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Oct 03 2022
Blog Electric Vehicles

Congressional Hearing Examines How the Inflation Reduction Act Can Tackle Climate Challenges – and Create Jobs

The United States has a big opportunity to create well-paid jobs while transitioning to a clean energy future, but workers must be a top priority.
Jul 20 2022
Blog Manufacturing

Industry and Labor Lay Out Priorities at a “State of Steel” Hearing

Keep tariffs strong, improve trade enforcement, and invest in American manufacturing, leaders urge lawmakers.
Mar 31 2022
Blog

Senate Hearing Stresses Urgency of Ramping Up Critical Mineral Production 

The United States is woefully dependent on imports for the minerals needed to maintain our national security and power the transition to clean energy. Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens to make...
Mar 10 2022
Blog Electric Vehicles

As Gas Prices Go Up, Congress Talks a Shift to Made in America Electric Vehicles

It’s critical that electric vehicles -- and the supply chain that helps build them – are Made in America. Otherwise, we’ll merely shift our dependence on foreign oil to foreign-made EVs. 
Jan 05 2022
Blog Electric Vehicles

Ford Is Already Doubling Production of the F-150 Lightning Pickup

The American auto industry has historically been an engine of economic growth and remains an enormous part of the national economy. Losing it would be unwise.
Dec 17 2021
Blog Made in America

What Vehicle Topped the 2021 Kogod Made in America Auto Index?

American companies were at the front of the pack of the annual index, which measures how much of the manufacturing process happens in the United States.
Jun 10 2021
Blog Section 232 is Working

Section 232 Helped Granite City Works Get Back Into the Game

The storied steel mill was barely hanging on by 2018. But trade action allowed Granite City Works to hire workers and make improvements.
May 07 2021
Press Release

AAM Statement: Factories Lost 18,000 Jobs in April

Washington, D.C. – Manufacturing lost 18,000 jobs in April, according to new figures released on Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Motor vehicles and parts lost 27,000...
Apr 01 2021
Blog Infrastructure

Q&A: Three American Factory Workers on How Infrastructure Investment Will Help Manufacturing

There's a lot of talk in policy circles about infrastructure. But how would a robust investment package effect manufacturing workers in communities across the country?
Mar 10 2021
Blog Electric Vehicles

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Says an Electric Vehicle Future Will Mean New Jobs

But to fully take advantage of a historic opportunity, the United States must jam on the accelerator, the former Michigan governor said.