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Looking for love in the auto supply chain

Category: Business
Duration: 00:08:59
Publish Date: 2025-11-19 08:00:00
Description: Foreign automakers already have huge assembly plants in the U.S., but lots of parts and materials come from overseas. 

To avoid costly tariffs, they gotta buy American. But … How does one meet those suppliers? How do you build a new relationship with them?

The answer: Speed dating. 

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