Chamber Today

• ‘Planet M’ Goes to Silicon Valley

  This month, the state of Michigan, along with the Detroit Regional Chamber and MICHauto, took the state’s “Planet M” initiative on the road to ITS America in San Jose, Calif. to promote Michigan as the global epicenter of the automotive and mobility industries.

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• Michigan Pushes to Stay on Top in Auto Industry Upheaval

  New technologies and business models are transforming the automotive industry “at a speed that a decade ago, we never could have imagined,” Detroit Regional Chamber President Sandy Baruah said, launching the third annual MICHauto Automotive Leadership Roundtable at the 2016 Mackinac Policy Conference.

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• Auto and Tech Converge: Maintaining Michigan’s Mobility Leadership

  Not since the early days of the Model T has Michigan been presented with such an unprecedented economic opportunity. The automotive industry is rapidly converging with new technology, giving way to an emerging $5.4 trillion mobility industry. Given its unparalleled automotive assets, Michigan has become the global mobility leader, but maintaining this into the future will require collaboration between startups, established companies, government leaders and Silicon Valley.

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• GM President Dan Ammann: Michigan Must Lead in Next-Generation Mobility Era

  General Motors President Dan Ammann called on state lawmakers to pass legislation proposed by Sen. Mike Kowall, R-White Lake, which would help expand Michigan’s leadership in autonomous vehicle testing. The legislation would allow manufacturers to create and sell connected and autonomous cars and clears the way for their use on state roadways.

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• Michigan’s 21st Century Calling Card: Mobility

  Gov. Rick Snyder Launches New Mobility Campaign, “Planet M,” at the 2016 Mackinac Policy Conference.

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