MICHauto promotes, retains, and grows Michigan’s signature industry
as the state’s only automotive and mobility cluster association.
Michigan’s Only Automotive Cluster Association
Michigan Is Automobility Report: The Home For Automotive Talent And The Industry’s Electric Future
MICHauto, a statewide initiative of the Detroit Regional Chamber, released its annual Michigan is Automobility report, which comprehensively explores the state of the automotive and mobility industry in Michigan. The report shows the remarkable strength and resilience of the industry in Michigan despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a global supply chain disruption of semiconductor chips, and a labor shortage.
The Future of Mobility Takes Center Stage at Motor Bella
Motor Bella, the Detroit area’s newest automotive experience, powered by the North American International Auto Show, kicked off Sept. 21 through Sept. 26 at M1 Concourse Event Center. The outdoor, auto-centered event featured hundreds of vehicles, immersive ride-and-drive activations, next-generation mobility, and more. To keep interest in a post-internet era and prioritize showcasing new technology, like electric and autonomous vehicles, show organizers turned to offering unique driving experiences.
MICHauto Investors Among 2021 Automotive News PACE Award Winners
Each year, the Automotive News PACE program honors superior innovation, technological advancement, and business performance among automotive suppliers. In its 27th year, the program honored 14 companies for product and technology advances, with innovations in vehicle component design for electrification at the forefront. In addition, 15 companies were also recognized under the PACE Innovation Partnership Award and PACEpilot Innovations to Watch. Among this year’s winners were MICHauto Investors: Faurecia, Ford Motor Company, Nexteer Automotive, and Stellantis.
MICHauto Launches Industrywide Talent Attraction Campaign To Improve Industry Career Perceptions
Earlier this month, MICHauto launched a first-of-its-kind industrywide talent attraction campaign to raise awareness about and improve the perception of careers in the automotive and mobility industry among emerging talent. Through this grassroots-style social media campaign, young professionals offer testimonials in an authentic voice to share their career journeys, what attracted them to the industry, and how they are making an impact on the world around them, under the tagline of Discover Auto: You Drive the Future.
CEO Spotlight: umlaut's Samit Ghosh
Samit Ghosh is the chief operating officer of the Americas for umlaut. MICHauto spoke with Ghosh about his priorities as an industry leader and his prediction of what’s to come for autonomous and electric vehicles. Ghosh also shared why he believes that young professionals should not only consider a career in automotive but consider building their career in the Detroit region.
