How Michigan manufacturing could benefit from auto tariffs

An unfinished vehicle moves down an assembly line. — GM officials have said that Factory Zero in Detroit, which produces EV trucks and the Hummer, and Orion Assembly together would have capacity for 600,000 units annually. Last year, the automaker sold fewer than 10,000 electric trucks and 14,000 Hummers. (GENERAL MOTORS)

April 02, 2025 12:01 PM

A decline in automobile production and an electric vehicle volume bust has left millions of square feet of factory space in Michigan sitting idle — and auto tariffs set to go into effect this week could help fill it.

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