support behind populist rivals. the five-star movement and league claim they have the right to govern, though neither have a majority. the country and the struggling economy have got to wait for the president to make the next move. he and his team are ready to speak to the party leaders in the c

." >>> ceos at the geneva auto show speaking out about president trump's proposed tariffs on aluminumentially european car imports here's what fiat chrysler sergio marchione told cnbc earlier today. >> we're not playing tit-for-tat. now i'm suggesting that we stop playing tit-for-tat, that we get our blood pressure to be back down to normal and we sit down at the table and find a way to resolve this issue i don't think we have to escalate this into a full blown trade war. i think it's unwise for everybody. >> and as you may have heard by now, president trump tweeted over the weekend if the eu wants to further increase their already massive tariffs and barriers on u.s. companies doing business there, we will simply apply a tax on their cars, which freely pour into the u.s they make it impossible for our cars and more to sell there. big trade imbalance. the trade chiefs were considering whether or not to impose a 25% tax on u.s. impos. >> joe, you ask and the you said you'd like to see him weigh in on what's happening with north and south korea president trump, 38 seconds ago, just twee

around in a supercomputer now to be fair this is probably the most tech heavy geneva motor show that i've experienced so far with auto bosses glad to talk about charging times about our digital entertainment systems but i think as a whole it fails to make clear how far these futuristic visions for mobility actually are to reality or how close so there's a lot going on there anything special about this show in geneva china. well to be fair i saw a lot of concepts that i thought were pretty cool autonomous concept for example for example from monroe the easy go it basically looks like a lounge on wheels that's transparent there's also the school bus version of autonomy's concept the cedric in case you don't feel like driving the kids to school yourself but i find it astonishing that a given the blank design slate talks solve driving cars provide say because you don't need pedals or a steering wheel you don't need the seats all to face the same way that designers are pretty much sticking to the same design principles the same design concepts and i definitely feel like there's more room for crazy creativity at the geneva

now the auto industry likes to celebrate itself at the geneva motor show this year is no different with sales expected to rise but after the federal administrative court in germany allowing diesel bans in city centers manufacturers and now fear fearing that diesel diesel appeal will continue to decline new and diesel cars can be brought on sale with high discounts and while the industry is investing billions in alternative transport electric vehicles have only been on the market a short while. this is how folks fog and imagines a future radically different diesel free and completely electric the luxury sedan is the full the model to mark the corporate brand new direction in twenty twenty five to fully autonomous id vision will be able to drive seven hundred kilometers on just a single charge no steering will required. that is billed as why it is and continues to be a cornerstone of our strategy in the next five in ten years or maybe in fifteen years for the long stretches diesel will stay. in the on the use of crude language but they're pretty gross and it's going to. push as easy to st

sampling of the opinion on the proposed steel and aluminum tariffs from international auto executives at the geneva motor showk of debate. jpmorgan chaseh ceo jamie dimon. she asked if prospects of a trade war could hold back growth. >> it could. it could offset some of the few positives we have had from competitive tax reform. >> was gary cohn [indiscernible] >> i think it's terrible. he was a proponent of economic road. it's good to have the white house. we had an economy run. he is not there. it is unfortunate. i wish him the best. he will be fine. we will see who they put matchup next. >> does gary do next? >> i don't know. >> who would you put in charge? or who should the president put in charge? >> i don't know. i haven't thought about it very much. i hope it is someone knowledgeable. hopefully they will understand markets, global or allies around the world. it is important that we maintain good relations. ♪ >> we are at an interesting time. to the end ofrs the cycle. markets will be nervous to anything relating to inflation or growth. has beeneyond what announced. >> is their correction at the end of t

