Auto Report 04-01-25 Auto Tariff history

Car Radio 910AM-Detroit: Podcast, April 1, 2025


Host: Henry Payne, Auto columnist, The Detroit News


Tariffs are talk of the US auto industry these days, but they are
hardly new. The Detroit Three automakers, Democrats and
Republicans have long utilized tariffs – though before the Trump
Administration, Republicans have been a reluctant Party. Payne on
how tariffs have changed the industry in recent decades from the
Chicken Tax protecting Detroit Three pickups to foreign
transplants building in the USA. 2 min. Originally aired March
27, 2025 on the Auto Report, 910AM-Detroit WFDF


Headline: Car Radio, Season 6, Podcast 246:
History of US auto tariffs