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Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Trump promises influx of auto jobs to Michigan while celebrating first 100 days in Macomb County
President Donald Trump speaks at a rally to celebrate his first 100 days in office at Macomb Community College on April 29, 2025. | Photo by Kyle Davidson Returning to Warren for the first time since the 2024 campaign season, President Donald Trump rallied his supporters at Macomb Community College in celebration of his first 100 days in office, recapping his administration's efforts on immigration, energy and manufacturing. Taking the stage Tuesday evening, Trump wasted no time in continuing to push his disproven claim that the 2020 election had been stolen, telling the audience he'd actually won the state three times while recounting his past victories in Michigan despite losing the state to former President Joe Biden in 2020 by more than 154,000 votes. Although several banners hung throughout the university's sports and expo center, reflecting Trump's campaign promises to bring back American jobs and usher in a 'golden age' of American manufacturing, the President spent much of his speech talking about his administration's efforts on immigration, criticizing his political opponents and recapping his work on other campaign promises. However Trump told attendees to expect a surge in auto jobs, crediting his tax and tariff policies, though auto industry advocates have expressed concern about the policies. In February, Ford CEO Jim Farley warned that Trump's 25% tariff on goods imported from neighboring Mexico and Canada threatened to 'blow a hole' in the U.S. auto industry, according to a report from Reuters. Sandy Baruah, president and CEO of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce has also warned that the president's tariffs would significantly harm Detroit-area businesses with 234,000 jobs in the region relying on trade and investment with Canada. However, the President pointed to a recent executive order he'd signed offering automakers credits for up to 15% the value of vehicles assembled in the United States to offset the value of imported parts, saying the effort would help automakers bring factories back to the U.S. as quickly as possible. Glenn Stevens Jr., executive director of the auto industry advocacy group MichAuto, applauded the decision alongside another order making changes to how the levies would be enforced to prevent multiple tariffs from being charged on foreign-made vehicles. 'As MichAuto has advocated since these tariffs were first announced and communicated in our March 31 letter to the Trump administration, the automotive and mobility industry needs clear lines of sight on costs and reliable supply chains to remain globally competitive. Relief from these stacked duties would offer some of that much-needed clarity and help preserve the industry's global competitiveness at a time of critical transition and investment,' Stevens said in a statement. 'MichAuto continues to believe that an ideal outcome is an accelerated renegotiation of the [United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement] to further position America and our North American strategic partners as strong competitors to China and its violations of intellectual property, over-capacity, and unfair trade practices,' he said. Ahead of the rally, Trump touched down at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Twp., where he announced a new fighter mission of 21 F-15EX fighter jets to base at Selfridge. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called it a 'huge bipartisan win for Michigan, decades in the making.' Trump, with Whitmer at his side, announces new fighter wing for Michigan's Selfridge air base 'Since day one, I've been laser-focused on securing a new fighter mission at Selfridge and supporting the brave service members who step up for our communities every day,' Whitmer said in a statement. 'I appreciate the President's partnership on this new fighter mission that will protect jobs and show the world that Michigan is the best place to pioneer the next innovations in national defense.' Trump's visit also follows the introduction of seven articles of impeachment from U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Detroit) who told the Michigan Advance Tuesday he wanted to introduce the resolution a day before the President comes to Michigan and '[Tells] us more lies about his 100 days of accomplishments.' Thanedar's office also unveiled four billboards in the Metro Detroit area calling for Trump's impeachment ahead of the visit. 'I had the television way down and I said to our great First Lady, 'Listen, did I just hear is being impeached again?' We're getting good at this though,' said Trump, after mistakenly stating that Rep. John James (R-Shelby Twp.) was the one who brought the articles. Trump was impeached twice during his first administration, but was not convicted by the Senate in either case. 'They've gone totally crazy, these people. And you know what? They've totally lost their confidence. They can't even tell a lunatic like this dumb guy that said it. And then you have the other one that's always with the cane. He's always impeaching,' Trump said, referring to U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), who in February announced he would bring articles of impeachment against the president. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
CBS News
