UAW president stresses ‘excess capacity’ in US amid tariffs, auto layoffs

United Auto Workers (UAW) Shawn Fain stressed that there is an “excess capacity” in the auto industry within the United States amid President Trump’s tariffs and layoffs at certain manufacturers.

Fain joined CNN’s “The Source” on Thursday, just a day after the Trump administration’s import tariffs went into place and following the news that Stellantis was halting production at plants in Canada and Mexico and had plans to lay off 900 U.S. employees.

“There is excess capacity all over this country right now...