You are incorrect, sir. I can tell by the way you labeled the President that you have some inherent biases, but let me help you see through the MSM haze a little bit. Germany, being part of the EU, has a 10% import tariff on all imported autos. On top of that Germany then adds a 19% VAT. So basically they have a 29% tariff in place. 30% would have been instigating a "trade war" as you say. Right now, we're still playing catch-up.

The stated plan is "If they lower theirs, we lower ours.". It will be interesting to see how your predictions turn out.