Economist Mary Lovely: Trump's Tariffs Won't Rebuild the US Auto Industry

Economist Mary Lovely argues that forcing automakers to produce more cars in the US does not prove that Trump's tariffs are working. She points to China's rise, automation and "dark factories" — fully automated plants with no workers — as structural forces that tariffs cannot address. In her view, the future of the US auto industry depends on AI and technology adoption, not protectionism.