ACP June 2010 - Dearborn
June 23, 2010
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The June 2010 ACP meeting was held at Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan. The day started with a tour of the Rouge complex’s impressive facilities, beginning with a film about the birth of the Rouge plant, as well as a multi-sensory presentation of the F-150 truck from concept to production. Members then saw the renowned green roof and other environmentally-friendly efforts the plant has undertaken. The tour ended with a view of the final assembly of trucks from an elevated walkway above the plant floor.
Following the tour, the group was officially welcomed by Kathleen McIntyre, Ford’s Political Programs Manager, who commented on the ACP’s unique ability to bring communities and automakers together for mutual benefit. She also reminded members that as vehicle platforms become more integrated, automaker Research and Development offices may not necessarily be located in the ACP region. Therefore it is important that communities not only incentivize manufacturing jobs, but salaried jobs as well.
Kim Hill, ACP Director, announced the EDA grant to CAR to support a second conference on Automotive Renewal. It will explore ways to attract national and global investment to auto-dependent communities in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and CAR welcomes community input on the topics and themes that would be most salient to cover.
Then John Viera, Director of Ford’s Sustainability and Environmental Policy Department, gave an insightful presentation on Ford’s sustainability efforts. He highlighted Ford’s commitment to reducing CO2 emissions and their flexibility in engine design and manufacturing to be prepared for whichever engines, plug-in hybrids, hybrids, or battery-only, that are demanded in the future.
Sean McAlinden of CAR then provided further evidence of the automotive industry’s importance to the national and world economies. Given the industry’s improvements in productivity, quality, and labor cost parity, along with the billions of dollars that have been invested by companies since January 2010, states and communities should not walk away from the industry now. And finally, Bernard Swiecki of CAR offered a preview of forthcoming product timing charts which CAR will be tracking and creating.
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(All of the presentations are available to ACP members by clicking here.)
The June 2010 ACP meeting was held at Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan. The day started with a tour of the Rouge complex’s impressive facilities, beginning with a film about the birth of the Rouge plant, as well as a multi-sensory presentation of the F-150 truck from concept to production. Members then saw the renowned green roof and other environmentally-friendly efforts the plant has undertaken. The tour ended with a view of the final assembly of trucks from an elevated walkway above the plant floor.
Following the tour, the group was officially welcomed by Kathleen McIntyre, Ford’s Political Programs Manager, who commented on the ACP’s unique ability to bring communities and automakers together for mutual benefit. She also reminded members that as vehicle platforms become more integrated, automaker Research and Development offices may not necessarily be located in the ACP region. Therefore it is important that communities not only incentivize manufacturing jobs, but salaried jobs as well.
Kim Hill, ACP Director, announced the EDA grant to CAR to support a second conference on Automotive Renewal. It will explore ways to attract national and global investment to auto-dependent communities in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and CAR welcomes community input on the topics and themes that would be most salient to cover.
Then John Viera, Director of Ford’s Sustainability and Environmental Policy Department, gave an insightful presentation on Ford’s sustainability efforts. He highlighted Ford’s commitment to reducing CO2 emissions and their flexibility in engine design and manufacturing to be prepared for whichever engines, plug-in hybrids, hybrids, or battery-only, that are demanded in the future.
Sean McAlinden of CAR then provided further evidence of the automotive industry’s importance to the national and world economies. Given the industry’s improvements in productivity, quality, and labor cost parity, along with the billions of dollars that have been invested by companies since January 2010, states and communities should not walk away from the industry now. And finally, Bernard Swiecki of CAR offered a preview of forthcoming product timing charts which CAR will be tracking and creating.
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