MICHauto News

• EV boom sparks new supply base in Michigan

  Crain’s Detroit Business Nov. 29, 2021 Kurt Nagl  The multi-billion-dollar commitments of automakers and their suppliers to an electric vehicle future has spurred a battery-powered gold rush in Southeast Michigan. Vehicles with a battery core as opposed to an internal …

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• MICHauto Investors Among CADIA 2021 Impact Award Winners

  On Friday, Nov. 12, the Center for Automotive Diversity, Inclusion, and Advancement (CADIA) announced winners of their annual Impact Awards. The CADIA Impact Awards recognize excellence in and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the automotive industry. This year, CADIA received more than 70 nominations for awards in four categories: Leadership Commitment, Systemic Change, Creating Inclusive Cultures, and Champion for Diverse Talent. Winners and runner ups of this year’s awards included several MICHauto investor companies, including American Axle and Manufacturing Inc., BrogWarner, Brose, Stellantis, and Shape Corp.

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• Securing the Future of Automotive Tech: New Talent Attraction and Retention

  On Nov. 18, Carolyn Sauer, senior director of MICHauto, took the stage during Automotive Tech Week to lead a conversation on Securing the Future of Automotive Tech. The panel discussion brought together experts from the automotive industry, state government, and education sector, to highlight the action that is needed to fill the automotive and mobility talent pipeline for sustainable growth and innovation.

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• President Biden Celebrates Michigan’s Global Automotive Leadership At GM’s Factory Zero

  President Joe Biden came to Michigan on Wednesday, Nov. 17, to help open GM’s retooled Factory Zero Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center. The President was joined by GM CEO Mary Barra, United Auto Workers President Ray Curry, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, members of Michigan’s Congressional delegation, MICHauto executive director Glenn Stevens Jr., and more at the event. It is GM’s second EV plant so far within its North American footprint and is central to the company’s plan to pivot from gas and diesel-powered vehicles to EVs. 

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• Ford sets COVID-19 vaccine mandate for ‘most’ salaried U.S. employees by Dec. 8

  Crain’s Detroit Business Nov. 3, 2021 Michael Martinez  Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday it will require most of its salaried employees in the U.S. to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8, in line with the Biden administration’s deadline for …

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• MICHauto and the Chamber Join Gov. Whitmer in Supporting ‘Jobs Court’ Pilot Program to Keep Communities Safe by Putting Michiganders to Work

  LANSING, Mich. — Today, as part of Governor Whitmer’s MI Safe Communities Plan, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II joined Attorney General Dana Nessel, MICHauto, the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights, Detroit Manufacturing Systems, Goodwill Industries, the United Auto …

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• Coalition urges Michigan to invest $600M for EV infrastructure, workforce training

  The Detroit News Nov 1, 2021 Breana Noble  A coalition of nonprofits and businesses on Monday called upon the state legislature to invest $600 million for electric-vehicle and alternative fuel infrastructure, workforce training and site preparation to preserve Michigan’s mobility leadership. …

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• General Motors: How Our Electrification Journey Impacts Your Community

  In a webinar, hosted by Gerald Johnson, executive vice president of Global Manufacturing and Sustainability for General Motors Co., the company previewed their growth strategy, discussed the future of their workforce, and outlined how an all-electric vehicle future will benefit manufacturing communities, like Detroit.

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• Glenn Stevens Jr.: Stop rehashing ‘Blue Oval City,’ focus on keeping auto knowledge economy here

  MICHauto executive director penned a piece about retaining the automotive knowledge economy in Michigan. Learn more.

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• Stellantis, business group start program to aid Black-owned suppliers

  The Detroit News Oct. 20, 2021 Jordyn Grzelewski Stellantis NV and the National Business League on Wednesday kicked off what they’re billing as the country’s first-ever development program for Black-owned suppliers. Thirteen businesses were selected for the pilot phase of the National …

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