Trump visited a Ford factory to promote manufacturing in Detroit

Trump visited the factory floor of a Ford plant in Dearborn on Jan. 13th, where he viewed F-150s — the bestselling domestic vehicle in the U.S.—at various stages of production. That included seeing how gas and hybrid models were built, as well as the all-gas Raptor model, designed for off-road use. The tour was accompanied by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr., CEO Jim Farley, and plant manager Corey Williams.
Despite cheering tariffs, Trump has backed off the import taxes when it comes to the automobile sector. The president originally announced 25% tariffs on automobiles and auto parts, only to later relax those, seeking to provide domestic automakers some relief from seeing their production costs rise.
Ford nonetheless announced in December that it was scraping plans to make an electric F-150, despite pouring billions of dollars into broader electrification. That followed the Trump administration slashing targets to have half of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030, eliminated EV tax credits and proposed weakening the emissions and gas mileage rules.
He later gave a speech to the Detroit Economic Club.