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A long row of unsold 2024 Atlas utility vehicles is shown Sunday, July 28, 2024, at a Volkswagen dealership in Denver.
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The Metro: Auto industry taking an economic turn due to tariffs

Sam Corey, The Metro April 17, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The stock market has rebounded somewhat since last week, but there...

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A Seagull electric vehicle from Chinese automaker BYD for test driving is parked outside a showroom in Beijing, Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
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Sen. Slotkin introduces bill to ban imports of Chinese cars

Russ McNamara April 11, 2025

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan) has introduced a bill that aims to keep Chinese-made vehicles out of the country by...

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FILE - The 2024 Ford F-150 truck is assembled at the Dearborn Truck Plant, April 11, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich.
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Auto advocates want Trump to hit the brakes on tariffs

Quinn Klinefelter April 8, 2025

The heads of the Detroit Regional Chamber and the trade association MichAuto are just two of the many business leaders...

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FILE - The 2024 Ford F-150 truck is assembled at the Dearborn Truck Plant, April 11, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich.
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Analyst: Trump tariffs mean recession is likely for Michigan, Ontario

Russ McNamara April 4, 2025

Stock markets worldwide are careening even lower Friday after China matched President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs in an escalating trade war. Not even...

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Driving
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Millions of Michigan drivers riding with danger after avoiding recall repairs

Quinn Klinefelter March 6, 2025

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued about 300,000 recalls of cars in recent days, ranging from Kia to...

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Vehicles for sale outside James-Martin Chevrolet in Detroit, Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
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Detroit Evening Report: Trump grants US automakers one-month exemption from tariffs on Canada, Mexico imports

Jerome Vaughn March 5, 2025

President Donald Trump has paused auto tariffs on vehicles imported from Canada and Mexico for one month. Subscribe to the...

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The American, Canadian and Mexican flag fly side by side.
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Michigan Congresswoman says tariffs on Canadian and Mexican products could crash U.S. auto industry

Quinn Klinefelter February 6, 2025

The Trump administration’s 30-day pause before levying tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico granted a kind of temporary reprieve...

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Ford’s Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn.
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The Metro: Is the U.S. electric vehicle industry changing directions?

Sam Corey, The Metro, John Filbrandt February 3, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. President Donald Trump signed an executive order revoking a goal that...

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Photo of an electric vehicle charging.
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan EV industry responds to Trump policy changes

Associated Press, Hernz Laguerre January 24, 2025

While President Donald Trump took aim at the electric vehicle industry this week, there is still optimism about the industry’s...

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A scene from the Ford Motor Company display at the 2025 Detroit Auto Show.
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The Metro: How the Detroit Auto Show is shifting gears in an evolving market

The Metro, Sam Corey, John Filbrandt January 14, 2025

The North American International Auto Show — rebranded last summer as the Detroit Auto Show — has long been a...

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A floor crowded with people and cars at a past North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
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Detroit Auto Show taking ‘hands-on’ approach to lure consumers in 2025

Quinn Klinefelter January 9, 2025

The Detroit Auto Show kicks off its 10-day run on Saturday, but it’s not the same car showcase many past...

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Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida, left, Takao Kato, CEO of Mitsubishi Motors, center, and Honda Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe, right, leave after a joint news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024.
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Nissan and Honda to attempt a merger that would create the world’s No. 3 automaker

Associated Press December 23, 2024

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger that would form the...

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