The Ferndale parts dealer is among several companies and states challenging President Donald Trump's tariffs in court.

Detroit Axle started in 1990 as a small shop that assembled replacement CV joints, which connect a car’s transmission to its wheels, and sold them to mechanics in Detroit.

Detroit Axle is part of Daimler Truck. Workers, who are represented by the UAW, say they make about $10 less an hour than others at the same plant.

Detroit Axle, a large aftermarket auto parts dealer based in Ferndale, says it may go out of business within weeks unless it gets certain tariff relief on the goods it imports from China.

Detroit Axle, formed 35 years ago, found its niche in supplying auto parts online to small mechanic shops and car enthusiasts, importing many of its lower-cost offerings from China and Mexico.

Detroit Axle workers at the Daimler Trucks North America manufacturing complex in suburban Detroit are ready to walk out when their five-year agreement expires at 11:59 pm Friday, January 24.

Detroit Axle is part of Daimler Truck. Workers, who are represented by the UAW, say they make about $10 less an hour than others at the same plant.

The same weekend the UAW rammed through the Detroit Axle contract, the Teamsters announced a last-minute settlement and cancelled an impending strike by 18,000 Costco workers in five states.

The contract covers about 400 workers at the Detroit Axle facility in Redford, which builds axles and transmissions. The union members had voted Jan. 15 to authorize a strike, ...

Detroit Axle is seeking vacant property on which to construct a building of around 300,000 square feet — an existing one likely wouldn't fit its needs, Musheinesh said.