Electric vehicles, trade, tariffs, China, emissions regulations and labor are among the top issues automakers are monitoring, according to industry executives and policy experts.
Harris vs. TrumpOfficials expect a Harris victory to be a continuation, but not a copy, of the past four years under Biden.
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he visits a campaign office in Hamtramck, Michigan, U.S. October 18, 2024.
Republicans, led by Trump, have largely condemned EVs, saying that they are being forced upon consumers and that they will ruin the U.S. automotive industry.
LaborOf the many issues regarding the automotive industry, officials who spoke to CNBC were nearly unanimous regarding labor: They're concerned a Harris win would continue to mean increased power for organized labor.
Persons:
Bill Pugliano, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Harris, Jefferies, Philippe Houchois, Biden, Shawn Fain, Drew Angerer, Brian Snyder, —, Elon Musk's, Trump, Pablo Di Si, EVs, Harris hasn't, Peter Rawlinson, Rawlinson, That's, Trump's, USMCA, Mary Barra, hasn't, Fain
Organizations:
Ford, Ford Dearborn Plant, Getty, DETROIT, Motor, Great, Trump, CNBC, Trump Officials, United Auto Workers, Democratic, International Union of Painters, AFP, Republican, Reuters, Motors, Ford Motor, Chrysler, EV, Lucid, Tesla, California Air Resources, D.C, District of Columbia, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, U.S . Officials, IRA Electric, Volkswagen Group of America, Automotive, Republicans, Environmental Protection Agency, . North, North American Free Trade, Jefferies, Labor, Democratic National Convention, UAW
Locations:
Dearborn , Michigan, Michigan, Motor City, Great Lakes State, China, Macomb , Michigan, California, Hamtramck , Michigan, U.S, Detroit, Washington , Oregon, New York, Washington, . North American, United States, Mexico, Canada, American