The automaker expects earnings to remain flat this year while sales will grow only slightly as a result of global trade tensions and a demand shift in China.

German carmaker BMW said on Friday it expected tariffs to cost it 1 billion euros ($1.09 billion) this year, while European officials warned the U.S. economy would be the biggest loser if President Donald Trump pursues an "idiotic" trade war.

The EU's trade chief Maros Sefcovic is due to speak with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the spiralling tariff conflict in a call scheduled for 1030 ET (1530 GMT) on Friday.