Auto tariffs are steering jobs back to the US

For decades, American autoworkers have borne the brunt of plant closures, wage cuts, and offshoring — all in the name of “free trade.” Corporations, enabled by broken trade deals, hollowed out industrial communities and shipped good-paying jobs overseas. That chapter has closed.

President Donald Trump’s bold move to impose a 25% tariff on imported automobiles and key auto parts signals a major shift, one that the United Auto Workers union is calling a victory for American laborers.