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Complaints allege the car's engine fails to restart on its own after a complete stop at a traffic light or intersection when the Auto Idle Stop feature is engaged.

The U.S. automobile safety regulator has opened up an investigation into more than 2 million Honda vehicles over reports that the engine can fail to restart from an idle position.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday that it was opening an engineering analysis into about 2.2 million Honda vehicles over concerns related to its engine restarting.

Investors fretted over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on cars and certain auto parts not made in the country, sending Asian auto stocks down for a second day. The new tariffs will take effect on April 2, and will target imported passenger vehicles and light trucks, as well as key automobile parts including engines and transmissions, the White House said.

President Trump announced new 25% tariffs on auto imports, impacting foreign automakers and potentially leading to retaliatory tariffs from countries like Japan, Canada, and the EU. US automakers like GM and Ford may see limited direct impact, but global free trade and the overall economy could suffer from escalating trade tensions. Companies with US production, like Toyota and BMW, will be less affected, while those without, like Audi, face significant challenges; Chinese EV makers remain largely unaffected.

Dan Ives, senior equity research analyst at Wedbush Securities, says auto tariffs unveiled by President Donald Trump would be a "gut punch" to Detroit as he examines the potential impact on General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis, as well as Tesla.

Trump's 25% auto tariff shook markets, hitting stocks and sparking fears of a global trade war. UAW backed the move, while Tesla and foreign automakers warned of higher costs and job risks.

Dan Levy, Barclays senior equity research analyst, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss President Trump's 25% tariff on all cars and trucks manufactured outside the U.S., impact on the auto industry, and more.

Mary Lovely, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, shares her thoughts on what to expect from President Trump as he is set to announce new auto tariffs. Mary talks about how these new auto tariffs could work in conjunction with the tariffs President Trump has already announced, and if Europe will retaliate and place tariffs on US products.

Tesla stock was rising in premarket trading Thursday, which looked set to be a bad day for the autos sector.