In his visit to a site that?s being transformed into a proving ground for the autonomous future, President Trump pined for a return to the automotive industry?s past.
Calling for a ?new industrial revolution? on Wednesday during a stop in suburban Detroit, Trump promised an audience filled with industry executives and union workers that revamped trade agreements and a reduction in federal regulations will increase factory jobs and buoy an industry already selling cars at or near record highs.
?We want to be the car capital of the world again, and it won?t be long, believe me,? Trump told the assembled crowd at the American Center for Mobility, an autonomous and connected-car testing facility currently being constructed on the grounds of the Willow Run Assembly Plant where thousands of Rosie the Riveters churned out B-24 Liberators during World War II. One way the president said he intends to redirect the industry?s efforts is by revisiting the fuel-economy standards finalized in the last days of the Obama administration. Prior to Trump?s remarks Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would reopen the midterm evaluation process of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, which the previous administration upheld at 54.5 miles per gallon by model year 2025.

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?I ask you today to join me in daring to believe that this facility, this city, and this nation will once again shine with industrial might.? ? President Trump

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