Trump Promised to Bring Back American Manufacturing – But 7,600+ Michigan Jobs Have Been Lost Under His Watch

Ahead of Trump’s visit to Michigan, 7,615 jobs in the state have been canceled or delayed thanks to Trump and Republicans

Michigan utility rates have jumped more than 11% since Trump took office

Washington, DC – Ahead of Trump’s visit to Michigan tomorrow, here are the facts: Michiganders have had more than 7,600 jobs canceled or delayed and a 11% spike in utility costs, thanks to Trump and Republicans. Michigan has been hit particularly hard by Trump and Republicans’ war on clean energy, with 20 clean energy manufacturing projects put on hold or canceled under Trump’s watch. Last week, General Motors began permanently laying off 1,100 workers at its Factory Zero plant in Detroit. As Trump wreaks havoc on America’s auto industry, China has been more than happy to step in to fill the gap. 

Climate Power Communications Director Alex Glass issued the following statement: “Donald Trump has called the affordability crisis a ‘con job’ and a ‘hoax’ while taking a sledgehammer to manufacturing projects that would have created jobs and brought down prices. Now, he’s heading to Michigan to gaslight voters into believing that he cares about lowering your costs while his policies have cost over 1,000 GM workers their jobs. As we reach the one year mark of Trump’s second term, jobs are being shipped overseas  and the cost of energy is skyrocketing. Instead of solving problems like the ones he’s caused in Michigan, Trump is chasing expensive foreign oil to please his billionaire donors. For Trump, it’s billionaires first, Michigan workers last.”

Trump’s reckless energy policies are leaving a trail of shuttered projects across the country:

• An electric vehicle battery plant in Kentucky closed its doors in December 2025, killing 1,600 jobs.

• A battery plant canceled a project in Missouri, citing “regulatory changes”, killing 1,000 jobs. 

• Leading Light Wind pulled the plug on construction of an offshore wind project in New Jersey that would have generated enough electricity to power a million homes. 

• A solar firm in North Carolina laid off 78% of its workforce after filing for bankruptcy due to renewable energy policy changes under the Trump administration.  

• QCells, a solar manufacturing plant in Georgia, announced that it would be furloughing 1,000 workers and permanently laying off an additional 300.

• In just two months, seven clean energy projects were closed in Michigan, including General Motors laying off 1,200 workers at its electric vehicle plant in Detroit, along with hundreds of additional permanent and temporary layoffs at battery plants in Ohio and Tennessee.  

• In October, Topsoe cited the repeal of clean energy tax credits as a reason for canceling 150 jobs and a $400 million investment in their Richmond, Virginia facility. 

• In October, Fox 2 Detroit reported that over 100 employees at Dana Incorporated, an electric vehicle battery component manufacturer in Auburn Hills, Michigan, had been laid off.

• General Motors canceled a $55 million factory that would have created 300 jobs, citing “decisions of the DOE”.