steel and aluminum tariffs from international auto executives at the geneva motor show.ke with leaders in banking, investment, and policy during an intense week of debate and speculation on a wide range of economic issues. let's begin with francine lacqua's interview with jamie dimon. she asked with the prospects of a trade war good old back growth. >> if it continues and it gets worse, yes, it will hurt growth. offset what we have had from competitive tax reform. think he's a strong proponent of economic growth, and it is good to have him in the white house. he knows how an economy runs, how to make it healthy. it's important. see who they put in the job next. francine: what does he do next? >> he did not tell me. francine: who would you put in charge? who do you think should be in charge? >> i don't know. i haven't thought about it very much. i hope it is someone knowledgeable, with good strategy. hopefully he will understand markets, global allies around the world the -- it is important we maintain good -- >> we are at an interesting time. markets are going to be nerv

steel and aluminum tariffs from auto executives at the geneva motor show.h leaders in banking, investment, and policy during an intense week of debate as speculations on a wide range of economic issues. let's begin with jpmorgan ceo jamie dimon. >> the prospects of trade war could hold back growth. >> it continues, and it gets worse. some very fewt positives from competitive tax reform. cohn is a very firm proponent of economic growth. he is bright and knowledgeable. he was good to have in the white house. knows how an economy runs, he knows what to do to make it healthier for all americans. and he is not there, it is unfortunate. i wish him the best, he will be fine. we will see who will they will put in the job next. me, i am sure he will have plenty of opportunities. >> who would you put in charge? who do you think the president should put in charge? >> i don't know. i haven't thought about it much. i hope it is someone knowledgeable, thanks strategy, is strong. i think it will work well. opefully markets are allies around the world. it is important we m

around in a supercomputer now to be fair this is probably the most tech heavy geneva motor show that i've experienced so far with auto bosses glad to talk about charging times about our digital entertainment systems but i think as a whole it fails to make clear how far these futuristic visions for mobility actually are to reality or how close so there's a lot going on there anything special about this year's motor show in geneva china . well to be fair i saw a lot of concepts that i thought were pretty cool autonomous concept for example for example from a know the easy go it basically looks like a lounge on wheels that's transparent there's also the school bus version of autonomy as a concept the cedric in case you don't feel like driving the kids to school yourself but i find it astonishing that a given the blank design slate. driving cars provide say because you don't need pedals or a spearing wheel you don't need the seats all to face the same way that designers are pretty much sticking to the same design principles the same design concepts and i definitely feel like there's more room for a crazy creativity at th

to geneva now, where the great and good of the auto industry are gathered for the annual motor show.eggett is there and he's taken some time off from meeting executives to discuss the big big issues of the day. instead, he's been looking into his crystal ball, to see what motoring might be like in years or decades to come: in geneva i am surrounded by hundreds of cars which are other on the market already awesome to go on sale. you get an indication of what manufacturers think will be driving inafew manufacturers think will be driving in a few years time so let's take a look into the future... here we are in the future and what do we have here? this little machine is a robot taxi because people will be living in cities and they will want to get around. come inside, and to take a seat because there is plenty of room in hit. you may notice there is no driver and this is the future. it is an electric, clean, green, and an alternative to buses or trams or other forms of public transport. don't complain about the driving. what about these? it looks like something out of a blade runner. as

autos are ahead by 1.6% coinciding with the geneva motor show there's been all sorts of fears around tariffs that lurked behind the trade, concerned around steel and aluminum tariffs in the states, and a tit-for-tat trade war. then finnish goods came into the debate on whether the u.s. would lob tack taxes on some of the t from there bmw trading up 1.4%. volkswagen at the head, it's trading ahead by 2.8 %, along with it fiat chrysler, a stock what's been volatile the last few trading sessions cnbc has been speaking to leading car bosses at the geneva motor show about the prospect of higher prices. >> translator: we have not assessed that yet, because apart from the rumor that things are changing, the regulations have to the changed we are calmly assessing the situation, then we will take the necessary decisions. >> of course we first of all are listening. i'm a big friend of open and free trade markets of course we will have to check whatever will be decided >> the european automobile manufacturers association says international trade is an important pillar of the region's competitiv

