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Fighting the Tariffs with Detroit Axle

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Welcome back to Insight On Business. Grateful you're listening to us from wherever on the planet you happen to be. We're going to be talking about tariffs. Now, don't turn your back aside because this is going to be a real person conversation about someone that is fighting to get money back from the U.S. government. And his name is Mike Muschinich. And Mike is the CEO of something called Detroit Axle in my hometown of Detroit, Michigan.

Mike, welcome to the Business News Hour. Grateful you're taking time to talk with us. Thank you for the invite. I'm honored to be here. There's so many things to visit with you about. Tell us about Detroit Axle. Tell us about the history. Your father started this back in 1990, I think it was. And you've been a fixture in the Detroit market. Doing what?

Well, again, thank you for having me. The company was started by my old man, who I'm happy to say is still kicking. We're still working together day in and day out. So, you started a little, you know, I had a little spot rebuilding CV joints, rebuilding axle shafts back in the early 90s.

And, you know, I wasn't doing too well in school. So, I left. I kind of got fired from high school. So, I went and joined them. And the world was changing. By the year, by the mid-2000s, the internet was starting to show its colors of what its possibilities are and its potential.

Fighting the Tariffs with Detroit Axle

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The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.

Fighting the Tariffs with Detroit Axle

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.