Over the past 24 hours, the auto industry has experienced some of the most extreme whiplash in the saga of the Trump administration’s tariffs, ending on Wednesday night with two contradicting policy proposals coming out of the White House: China may be granted exemptions on auto part tariffs, but Canada’s car tariffs might increase.

Levies could be cut by more than half in some cases although President Trump hasn’t yet made a final decision.

There will be no unilateral reduction in tariffs on goods imported from China, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday in an interview with Fox News.