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(Bloomberg) — A trio of Trump administration officials will visit Ford Motor Co.’s and Stellantis NV’s Ohio operations this week, in a swing to highlight both domestic manufacturing and affordability.
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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will be joined by US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for a two-day trip billed as the “Freedom Means Affordable Cars Tour.” The group will visit a Ford plant near Cleveland and a Stellantis plant in Toledo, before attending the Detroit Auto Show on Saturday.
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The Cabinet officials’ trip through the Midwest comes as the White House confronts voter frustration about cost-of-living issues with midterm elections looming later this year that stand to tip the balance of power in Washington. An AP-NORC poll conducted between Jan. 8 and Jan. 11 found that 37% of US adults approve of the President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy.
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USTR is responsible for negotiating trade agreements with other countries. In a statement, it said that Trump’s tariff policy and the auto rules under the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement spurs investment and bolsters domestic manufacturing.
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This trip comes as the EPA is finalizing both the rollback of greenhouse gas standards for vehicles, and relatedly of the endangerment finding, a landmark scientific determination that greenhouses pose a threat to human health and welfare.
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Stellantis announced in October a $13 billion investment in the US over four years, in what was billed as the company’s single largest pledge in its more than its 100-year history. Despite a number of recent manufacturing commitments, some analysts expect US auto sales to slow this year amid consumer concerns about higher costs.
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While visiting a Ford plant in Michigan this week, Trump told reporters that there’s “no real advantage” to the USMCA. It’s up for renegotiation this summer.
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Ford and other carmakers have pushed the White House to negotiate a new North American trade deal in order to maintain a cost advantage for their domestic manufacturing presence.
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“The administration has been great to work with, they always answer the phone,” Ford Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. “But there is a long list of things we have to work through.”
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“We need to change USMCA,” he added. “We built our entire vehicle business as an industry between Canada, Mexico and the US. We have to get this revised.”
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—With assistance from Matthew Miller.
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