Trump Details Big Plans in Detroit: ‘The Assault on the American Auto Industry is Over’
by CHARLIE SPIERING15 Mar 2017
President Donald Trump met with automaker CEOs and workers in Detroit, promising to work with them to keep more jobs and factories in the United States.
“We’re going to do some wonderful work with you, but you’re going to have to help us with jobs,” Trump told the CEOs during a roundtable meeting.
Trump promised to revisit the Obama-era CAFE milage standards and cut regulations to make it easier for auto companies to bring back jobs.
“We want you to make great cars, but if it takes an extra thimble of fuel, we want you to do it,” Trump said to the CEOs during the meeting. Trump met with over a dozen executives including the CEOs of Ford, General Motors, and Fiat Chrysler. Other executives from Hyundai, Volvo, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Kia, and Volkswagen also attended.
The president toured the American Center for Mobility facility which featured eleven vehicle models that were built in the United States. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt also joined Trump on his trip.
After the meeting Trump delivered a speech to a crowd of auto workers, with a backdrop sign that read “Buy American, Hire American.”
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