ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The auto industry is big business in Michigan, and a major round of layoffs is revving the election into high gear for industry workers in the critical swing state — who blame the Biden-Harris administration’s heavy-handed electric-vehicle mandates for the painful job losses.
Stellantis, which manufactures Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles, announced last month it will lay off 2,450 workers at its Warren plant. While industry jobs in the state have been declining since 1990, Michigan autoworkers explained to The Post why Team Biden’s green-energy rules are at fault this time.
United Auto Workers member Isaiah Gordon, 24, works on hybrid batteries at Ford’s Rawsonville plant and said the forced transition to electric vehicles is damaging the industry.
Biden-Harris EV Mandate: How to LOSE ONE MILLION American jobs, dismantle the economy.
Thread 1/6 @A1Policy @4AmericanEnergy @SaveOurCars pic.twitter.com/2rxAq7jWOf— Fmr. Rep. Jason Isaac (@ISAACforEnergy) September 18, 2024
According to @A1Policy, these mandates could eliminate 123,000 auto manufacturing jobs. But if a total ban on gas-powered and hybrid vehicles were enacted, the job losses could skyrocket to 191,000. ❌https://t.co/R3HvtOOyua 2/6
— Fmr. Rep. Jason Isaac (@ISAACforEnergy) September 18, 2024
