‘Asleep at the wheel’: Michigan city braces for impact of Trump’s tariffs

FLINT — Just north of downtown Flint, Mich., a two-story red brick building known as Factory One sits as just one reminder of the rich history here of the American automobile industry. The factory, the birthplace of General Motors, still stands as a beacon of innovation in the Michigan city where the number of autoworkers has been declining for decades. U.S. President Donald Trump’s automobile tariffs are meant to bring back those jobs, but some experts say the levies hitting Canada and Mexico make the whole North American industry less competitive as vehicles become too expensive to buy. "Someone fell…