德國「緊固件大王」伍爾特集團將對美國市場採取緊縮政策，直至川普離任為止

　　伍爾特(Würth)集團是全球最大的組裝用與緊固用材料供應(yīng)商之一，它表明只要川普總統(tǒng)還在任內(nèi)，伍爾特將不在美國做任何投資。德國的「緊固件大王」雷諾德·福士(Reinhold Würth)先生表示「已確定集團目前不再對美國做任何投資」。

　　「美國當(dāng)?shù)貋琢宋覀兡隊I收的14%，也就是21億美元，但我不想要進(jìn)一步在美國增加任何的合作。」他之所以會對近一步的投資表達(dá)緘默的立場，是基于美國目前「普遍充滿不確定性的政治情勢」。他說：「我們就觀望川普總統(tǒng)會不會再度連任。他離任的時候就是伍爾特回歸美國之時。」

　　就在川普對進(jìn)口自歐盟、加拿大和墨西哥的鋼鋁材課徵高額關(guān)稅后不久，伍爾特集團的這位億萬富翁就發(fā)表了以上評論。根據(jù)美國的統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)，德國佔了美國鋼材進(jìn)口來源的4%。美國進(jìn)口自德國的鋁材比例佔了2%再多一點。川普也正在推動對汽車進(jìn)口課徵25%關(guān)稅，他似乎對德國的豪華車在美國車市佔有一席之地這件事特別感到不悅。德國是歐洲出口汽車至美國的最大宗國。

　　去年11月，伍爾特集團收購了紐約建筑用品供應(yīng)商Weinstock Bros公司，這是該集團在北美的第五個交易案。該集團的發(fā)言人表示目前對美國并未新增併購計畫。

　　Germany's Billionaire 'Screw King' Tightens the Screws on the U.S.: No More Investment Until Trump Goes

　　One of the world’s biggest suppliers of assembly and fastening materials, Germany’s Würth Group, will not invest any more in the United States while President Donald Trump is in power.

　　Reinhold Würth, popularly known in Germany as the “Screw King,” said that he had “made sure we are no longer investing in the U.S. at the moment.”

　　“We make 14% of our annual sales there—€1.8 billion [$2.1 billion]—but I do not want to increase our engagement in America any further.”Würth said his reticence about further investment was based on the “general, uncertain political situation” in the U.S. “We’ll wait and see if President Trump is re-elected in four years,” he said. “Würth returns when he goes.”

　　The billionaire’s comments came just after President Trump imposed hefty tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the EU, Canada and Mexico. According to U.S. figures, Germany is the source of 4% of American steel imports. Just over 2% of U.S. aluminum imports come from Germany. Trump is also pushing for 25% tariffs on car imports, and seems particularly angry about German luxury cars having a place on American roads. Germany is Europe’s biggest exporter of automobiles to the U.S.

　　Last November, the group bought Weinstock Bros, a venerable New York maker of supplies for the construction industry—the fifth transaction in three years for Würth Industry North America. A Würth spokesperson said that no additional acquisitions are currently planned in the U.S.