MICHauto in the News

• GM Announces $7 Billion EV Battery Investment In Michigan

  On Jan. 25, General Motors announced a major electric-vehicle investment in Michigan, with plans to spend $7 billion and create up to 4,000 new jobs at two plants.

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• ‘Just Drive’: Son’s Death Fuels GM Executive’s Push Against Distracted Driving

  Officially, an average of nine people per day die in crashes involving distracted driving, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration — 3,142 nationally in the last year tallied, 71 of them in Michigan. Also according to NHTSA, the actual figures are probably much more than that. To address distracted driving the Kiefer Foundation works in three areas: attention to the problem and perils of distracted driving, public policy, and technology.

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• Michigan Matters: The Mobility Revolution Envelops the Region

  From electric vehicles to electric urban aircraft and drones, the conversation on CBS 62’s “Michigan Matters” revolved around the mobility revolution as Mujeeb Ijaz, Founder/CEO of Our Next Energy Inc., Trevor Pawl, Chief Mobility Officer of the State of Michigan, Brett Adcock, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of  Archer Aviation, and Glenn Stevens, Executive Director of MICHauto and Vice President of Mobility for the Detroit Regional Chamber, appear to talk about latest developments.

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• MICHauto’s Executive Director, Glenn Stevens Jr., Appointed to American Center for Mobility Board of Directors

  The American Center for Mobility (ACM) announces new Board of Director appointment to Glenn Stevens, Executive Director of MICHauto and Detroit Regional Chamber’s vice president of automotive and mobility initiatives.

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• Novi battery maker sends Tesla S to the U.P. and back on one charge

  Detroit Free Press Jan. 5, 2022 Carol Cain  The race to alleviate range anxiety among electric vehicle owners got a potential boost thanks to a Michigan battery maker that used its cutting edge technology to power a 2021 Tesla Model S 752 …

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• Car sales in Michigan expected to remain low in 2022

  Fox 47 News Jan. 3, 2022 Luisa Wiewgorra Car sales in Michigan are expected to remain far lower than they were before the pandemic, and prices for the consumer will likely remain high as dealerships face supply chain issues. “It …

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