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Detroit despairs as ‘insanity’ of Trump’s Canada trade war punishes city

Unpopular new policy comes as midterms loom and control of Congress could be decided by several Michigan races

The Guardian - US · Aug 28

Trump tells Michigan auto workers, ‘I’ve done more for you than your parents’ in latest rambling speech

President riffs on everything except the hotly-contested Michigan Senate race in appearance at General Motors facility

The Independent UK · Jul 27

US justice department investigating UAW president over corruption allegations

Shawn Fain calls allegations ‘bogus’ and says attorney holds a ‘grudge’ against him over union’s ‘anti-war stance’ on Gaza

The Guardian - US · Jul 13

‘We got your back’: Michigan Ford worker who heckled Trump was not disciplined by union, report says

The worker called the president a ‘pedophile protector’ during a January event at a Ford plant

The Independent UK · Feb 9

Trump basher Shawn Fain could get booted as head of UAW as auto locals blast his leadership

Fain has previously called President Donald Trump a ‘scab’

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025

Hyundai's Tariff Strategy: 'Sell Like Hell'

The current state of the auto industry feels a lot like a scene from The Office—automakers are putting on a brave face while trying to hide the fact that they secretly shaking in their boots over tariffs. I'll tell you this much: Hyundai is pulling off the brave act so…

InsideEVs · Apr 17, 2025

Trump’s tariffs are reckless – but they hold a key lesson for Democrats

There is a middle ground on tariffs. But Democrats’ free-trade advocacy allows Trump to play the populist

The Guardian - US · Apr 15, 2025

US Auto Union Praises Some Trump Tariffs

The head of the US auto workers union endorsed car tariffs Thursday as a way to address the "free trade disaster" while rejecting use of the levies for "political games."

International Business Times · Apr 11, 2025

‘We won’t back down’: Global leaders threaten backlash to Trump auto tariff

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that ‘nothing is off the table’ in retaliation to 25-percent tariffs.

Al Jazeera · Mar 27, 2025

Why Trump’s 25% tariffs on autos could backfire

Nearly half of the cars sold in the US are imported and Trump’s 25% tariff will add at least $6,000 to the sticker price of the average car, industry experts say

The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2025