Wilbur Ross pushes back administration deadline for auto tariffs

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has pushed back the deadline for the Trump administration’s decision on automobile tariffs. A decision was previously expected by the end of this month but Ross has said the administration wants more time to study the matter.

“We just received elaborate questionnaires from the car companies, with zillions of pages, and that won’t be ready in five minutes,” Ross told the Wall Street Journal in a story posted Tuesday. “We’re running out of August.”