Part of / The Verge’s guide to the 2024 presidential election Has there ever been a presidential election so totally obsessed with the American auto industry? Sure, past campaigns have made glancing reference to the storied auto sector, mostly as a stand-in for popular tropes like American ingenuity and hard work. But this election feels different. The combination of Michigan, the home of the Big Three automakers (Ford, GM, and Stellantis), as a crucial swing state and the historic shift toward