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Foreign automakers already have huge assembly plants in the U.S., but lots of parts and materials come from overseas. <br/><br/>To avoid costly tariffs, they gotta buy American. But … How does one meet those suppliers? How do you build a new relationship with them?<br/><br/>The answer: Speed dating. <br/><br/><strong>Related episodes:</strong><br/><br/><strong> </strong><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/21/1252663606/the-old-trade-war-that-brought-foreign-carmakers-to-the-us"target="_blank" >The old trade war that brought foreign carmakers to the U.S.</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/1242229719/planet-money-the-case-for-tariffs"target="_blank" >Tariffs: What are they good for?</a><br/><br/><br><em>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at </em><a href="http://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" ><em>plus.npr.org</em></a><em>. Fact-checking by Tyler Jones. Music by </em><a href="https://dropel...