About half of the vehicles GM sold in the U.S. last year were imported.

The Trump administration is expected on Wednesday to propose weakening automobile fuel efficiency standards that were set under President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to spur the sale of electric vehicles, according to three people familiar with the plan.

Automakers rode concerns about the threat of tariffs to a record-setting pace in the first three quarters of the year. Thanks to pressure from the White House, automakers tried their best to keep prices down,

General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the automaker was working to bring production back to the U.S. after the company cut its 2025 outlook to account for a $4 billion to $5 billion dent from tariffs. As auto layoffs mount in the state from climate policies, Democrats are on the political defensive.