Automotive President Obama to Visit Auto Plants in Michigan, Illinois by Gary Kopycinski on July 24, 2010 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Automotive: BMW Recalling 1 Million Vehicles November 3, 2017 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Finds Sharp Increase in Riskier Longer-term Auto Loans November 2, 2017 Report: Electric Vehicle Adoption in Illinois Will Lead to Billions of Dollars in Benefits September 28, 2017 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010. President Obama will visit Chrysler and General Motors Plants in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan on Friday, July 30 and a Ford plant in Chicago, Illinois on August 5.