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General Motors CEO won’t change production plans despite Trump tweet
DETROIT—General Motors has no plans to change where it produces small cars because of criticism from President-elect Donald Trump, the company’s top executive said Sunday night.
CEO Mary Barra said the auto business has long lead times for where it produces vehicles, with decisions are made two to four years ahead.
Last week Trump threatened on Twitter to slap a border tax on GM for importing the compact Chevrolet Cruze to the U.S. from Mexico.
The president-elect is badgering the auto industry in an effort to get companies to stop making cars in Mexico and shipping them back to the U.S. Trump wants more cars driven by Americans to be built by American workers. He also has publicly criticized Ford and Toyota. Last week Ford cancelled plans to build a small-car factory south of the border, while announcing 700 new jobs in Michigan. The company, however, still plans to shift production of the compact Ford Focus to an existing Mexican plant.
Jobs at the Detroit-area factory that now makes the Focus will be preserved because the plant will get a new SUV and small pickup truck.
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/...nge-production-plans-despite-trump-tweet.html
General Motors CEO won’t change production plans despite Trump tweet
DETROIT—General Motors has no plans to change where it produces small cars because of criticism from President-elect Donald Trump, the company’s top executive said Sunday night.
CEO Mary Barra said the auto business has long lead times for where it produces vehicles, with decisions are made two to four years ahead.
Last week Trump threatened on Twitter to slap a border tax on GM for importing the compact Chevrolet Cruze to the U.S. from Mexico.
The president-elect is badgering the auto industry in an effort to get companies to stop making cars in Mexico and shipping them back to the U.S. Trump wants more cars driven by Americans to be built by American workers. He also has publicly criticized Ford and Toyota. Last week Ford cancelled plans to build a small-car factory south of the border, while announcing 700 new jobs in Michigan. The company, however, still plans to shift production of the compact Ford Focus to an existing Mexican plant.
Jobs at the Detroit-area factory that now makes the Focus will be preserved because the plant will get a new SUV and small pickup truck.
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/...nge-production-plans-despite-trump-tweet.html
