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Trump protectionism could endanger German car production in U.S.-German official

BERLIN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - German auto production in the United States could be threatened if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump puts in place protectionist trade measures, the German government's transatlantic coordinator, Juergen Hardt, told Reuters on Monday.

"With respect to the German auto industry, one will have to explain to him that German companies are already producing in the United States and exporting to the whole world from there," Hardt said. "That would be in jeopardy if Trump sets an international protectionist spiral into motion."

Trump, in an interview published on Monday, sharply criticised German carmakers for failing to produce more cars on U.S. soil and said he would impose a border tax of 35 percent on vehicles imported from abroad.

Hardt said U.S. lawmakers had told him they expected the United States to remain a reliable partner in NATO, and the U.S. Congress would not allow Washington to give up its role in NATO.

(Reporting by Andreas Rinke; Writing by Andrea Shalal; Editing by Paul Carrel)

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