Amid the steady drumbeat of reports about tariffs causing harm, the auto industry is also producing notable positive moves, such as Mercedes announcing an expansion of its US manufacturing. The German automaker already builds a number of vehicles on American soil.
Growing domestic production helps Mercedes sidestep some of the tariff burden while creating jobs in the process. The decision illustrates how trade policy can prompt automakers to invest more heavily in building cars where they sell them.
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