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Looking for love in the auto supply chain

Looking for love in the auto supply chain

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Foreign automakers already have huge assembly plants in the U.S., but lots of parts and materials come from overseas.

To avoid costly tariffs, they gotta buy American. But … How does one meet those suppliers? How do you build a new relationship with them?

The answer: Speed dating.

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The old trade war that brought foreign carmakers to the U.S.

Tariffs: What are they good for?


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