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US and China Reach $30 Billion Tariff Deal

October 21, 2026

The Great Voice

Sept. 28, 2026

Focus with Paul W. Smith

Glenn Stevens Jr., Chief Automotive and Innovation Officer of the Detroit Regional Chamber and Executive Director of MichAuto, joins Paul W. Smith on Focus with Paul W. Smith to discuss the newly announced U.S.-China tariff agreement and its implications for manufacturing, trade policy, and the automotive industry.

“We have to protect our intellectual property and we have to protect our markets,” Stevens said. “Those are dumped vehicles. They are disruptive to the markets they’re going into, and they would disrupt our economy, not just Detroit, but everywhere that they’re built in this country.”

 

Listen to the full interview.