
As poorly as the first presidential debate of 2024 went for Joe Biden, the consensus seems to be that last night's debate meant a devastating reversal for Donald Trump. At the hands of Trump's new opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, millions of Americans and the rest of the world saw a showdown that words like "heated" and "contentious" don't adequately cover. And as both candidates offered starkly different visions of America's economic future, the auto industry and its electric future were very much on the menu.