Southern political leaders say a win for the United Automobile Workers would threaten their economies. Activists want to strike a blow against a system they say exploits the poor.
Electric vehicles shouldn’t be a luxury item, but Biden’s tariffs mean they may remain so.
The states have been major beneficiaries of the Biden administration’s key economic policies, such as spending on infrastructure, manufacturing and clean energy.
Las subvenciones a la industria y la debilidad de las ventas al interior de China han preparado el terreno para un auge de las exportaciones del país, lo que hace temer la pérdida de puestos de trabajo en fábricas de otras partes del mundo.
Automakers in the United States and their supporters welcomed President Biden’s tariffs, saying they would protect domestic manufacturing and jobs from cheap Chinese vehicles.
Heavy subsidies for industry, together with weak sales in China, have set the stage for an export boom, raising fears of factory job losses elsewhere.
The president has proposed new barriers to electric vehicles, steel and other goods.
The gasoline-powered Malibu was the last affordable sedan sold by Chevrolet, the General Motors brand, in the United States.
The president has proposed new barriers to Chinese electric vehicles, steel and other goods that could undermine his manufacturing agenda.
Ursula Von der Leyen, the European Commission president, pushed Beijing to help rein in Russia’s war in Ukraine after meeting with the Chinese and French leaders in Paris.