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Are US car plants being built at record rates, as Trump claims?

Electric cars are assembled at a new Hyundai EV plant in Ellabell, US, March 26, 2025 [Russ Bynum/AP]

President Donald Trump’s plan to impose widespread tariffs on foreign goods aims to persuade foreign manufacturers to produce their goods in factories in the United States and employ Americans.

During a recent interview with the conservative network Newsmax, Trump said this effort had already produced results.

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