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President Trump and VP Vance Deliver Manufacturing Renaissance to Michigan

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Vice President JD Vance is in Michigan today to mark the comeback of American manufacturing under the leadership of President Donald J.

Trump. Since taking office, the Trump Administration has onshored production, restored factory jobs, and put vehicles back on Michigan assembly lines — while delivering tax relief that leaves more money in workers’ pockets and driving a sharp decline in crime across the state.

Michigan is locking in tens of billions in new capital and thousands of high-paying jobs as companies respond to the Trump Administration’s America First agenda.

General Motors isinvesting$6 billion in U.S. manufacturing — including a majorexpansionat its Orion Township plant — and isonshoringmore production to meet demand for American-built vehicles.

GM is alsoaddingan overtime shift at Flint as pickup demand surges.

Ford Motor Company isinvesting$3 billion in its BlueOval Battery Park in Marshall, creating 1,700 new jobs.

Fordaddeda third shift at the Dearborn Truck Plant as the F-series continues todominateglobal pickup sales.

Stellantis isinvesting$388 million in a state-of-the-art “megahub” in Van Buren Township, $140 million toexpandits Detroit plant, and $100 million toadd productionat Warren.

Detroit Diesel isrecallinglaid-off workers and adding a third shift.

2025 marked thestrongest yearfornew vehicle salessince 2019.

Fordpostedits best annual U.S. sales in six years.

General Motorsdeliveredsoaring overall volume and itsstrongestSUV performance in decades.

Jeep salesrosefor the first time since 2018.

Michigan is winning in advanced manufacturing, energy, aerospace, food production, and the infrastructure of the AI economy.

OpenAI, Oracle, and Related Digital arebuildinga hyperscale data center campus in Saline Township — investing more than $7 billion, with thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of permanent positions.

Pratt Industriespledged$5 billion to reindustrialize America, with thousands of jobs headed to Michigan workers.

Corning isinvesting$1.5 billion in Saginaw County, adding more than 400 new advanced manufacturing jobs.

Chobani isinvesting$567 million to expand its La Colombe plant in Norton Shores, creating hundreds of new jobs and sharply increasing purchases of Michigan milk.

GE Aerospace isinvesting$60 million to boost aircraft engine and avionics production at its Michigan facilities.

Saginaw Control & Engineering isinvesting$50 million to expand in Thomas Township.

Adrian Steel isinvesting$43.4 million to significantly grow its operations.

American Rheinmetall isinvesting$31.7 million in its Michigan facilities.

President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts put money back in Michiganders’ pockets.

No Tax on Social Security:About 1.7 million Michigan seniorsbenefitfrom the new senior deduction.

No Tax on Overtime and No Tax on Tips:Roughly a quarter of Michigan employees regularly work overtime and can benefit — so workers keep more of what they earn.

Made-in-America Auto Loan Interest:Families who buy a vehicle assembled in the U.S. can deduct the interest — a tax cut that doubles as industrial policy.

Bigger Refunds:Michigan taxpayers saw average refunds of$3,508.

Rural Health Investments:Michigansecuredabout $173 million in first-year Rural Health Transformation Program funding.

Protecting Jobs and Wages:The Working Families Tax Cutssafeguarded170,000 Texas jobs, $30 billion in state GDP, and $15 billion in workers’ wages.

The Trump Administration is making Michigan safe again — and the numbers tell the success.

So far in 2026, violent offenses aredowncompared to the same period last year — with homicide down 19%, rape down 18%, and robbery down 17%.

In 2025, violent crime and motor vehicle thefts allfellcompared to the previous year.

In 2025, Detroitrecordedthe fewest homicides since 1964 and the first time the city fell below 200 killings in six decades.

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