John James was tagged as a fearmonger for warning on the campaign trail that autoworkers and suppliers have reason to be wary of their industry's rapid push into electrification.
James, the Republican candidate in the 10th Congressional District race, is telling voters in his auto-rich communities that fewer of them will have a place in the future of the industry.
"We've got 13 powertrain plants in Michigan, and they're going to replace those with just four plants," James said in an interview this week with The Detroit News editorial board. "Somebody owes us a solution for how we are gong to participate in the future of automobility."
