David Zipper

senior fellow, MIT Mobility Initiative

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New auto tariffs are supposed to be for “foreign” cars and parts, but no U.S.-made vehicle will escape the impact. Detroit’s obsession with big cars won’t help.

No vehicle, foreign or domestic, will escape new auto tariffs

New auto tariffs are supposed to be for “foreign” cars and parts, but no U.S.-made vehicle will escape the impact. Detroit’s obsession with big cars won’t help.

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