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The European Union, Japan, Canada, Mexico, along with many automotive trade groups, Volkswagen, and the United Auto Workers union are among those scheduled to testify at the hearing.
A coalition representing major foreign automakers including Toyota, Volkswagen, BMW, and Hyundai, said the tariffs would harm automakers and U.S. consumers.
The number of cars Japanese automakers produce in the United States is double the number it exports to the country, Abe said.
Trump administration demands in NAFTA trade negotiations meant to push auto jobs back to the United States.
Trump pressed automakers to build more vehicles in the U.S. and launched a fresh attack on the North American Free Trade Agreement that has benefited them.
The two companies conducted meetings with the federation’s board last month to assess the local economy to pump investments in Egypt.
A rally in European stocks picked up pace on Thursday, following the lead of Asian shares which hit a ten-year peak overnight.
A U.S. judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Takata Corp's U.S. business has halted for 90 days the lawsuits brought by victims of its faulty air bag inflators.
