Read MichAuto’s statement from Executive Director, MichAuto; Chief Automotive and Innovation Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber, Glenn Stevens Jr., on the latest trade developments and tariff agreements.
Aug. 1: MichAuto Statement on the Impact of Trade Dispute Delays
August 1, 2025
“With prolonged tariff negotiations, our economic uncertainty persists. This is extraordinarily disruptive to Michigan’s most important industries – capital-intensive manufacturing and automotive companies – making it impossible to plan and expand, which impacts our employment and economic base. It is also damaging our automotive companies’ ability to innovate and compete against global competition. The delay in resolving the trade disputes with Mexico and Canada impacts Michigan and our regional partners in a negative and disproportionate way, putting us at greater economic risk than the rest of the nation. We need a strong, unified USMCA trading bloc, but most of all, we need a swift resolution to trade and tariff policies, and we need it as soon as possible – Michigan jobs rest in the balance.”
– Glenn Stevens Jr., Executive Director, MichAuto; Chief Automotive and Innovation Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber