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Hire more workers, Trump tells US carmakers

He makes demand in return for a review of Obama administration's fuel and economy rules

Published Thu, Mar 16, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Washington

    PRESIDENT Donald Trump is laying out an explicit quid pro quo for carmakers: he'll cut them a break on environmental standards and wants more hiring in return.

    "You need to come back and give us big numbers in terms of jobs," Mr Trump told the chief executive officers of General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Wednesday.

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