Daily Dealer: Automakers face strategic reckoning, UAW Pres. shows support for tariffs, EV market grows slightly in March

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Today’s top stories:
1. Auto industry enters high-stakes reset under new tariffs — report
2. UAW Pres. backs auto tariffs but calls broader trade measures “reckless”
3. EV adoption edges upward as legacy automakers gain share
https://news.dealershipguy.com/p/ev-adoption-edges-upward-as-legacy-automakers-gain-share-2025-04-08
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