"Should we get tariff walls it would have an impact on jobs in the United States," Harald Krueger said at the Geneva car show, adding that the company was in a better position there than its rivals because of its plant in South Carolina.

Trump on Saturday threatened European automakers with a tax on imports if the European Union retaliates against his plan to slap tariffs on aluminum and steel.

(Reporting by Jan Schwartz; Writing by Christoph Steitz, editing by Louise Heavens)