FBI ‘frames’ GM and makes room for BMW

While President Trump applies measures to protect the US market, his federal police decides to exchange their vehicles for German SUVs

Tarifaço and the Detroit Motor Show are vain attempts to strengthen the American market. (Photomontage: Gabriel Fernandes | BMW Special Sales Disclosure | AutoPapo)
By Boris Feldman
Published on 2026-02-04 at 07:00 AM
Updated on 2026-02-04 at 07:25 AM

Donald Trump even defied international trade rules with his tariff to stimulate the U.S. auto industry. However, you rarely see good results in these industrial protection schemes established by some countries.

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And there in the United States there was the Detroit show last month, which repeated the failure of this event last year. Few brands were present and almost no news at the stands.

But while President Trump bans Chinese cars and threatens the world, his most important security agency, the FBI, does you know what? It replaces GM’s Suburban Van for its agents with the armored BMW X5.

Boris Feldman

Journalist and engineer with 50 years of experience in the automotive press. Led newspaper and television teams and hosts the AutoPapo program on radio stations across the country.

Boris Feldman
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