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Trade concerns loom over Detroit auto show

January 14, 2019 at 7:27 PM
Auto executives, Michigan lawmakers and analysts grappled with the impact of the Trump administration's trade policies on the auto industry during the first day of the annual Detroit Auto Show. Trump administration Section 232 national security tariffs on steel and aluminum imports have hiked up metals prices for automakers producing cars in the U.S. The steel and aluminum tariffs are also a potential roadblock in the ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which is expected to face a tough fight in...


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