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Ypsilanti - 15 March 2017

1. President Donald Trump entering hall

2. Trump at podium

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, US President:

"I am sure you have all heard the big news that we are going to work on the CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards, so you can make cars in America again. We are going to help the companies and they are going to help you. There is no more beautiful sight than an American-made car, no more beautiful sight. I love this state. I love the people of this state and you did me a big favour and that victory hasn't been won by a Republican in a long time. Long time. And you are going to be very happy, believe me. Very, very happy. During the campaign, I came to Michigan again and again and I made this promise, that I am going to fight for your jobs and fight very, very hard."

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, US President:

"We want to be the car capital of the world again. We will be and it won't be long, believe me."

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, US President:

"Already we are seeing jobs coming back. Since my election, Ford has announced 700 new jobs coming back to their plant in Flat Rock, Michigan. Fiat Chrysler has announced that they will create 2,000 new jobs in Michigan and Ohio. And just today, breaking news, General Motors announced that they are adding, or keeping, 900 jobs right here in Michigan and that is going to be over the next 12 months and that is just the beginning, folks. In fact, I told them that's peanuts, peanuts."

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, US President:

"Today I am announcing that we are going to cancel that executive action, we are going to restore the originally scheduled midterm review and we are going to ensure that any regulations we have protect and defend your jobs, your factories. We are going to be fair, going to be fair. This is an issue of deep importance to me. For decades, I have raised the alarm over unfair foreign trade practices that have robbed communities of their wealth and robbed our people of their ability to provide for their families. They've stolen our jobs, they've stolen our companies and our politicians sat back and watched. Hopeless ... not anymore."

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, US President:

"I am asking all the companies here today to join us in this new industrial revolution. Let us put American workers, American families and American dreams first once again. May God bless the American worker. May God bless the Motor City and may God bless the United States of America. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you everybody."

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke about his plans to boost the nations car manufacturers in an address at the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

The centre was used to produce B-24 bombers during World War II but is being converted into an automotive testing and product development centre.

Ahead of his visit, Trump confirmed plans to re-examine federal requirements governing the fuel efficiency of cars and trucks, moving forcefully against Obama-era environmental regulations that he said are stifling economic growth.

Under Obama, the Environmental Protection Agency promulgated a rule for cars and trucks requiring a fleetwide average of 36 miles per gallon (15.3 kilometres per litre) in real-world driving by 2025.

Trump's announcement, while having no immediate effect, is expected to set the stage for weaker fuel efficiency standards as well as drawn-out legal battles with environmental groups and states such as California that adopted their own tough tailpipe standards for drivers.

As a practical matter, Trump's announcement will target the Obama administration's January decision to lock in strict gas mileage requirements for cars and light trucks, ending a review process before the Democrat left office.