The first car dealer ever elected to the U.S. Senate says the Trump agenda for the U.S. auto industry is one that, if enacted, would upend the strategy Detroit's automakers have spent billions of dollars pursuing: The transition to electric cars.

His first term was marked, among other things, by attempts to water down environmental laws and regulations aimed at the auto industry. And as a candidate in 2024, Trump has promised plenty of disruption to the sector through both trade policy and an abrogation of the government's commitment to fight climate change.

As Americans vote today, the automotive industry braces for potentially transformative impacts, as the future hinges on the outcome

American automotive industry brace for a new Republican administration under President-elect Donald Trump and the policy changes to come.

Automakers are readying themselves for a Trump administration 2.0, which is set to feature new tariffs on foreign-made vehicles and a reversal of the current administration’s pro-electric vehicle policies.