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ANALYSIS | These U.S. companies think Trump's tariffs are great. Here's why | CBC News
- Greer leads a White House push to showcase U.S. manufacturers benefiting from tariffs, visiting Ohio and Michigan plants.
- Whirlpool CEO Marc Bitzer says tariffs helped create a U.S. manufacturing renaissance and announces a new $60 million facility.
- Executives say tariffs improved competitiveness against subsidized foreign peers and helped domestic production near Detroit and Ohio.
- First Solar CEO Mark Widmar states the company sources materials domestically to maintain a level playing field.
- Tour stops included drone firms near Detroit and a major solar power manufacturer near Toledo.
- Greer frames tariffs as global policy to bring auto manufacturing and jobs back to the U.S.
- Stellantis moved Jeep Compass production from Canada to Illinois amid tariff discussions.
- Officials acknowledge the tariff regime's broader impact on manufacturing jobs, which have declined since Trump’s inauguration.
- Greer emphasizes tariffs are not narrowly about Canada, but global in scope for autos.
- CBS News notes Greer’s assertion that tariffs aim to 'put tariffs on all that crap from China' as part of policy messaging.
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