Germany's auto association president said Donald Trump presented a challenge to Germany and Europe to become more independent and competitive on everything from energy to defence, as she also called for a political shift in the German government.

US President Donald Trump stopped short of imposing new tariffs in his initial executive orders but unveiled the External Revenue Service, a new agency tasked with collecting tariffs and duties in the coming months.

The new US administration under President Donald Trump is creating a great deal of economic uncertainty, according to experts from Germany's Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel). "This is not good for the German economy,