29-04-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Michigan Matters: Trump's impact and Motor City sporting events
With President Trump's trip to Michigan on Tuesday to mark his 100th day in office, Glenn Stevens Jr., Executive Director of MichAuto, Mark Truby, Chief Communications Officer of Ford, and Bill Wild, CEO of Midwest Independent Retailers Association, appear on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters and discuss the current state of business in Michigan. Glenn Stevens Jr., Mark Truby and Bill Wild. Tim Lawlis/CBS Detroit They talk about tariffs imposed by the White House on other nations and the potential impact on manufacturing. The trio also talked about how selectively using tariffs might help American companies. Then it's a focus on sports as Claude Molinari, President/CEO of Visit Detroit, and Dave Beachnau, Executive Vice President of Visit Detroit, talk about how the Motor City's reputation as a place for hosting major sporting events and conventions got a boost with the 2024 NFL Draft held last April. Claude Molinari and Dave Beachnau. Tim Lawlis/CBS Detroit Molinari and Beachnau have worked with other leaders as they continue to pitch for major events. The NCAA Final Four basketball tournament will be held in Detroit in 2027. Molinari also talked about Detroit going for a Super Bowl — something it has not hosted since 2006. (Watch Michigan Matters at its new time: 5:30 a.m. Sundays on CBS Detroit, 9:30 a.m. Sundays on CW Detroit 50 WKBD). (Carol Cain is the 13-time Emmy-winning senior producer and host of Michigan)
CBC
01-04-2025
- Automotive
- CBC
Trump's auto tariffs will lead to autoworker pain, 2 Michigan business groups say
Social Sharing Two Michigan business groups urged President Donald Trump to halt plans to impose sweeping per cent tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, saying it would lead to dramatic price hikes, supply-chain disruptions and pain in the auto-heavy state. "The increased costs would cause significant disruption throughout the supply chain and, perhaps most importantly, lead to significant price increases to the cost to American consumers for vehicles," the Detroit Regional Chamber and MichAuto, an automotive and mobility association, said in a letter. "In Michigan, where one in five jobs is automotive-related, the pain felt by working-class citizens will be profound." The auto sector contributes about $300 billion to Michigan's economy annually, according to the Detroit Regional Chamber. Trump last week followed through on weeks of threats for new tariffs on imported cars, saying a 25 per cent import tax on vehicles not built in the U.S. would kick in on April 3 - on top of previous duties. He could also add new duties on autos as part of sweeping new tariffs he will announce Wednesday. The groups said that the tariffs will damage the state's automotive industry and economy, noting there are more than 1,000 automotive suppliers based in Michigan. "The tariff policies proposed will increase prices, drive down consumer demand, and therefore, lower the profitability of our companies, directly impacting the hardworking Americans who assemble the iconic vehicles," the letter added. Higher new vehicle prices could prompt some owners to hold on to old vehicles longer, raising used car prices. "These increased vehicle costs will be disproportionately borne by working-class and middle-class families," the letter said. In response, White House spokesperson Kush Desai noted automakers like Hyundai have announced new investments in the United States and argued those investments and Trump's call for a new tax deduction on interest on car loans "will continue to drive historic manufacturing and job growth."
Reuters
31-03-2025
- Automotive
- Reuters
Trump 25% auto tariffs will lead to vehicle price hikes, autoworker pain, two Michigan business groups say
WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - Two Michigan business groups urged President Donald Trump to halt plans to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, saying it would lead to dramatic price hikes, supply chain disruptions and pain in the auto-heavy state. "The increased costs would cause significant disruption throughout the supply chain and, perhaps most importantly, lead to significant price increases to the cost to American consumers for vehicles," said the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce and MichAuto, an automotive and mobility association. "In Michigan, where one in five jobs is automotive-related, the pain felt by working-class citizens will be profound."
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Trump 25% auto tariffs will lead to vehicle price hikes, autoworker pain, two Michigan business groups say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Michigan business groups urged President Donald Trump to halt plans to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, saying it would lead to dramatic price hikes, supply chain disruptions and pain in the auto-heavy state. "The increased costs would cause significant disruption throughout the supply chain and, perhaps most importantly, lead to significant price increases to the cost to American consumers for vehicles," said the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce and MichAuto, an automotive and mobility association. "In Michigan, where one in five jobs is automotive-related, the pain felt by working-class citizens will be profound." Sign in to access your portfolio
