Bentley warns its car sales to US still frozen amid tariff cut confusion

Carmaker says not knowing when 10% levy, down from 25%, will begin is ‘super-harming the business’

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The British luxury carmaker Bentley has said sales to the US remain frozen as customers wait for lower tariffs from the UK’s trade deal – with no sign yet of when the rates will start.

The UK last week agreed a 10% tariff on 100,000 car exports to the US as part of a limited trade deal with Donald Trump. That would be significantly below the 25% levy imposed by the US on the rest of the world, but neither government has yet detailed how the deal will work in practice.