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Author and Historian Lou Hebert explained Jeep’s connection to Toledo. Jeep is owned by one of the biggest automakers, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in…

Politico Pro employment and immigration reporter Ian Kullgren discussed the tentative end to the United Automobile Workers (UAW)-General Motors strike and what it means for the future of…

Detroit’s auto industry began in the 1890s, and by the early 1900s the city was attracting workers from around the world looking for high paying factory jobs. Joel Stone, senior curator at the Detroit Historical Museum, toured the…

Historian Dan Albert talked about his book, Are We There Yet?: The American Automobile Past, Present, and Driverless, in which he chronicles the history of U.S. autos and argues against…

General Motors (GM) has two automobile manufacturing plants in Lansing. Members of United Auto Workers (UAW) at both plants went on strike in September 2019 when contract negotiations broke down between the…

Autotrader’s Michelle Krebs discussed recent layoffs at Ford and the current state of the automotive industry.

Journalist William Knoedelseder talked about his book, Fins: Harley Earl, the Rise of General Motors, and the Glory Days of Detroit, in which he reported on the rise of General Motors and…

A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing on vehicle technologies designed to prevent drunk driving. Members heard from industry representatives, a former regulator, and the…

In this portion of The Atlantic Festival, Chris Urmson, one of the pioneers of Google’s self-driving car program, discussed the future of autonomous vehicles and how they are likely to…

Reuters' correspondent David Shepardson talked about how the federal government supports the automobile industry. This program was part of C-SPAN’s “Your Money” series, during which a segment of…

Alliance for American Manufacturing’s Scott Paul talked about General Motors (GM) job reductions and Trump administration trade and tariff policies.

At the beginning of the White House briefing, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow and National Security Adviser John Bolton previewed the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, scheduled…

Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) discussed the impact of trade policies on the U.S. auto industry at an event hosted by the Heritage Foundatio. Senator Portman warned that it would be a “mistake” for…

Auto industry executives and labor union leaders testified before the Senate Finance Committee on the potential impact of Trump administration tariffs on the U.S. auto industry. The Commerce…

The January 22, 2014, “Washington Journal” was devoted to issues relating to the automobile industry. Throughout the program representatives from General Motors, Ford, and Toyota were…

Historic structures curator Jim Johnson gave a tour of the garage where Henry Ford built his first car, the quadricycle, and Ford’s childhood home, where he was born in 1863. Both buildings…

This 1953 film provides a history of road transportation in the United States featuring the early history of the Ford Motor Company. The documentary details Henry Ford’s first car, the 1896…

University of Central Florida professor Yanek Mieczkowski taught a class about some of the people who challenged the status quo of the U.S. auto industry from the post-World War II era to…

The National Governors Association met in Santa Fe, New Mexico for their 2018 summer meeting. In this portion, the focus was on innovation as the governors heard from Waymo CEO John Krafcik who…

The National Press Foundation hosted a workshop for journalists on the history of international trade, the trade deficit, impact of tariffs and analyzing trade-related jobs data. This portion…