Sen. Levin criticizes an announcement by China that it will begin imposing new duties on some U.S.-made vehicles, calling the action “unjustified” and urging the U.S. government to take action to protect U.S. workers and manufacturers.

In a letter to President Obama, Sen. Levin urges that Japan not be invited to a key round of trade talks until it opens up its notoriously closed auto market to imports.

Sen. Levin is one of a bipartisan group of six senators introducing legislation that would require disclosure of foreign subsidies that damage U.S. workers and companies.

Sen. Levin votes in favor of a trade agreement with South Korea that makes important progress toward opening the once-closed South Korean market to imports of U.S.-made vehicles.

Sen. Levin says new auto fuel efficiency standards will "protect American jobs, promote American manufacturing of advanced technology vehicles, and help ensure that American automakers have a level playing field to produce and sell the vehicles consumers want to buy." Domestic automaters agreee to the new standards after Michigan lawmakers pushed for significant improvements.

Sen. Levin and a bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation that would allow the Senate to continue its leadership of the country toward a clean energy future by establishing automotive battery recharging stations at parking lots in the Capitol complex at no net cost to the federal government.

Sen. Levin joins his brother, U.S. Rep. Sandy Levin, to introduce legislation that would to expand the availability of the $7,500 consumer tax credit for plug-in hybrid vehicles.

In a speech to the “Business of Plugging In” conference in Washington, Sen. Levin calls for increased production of electric vehicles as necessary to combat climate change, protect U.S. national security and provide future jobs. He calls for steps including an enhancement of federal tax credits to make first-generation electric vehicles more affordable, and potential changes in fuel economy regulations to promote next-generation vehicles.

Sen. Levin speaks in favor of continuing the "Cash for Clunkers" program, which provides tax incentives for replacing older, inefficient vehicles with more fuel-efficient new vehicles, helping protect the environement and helping the auto industry recover from recession.

In a speech on the floor of the Senate, Sen. Levin calls for establishment of a “cash for clunkers” program to boost sales in the recession-damaged auto industry.

Acting after requests from Sen. Levin and other Michigan lawmakers, the Obama administration announces a $5 billion fund to help shore up troubled auto suppliers and avoid a crisis that could result in thousands of lost jobs.

In a statement at an EPA public hearing, Sen. Levin asks federal regulators to avoid a patchwork of state and regional rules on carbon emissions and forge a single, national standard to combat the global problem of greenhouse gasses.

Sen. Levin and other Michigan lawmakers are involved in intense negotiations in Congress to provide aid to the domestic auto industry as it struggles to survive the deepest recession in eight decades. Legislation fails to pass the Senate, but in consultation with Sen. Levin and other lawmakers, President Bush’s administration announces short-term aid to the industry.

Sen. Levin and Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan are successful in efforts to include $6 billion in low-interest loans to auto manufacturers for factory retooling in economic stimulus legislation.

The Senate approves legislation sponsored by Sen. Levin and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine to increase the use of renewable energy in the auto sector and other parts of the economy.

An agreement to amend CAFE fuel mileage regulations includes several provisions Sen. Levin had sought, including changes that make CAFE standards less discriminatory against domestic automakers.

Sen. Levin leads a bipartisan group of senators in calling for a conference to address problems with Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards.

Sen. Levin leads the development of a comprehensive agenda to revitalize our domestic manufacturing industry and respond to the loss of millions of manufacturing jobs. The American Manufacturing Initiative (AMI) would bring together government, private industry and academia in a robust partnership aimed at turning around the manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy and creating new jobs.  Worked with Senate colleagues to get portions of the proposal adopted into law such as the Technology Innovation Program and Manufacturing Extension Partnership programs and tax credits for bio fuel.

In a speech to the Detroit Economic Club, Sen. Levin calls for an Apollo program-like effort to rebuild U.S. manufacturing.

Sen. Levin works to increase funding in fiscal year 2007 to $16 million from the $13 million for the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Firms program. The TAA for Firms program assists hundreds of mostly small and medium-sized manufacturing and agricultural companies that experience loss of jobs and sales because of foreign imports. Qualifying companies receive technical assistance in areas such as marketing, financing, production, product development, distribution, management information systems and exporting. Since 1999, the program has helped to retain or create over 48,039 jobs in communities and increased sales at participating companies by $6.2 billion. The TAA for Firms program serving the Great Lakes region is located at the University of Michigan.

Senate approves a Levin amendment to trade legislation that makes it a principal negotiating objective of the United States to increase access to foreign markets for U.S.-made autos and auto parts.