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Detroit Auto Show Kicks Off Amid Pressure From Trump
Resume![The Ford display is seen at the 2017 North American International Auto show, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Detroit. The show opens to the media on Monday, Jan. 9 and to the public on Jan. 14. (Carlos Osorio/AP)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/0109_detroit-ford-1000x667.jpg)
On Sunday, Fiat Chrysler announced it would invest $1 billion in already existing plants in Michigan and Ohio, adding 2,000 jobs. President-elect Donald Trump, who has criticized companies that outsource jobs, tweeted Monday a thank you to Fiat and also to Ford, which last week canceled plans for a new Ford plant in Mexico:
Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) of The Atlantic about the wave of manufacturers promising to invest more in the U.S., and whether it will have an impact.
This segment aired on January 9, 2017.