Gretchen Whitmer: “We've been working so hard to shore up our autos, and we're…”

“When we say no to Canada, it forces the Canadian government to do things like talking to China about opening up their doors to some Chinese EVs. We've been working so hard to shore up our autos, and we're competitive. We're building some of the finest automobiles on the planet. But we see what has happened in Europe, how the market has changed with the influx of subsidized Chinese vehicles and what it has meant. And that's why we've got to be really smart.” (07:05–07:15)

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