FRANKFURT, March 27 (Reuters) - Planned U.S. tariffs of

25% on imported cars and light trucks starting April are a

"fatal signal" for global trade and will deal a severe blow to

the auto industry, Germany's car industry association VDA said.

"The risk of a global trade conflict - with negative

consequences for the global economy and growth, prosperity, jobs

and consumer prices - is high on all sides," VDA President

Hildegard Mueller said in a statement, calling for bilateral

U.S.-EU talks to find a solution.