high octane business news with helena sumi thank you very much now the auto industry likes to celebrate itself at the geneva motor show this year is no different with sales expected to rise but after the federal administrative court he in germany's decision to allow diesel bans in city centers manufacturers and now fearing that diesel the diesel appeal will continue to decline new unused diesel cars can be brought on sale with high discounts and while the industry is investing billions in alternative transport electric vehicles have only been on the market a short time. this is how folks fog and imagines a future radically different diesel free and completely electric the luxury sedan is the full for model to mark the corporate brands new direction in twenty twenty five to fully autonomous id vision will be able to drive seven hundred kilometers on just a single charge no steering will required. that is billed as widely as and continues to be a cornerstone of our strategy in the next five in ten years or maybe in fifteen years for the long stretches diesel will stay. in the on the abuse of. porsche has it easy to stre

auto industry still has miles to go there's still only one female c.e.o. of a major automotive company and she's not even here. the geneva motor show. me an important moment in the bid for justice all the incredible journalist can all she was incredible and she was a savvy reporter who traveled around the world she was gruesomely murdered close to home the trial starts in denmark today for the man accused of killing a swedish journalist killed wall she planned to profile inventor peter madsen on board his homemade submarine last summer but she never returned maps and denies killing her but has admitted to dismembering wall before dumping her body parts in the sea danish prosecutors will seek to have matson jailed for life. it's one of the most gruesome murder trials ever to take place at copenhagen city court inventor peter manson is due to take the stand here charged with killing kim wall. in these rooms thirty seven witnesses will testify that is huge interest from global media with more than one hundred journalists following proceedings it won't be easy listening. prosecutors say the swedish journalist care more died under horrif

klaus, i was at the geneva motor show yesterday and most of , manyo's i spoke with companies, including ford, were optimistic about the european autooke with analysts it looks very peaky, even ready to roll over and decline in europe. what is your view on the european auto market? klaus: look, we are a global supplier. we supply most of the big carmakers around the globe. we think globally, the market will grow. maybe around 2% on a positive note. our plan is to once again outgrow the market by about 4%. for us, it is very important that we see the innovation, which comes out of europe. there is a lot to do, space.larly in the for that, we are well-positioned. matt: if it had not been for the trade war rhetoric, the show would have focused almost completely on electric mobility. specificallyffler benefit from the electrification trend? klaus: look, one of our key focus areas in our mobility for tomorrow are c02 levels. the hybridization that comes after the diesel discussion is more important. it is a big opportunity for us. invested a lot into the area. we have just separated all of the activities into separate business divisions.

phil >> at the geneva motor show that's a question being posed to a number of the auto executives inurope. one possibility is for them to move more production over here to north america, specifically to mexico. they're already in the process of doing that. audi opened a plant in 2015 -- excuse me, 2016. that's where they built the q5 cuv. daimler has a plant opening later this year. bmw has one opening next year. here's the chairman and ceo of audi talking about what kind of thought goes into potentially moving more production over here >> we in the industry got this message some hours ago of course, we first of all, are listening. i'm a big friend of open and free trade markets of course, we will have to check whatever will be decided >> they're not going to move production any time soon but increasingly mexico is the place not just europeans but all auto manufacturers have been producing cars and trucks. look at the growth since 2009 in terms of auto production of course, much of that ends up here in the united states. as you take a look at shares of volkswagen, we should point out

auto industry still has miles to go there's still only one female c.e.o. of a major automotive company and she's not even here. the geneva motor show that well the white house says u.s. president donald trump may sign off on controversial tariffs on metal imports as early as later today but canada and mexico could be exempt now the trumpet ministration says the softer stones towards its neighbors is based on national security in the same cannot be said for the e.u. in brussels which announced yesterday that it is poised to strike back against trump trade tariffs now the e.u. unveiled its own list of tariffs yesterday targeting typical american products and the targeted to hit republican politicians where it hurts the down to earth industries in their districts. harley davidson motorcycles levi's jeans and whiskey are some of the u.s. products that could be affected if the e.u. follows through on a threat to retaliate against trump's proposed import tariffs. the us president has decided to slap a twenty five percent levy on imported steel and ten percent on aluminum it's a move that could put thousands of e.u. jobs in the industries