Washington — President Donald Trump is giving Detroit and the U.S. auto industry center stage on Wednesday as he announces relaxed fuel economy standards for the more than 15 million new cars and trucks sold in the United States every year.

The president will be joined in the Oval Office by Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley, Stellantis NV CEO Antonio Filosa and a General Motors Co. plant manager for the company's Orion Assembly site. Michigan U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Bruce Township, will also attend the planned 2:30 p.m. event.

Details of the corporate average fuel economy regulations have not yet been disclosed, but the White House said new standards would amount to "a historic reset of the CAFE standards that were created by the Biden Administration," which would have "compelled widespre

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