FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Reuters) - When General Motors Co GM.N engineers were developing the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks, some of them joined public tours of Ford Motor Co's F.N Dearborn, Michigan factory to watch aluminium-bodied F-series trucks go down the assembly line.

Alcoa Corp., the American aluminum maker that supplies metal used in everything from Coca-Cola cans to Boeing Co.’s 747 jetliner, is seeking relief from U.S. tariffs meant to help it.

The fortunes of Detroit automakers increasingly lie some 7,000 miles to the east _ in China.

Ford is hoping to better compete in the largest auto market in the world by unveiling a new midsize sport utility vehicle designed for China that targets shoppers wanting more vehicle space for less money.

They’re Donald Trump’s kind of business. They dominate the domestic market, rack up a trade surplus by selling to foreigners, and do a lot of their manufacturing in states that voted for him.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has won tweets of praise from President Trump for its decision to shift pickup production from Mexico to Michigan. Now new Chief Executive Officer Mike Manley must try to parlay that goodwill into a change in the president’s trade policy.