Donald Trump says revised fuel-economy rules mean automakers "now they can" build here
“Far better than the Environmental Monsters that we were building heretofore. Every Manufacturer, from General Motors to Ford to Stellantis, has called me wanting to build here, and now they can!”
Reported September 26, 2026 by townhall.com. Checked word for word against that report.
President Donald Trump announced approval of revised fuel-economy rules that he said eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency’s electric-vehicle mandate. The final rule has not been published. According to the article, the Biden administration had directed that about 67 percent of new light- and medium-duty vehicle sales be electric by 2032. Trump said the standards would make cars less expensive and linked them to domestic auto manufacturing, naming General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. The report says Stellantis intends to spend $13 billion on plants in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. It notes that fuel-economy rules measure fleet averages and that Trump’s version lowers the Biden-era mileage target and stops counting electric vehicles for additional credit. In July, new-car prices averaged roughly $50,000, Kelley Blue Book estimated.
- townhall.com ↗︎26 SEP 2026