Europe doesnt buy much from the US
In 2022, EU imports from the US amounted to $372.59 billion. Not much, really... ;)
tradingeconomics.com/european-union/imports/united-states
As soon as WW2 ended, ..., the US was doing very well economically.
Of course, because the USA had no competitors at that time. Europe was in ruins, the U.K. essentially bankrupt. That's the reason why the USA became a superpower, both economically and militarily.
The car industry almost died several times because of bad trade deals.
The car industry died because the quality of our cars was so bad that nobody wanted to buy them anymore. That's on the car industry and not due to bad trade deals.