US Edition‘Asleep at the wheel’: Michigan city braces for impact of Trump’s tariffs
- Published on April 12, 2025, this report examines concerns in Michigan regarding Trump's tariffs.
- Trump's tariffs, including those on Canada, aimed to revive American auto jobs.
- Michigan's economy is heavily tied to autos, facing tariff impacts on many imported materials.
- Economist Douglas stated, "by the 1960s, the Big Three controlled about 90 per cent of the U.S. Auto market."
- Experts suggest tariffs on Canada/Mexico could make vehicles pricier and less competitive overall.
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Cannabis vape companies hit hard by tariffs – compounding headwinds in Michigan
This article is reprinted with permission from Crain's Detroit Business. Shenzhen, China, is more than 7,800 miles from Michigan. But the location of the mainland city of 17.6 million people is about to be a big problem for that state's legal cannabis market. Manufacturers in the city produce all of the hardware for vapes - a popular product category, as Michigan cannabis operators sold an eye-watering 53.83 million vapes last year, according to…
How a Michigan city is bracing for the impact of Trumps auto tariffs - National #CDN #Canadian #News #Canada
Just north of downtown Flint, Mich., a two-story red brick building known as Factory One sits as just one reminder of the rich history here of the American automobile industry. The factory, the birthplace of General Motors, still stands as a beacon of innovation in the Michigan city where the number of autoworkers has been declining for decades. U.S. President Donald Trump’s automobile tariffs are meant to bring back those jobs, but some experts…
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