I am all for import tariffs, especially when those taxes prevent wasteful international shipping.

However, to respond to your snarky tone, does Germany have a monopoly on the world auto industry and use that to abuse the rights of citizens while squashing all competition? If so, absolutely, tax the hell out of them! My ‘99 VW Jetta was a piece of junk and I sold it at a major loss after a year.

For example German vehicles? Those are taxed already. The US has quite a few types of import tax.