hello and welcome to asia business report with me arunoay mukharji.e begin in the us with the strike affecting the auto industry because the us president joe biden is expected tojoin workers on the picket line in michigan later today. the industrial unrest has highlighted a clash between the president's support for unions and his push for clean energy. our north america business correspondent 7 michelle fleury has the latest from new york. the fight between america's biggest car companies and the uaw over pay and better benefits is playing out in a key battleground state in the 2024 presidential election. that is michigan. so this visit by president biden is no accident. he's trying to turbocharge the market for electric vehicles. that is part of his policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. his signature legislation, well, it's known as the inflation reduction act, and it includes billions of dollars in incentives to get more clean cars on the road. but republicans, including biden�*s likely presidential opponent, donald trump, who is also visiting

hello and welcome to asia business report with me arunoay mukharji.oday. the industrial unrest has highlighted a clash between the president's support for unions and his push for clean energy. 0ur north america business correspondent ? michelle fleury has the latest from new york. the fight between america's biggest