President Donald Trump announced this week that he will place 25% tariffs on auto imports — including autos coming from Canada. The White House says tariffs on car parts from Canada and Mexico might be assessed later than the April 2 deadline the administration has set. 

Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney condemned the trade war on Thursday, saying the tariffs are a direct attack on Canada. Many economists and auto industry experts expect Detroit’s economy to be hit especially hard by the tariffs — that goes for Windsor too. 

So how are folks across the river taking all this? WDET’s All Things Considered host and Senior News Editor Russ McNamara crossed the border to find out. 

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