The Metro

UAW putting pressure on Detroit automakers to shift production to US


Listen Later

The impact from President Trump’s tariffs on vehicles and auto parts is shifting into a new gear. 

Ford Motor Company says the tariffs have forced the automaker to raise prices on vehicles built in Mexico by as much as $2,000. Still, the company says it’s still not passing on the full cost of tariffs to buyers, and will continue charging discount prices until at least July 4.

Ford claims it’s in a better position than other domestic automakers because about 80% of the vehicles it sells in North America are already built in the U.S. The United Auto Workers argue that Detroit’s other car companies can do the same.

Twice last week, the UAW held rallies designed to pressure Stellantis into building more products at its U.S. factories, especially in Michigan. WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter visited one of the rallies at a union hall in Warren. He joined The Metro to share what he heard from union members. 

Listen to The Metro weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon ET on 101.9 FM and streaming on-demand.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The MetroBy WDET

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

3 ratings


More shows like The Metro

View all
Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,156 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,744 Listeners

Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,650 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,874 Listeners

99% Invisible by Roman Mars

99% Invisible

26,212 Listeners

Make Me Smart by Marketplace

Make Me Smart

5,476 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,617 Listeners

Decoder Ring by Slate Podcasts

Decoder Ring

2,118 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,241 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

6,390 Listeners

The MeidasTouch Podcast by MeidasTouch Network

The MeidasTouch Podcast

49,912 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,056 Listeners

Unexplainable by Vox

Unexplainable

2,304 Listeners

The Focus Group Podcast by The Bulwark

The Focus Group Podcast

2,547 Listeners

Plain English with Derek Thompson by The Ringer

Plain English with Derek Thompson

2,289 Listeners