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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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Trump tariffs on Canada lumber could chop US wood supplies

Quinn Klinefelter March 31, 2025

President Trump is threatening to raise tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber to 27 percent as soon as this week.The move...

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The Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.'s natural gas station in Negaunee Township, which came online in 2019.
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The Metro: How will Trump’s trade war affect gas, electricity costs?

Sam Corey, The Metro March 11, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Gas and electricity just seem to be getting more and more...

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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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Inside the Flex-N-Gate manufacturing plant in Detroit.
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The Metro: How will Trump’s tariffs affect Michigan’s auto industry?

Lauren Myers, David Leins, The Metro March 5, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Trump administration's tariffs on Canada and Mexico went into effect...

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New Michigan GOP Chair hopes to unify party

Russ McNamara February 28, 2025

The two major political parties held their conventions last weekend. On the Democratic side, former state Senator Curtis Hertel will...

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The Metro: What are tariffs? And how could they affect consumers?

John Filbrandt, David Leins, The Metro February 6, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. On Tuesday, President Trump’s order to place 10 percent tariffs on...

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Attendees cheer as President Donald Trump speaks after taking the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
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The Metro: Tuning in on media habits in Trump’s second term

John Filbrandt, Sam Corey, The Metro February 6, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. President Donald Trump ran on promises to shrink the federal workforce,...

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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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FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talk prior to a NATO round table meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Dec. 4, 2019.
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Trump’s trade war with Canada, Mexico brings US economy into uncharted territory

Russ McNamara February 3, 2025

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump sparked a trade war with the United States' two closest trading partners — Canada...

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