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August 9, 2022

Autos Drive America Applauds President Biden, Congress for CHIPS and Science Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – ...

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August 7, 2022

Autos Drive America Reacts to Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Autos Drive...

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July 27, 2022

Autos Drive America Applauds U.S. Senate Passage of CHIPS and Science Bill

Urges Swift Action by the U.S. House of Representatives   WASHINGTON, D.C....

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July 26, 2022

International Auto Industry Saw Significant Growth in 2021

Annual Economic Impact Report shows increased American vehicle production and exports and more jobs and community ...

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June 27, 2022

Autos Drive America, International Automakers Discuss U.S. Auto Industry’s Shift Toward Electrification

Jennifer Safavian, Toyota, and Volkswagen participate in SelectUSA panel discussion  ...

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June 16, 2022

Autos Drive America Applauds Ocean Shipping Reform Act

Statement from President and CEO Jennifer Safavian Wa...

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May 5, 2022

Autos Drive America Reacts to President Biden’s Electric Vehicle Battery Funding Announcement

Statement from President and CEO Jennifer Safavian ...

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April 6, 2022

Autos Drive America Members Convene in Washington, Announces New Board Leadership

Job creation, workforce development, electric vehicles, free trade are among the ...

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March 23, 2022

Autos Drive America Statement on USMCA Dispute Settlement Panel

Autos Drive America President and CEO Jennifer Safavian issued the following statement in response to the...

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March 2, 2022

Autos Drive America Reacts to President Biden’s State of the Union Address

Autos Drive America President and CEO Jennifer Safavian issued the following statement in response to the State o...

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January 13, 2022

Autos Drive America Statement on Canada Joining Mexico in Request for a USMCA Dispute Settlement Panel

Statement by Jennifer Safavian, President and CEO, Autos Drive America "Canada joining M...

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January 7, 2022

Autos Drive America Statement on Mexico's Request for a USMCA Dispute Settlement Panel

Statement by Jennifer Safavian, President & CEO, Autos Drive America "Our members are com...

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December 20, 2021

Autos Drive America Statement on EPA Vehicle Emission Standards

Statement from Jennifer Safavian, President and CEO, Autos Drive America "The entire U.S. aut...

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December 10, 2021

Canadian Government Letter to Senate Leadership on EV Tax Credit Proposal

Today, the Government of Canada sent a letter to Senate leadership, voicing their strong objection to the proposed ele...

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November 30, 2021

Autos Drive America’s Members Urge Senate Leadership to Oppose Discriminatory Changes to the EV Tax Credit in Build Back Better Act

Today, senior executives of twelve leading international auto companies in the United States sent a letter to Senate l...

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November 19, 2021

Autos Drive America Statement on House Passage of the Build Back Better Act

Statement By Jennifer Safavian, President and CEO Autos Drive America "We are disappointed th...

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November 18, 2021

Autos Drive America Statement on the North American Leaders’ Summit

Statement By Jennifer Safavian, President and CEO, Autos Drive America "Today's meeting betwe...

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November 17, 2021

Autos Drive America Statement on President Biden's Visit to Michigan

Statement by Jennifer Safavian, President and CEO of Autos Drive America “With President Bi...

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November 16, 2021

Autos Drive America Statement on Signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Statement By Jennifer Safavian, President and CEO, Autos Drive America “We applaud tod...

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October 30, 2021

Autos Drive America Statement on U.S., EU Deal to Ease Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

“Autos Drive America welcomes the news that the United States and the European Union have reached an agreement to li...

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October 30, 2021

Statement on Joint Ambassador Letter to U.S. Lawmakers Regarding Discriminatory Electric Vehicle Tax Credit

On October 29, 2021, Ambassadors representing countries of automotive producers sent a letter to U.S. lawmakers saying...

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October 27, 2021

Statement on the Eleven Governors Letter of Opposition to Proposed for UAW-built EVs Tax Credit

By Jennifer Safavian, President and CEO Autos Drive America "Now eleven governors have joined the growing chor...

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October 22, 2021

Statement on the Canadian Letter to Congressional Leadership on EV Tax Credit Proposals

By Jennifer Safavian, President and CEO Autos Drive America “With Canada now raising concerns with the propo...

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October 5, 2021

Autos Drive America Supports Legislation That Reinstates Congressional Authority Over Trade

Jennifer Safavian, President and CEO of Autos Drive America today released the following statement in support of the B...

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October 1, 2021

Autos Drive America Celebrates MFG Month

Autos Drive America is celebrating Manufacturing Month by highlighting international automakers U.S. manufacturing pre...

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September 30, 2021

Autos Drive America’s Members Put Pressure on Speaker Pelosi to Oppose Discriminatory Changes to the EV Tax Credit

Senior executives of twelve leading international auto companies in the United States sent a letter today to Speaker N...

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September 21, 2021

Autos Drive America Launches Advertising Campaign to Oppose Discriminatory Electric Vehicle Tax Credits

Autos Drive America, a trade association representing leading international automakers in the United States, has launc...

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September 13, 2021

Autos Drive America Statement on House Ways and Means EV Tax Incentive Plan

Statement by Jennifer Safavian, President and CEO of Autos Drive America "Today, more than ha...

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September 7, 2021

International Auto Industry Report Details Significant Benefits to U.S. Economy

Autos Drive America and the International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) jointly released their annual...

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August 26, 2021

Autos Drive America Expands Advocacy Team

Rory Heslington and Colton Hotary to Steer Association’s GA Efforts ...

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July 7, 2021

Statement on Section 232 Report on Auto and Auto Parts Imports

Statement by Jennifer Safavian, President and CEO of Autos Drive America "While we appreciate...

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March 17, 2021

Autos Drive America Statement on Confirmation of Katherine Tai as United States Trade Representative

Congratulations to Katherine Tai on her confirmation as the new United States Trade Representative.  She brings a...

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March 2, 2021

Autos Drive America Statement on Confirmation of Gina Raimondo as Secretary of Commerce

Congratulations to Governor Gina Raimondo on her confirmation as the new Secretary of Commerce. International automake...

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February 24, 2021

Autos Drive America Statement on President Biden's Securing America's Supply Chains Executive Order

Statement by Jennifer Safavian, Autos Drive America's President and CEO “In an increasingly competitive mark...

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January 20, 2021

Autos Drive America Congratulates President Biden and Vice President Harris

Statement by Jennifer Safavian, President and CEO of Autos Drive America Washington, D.C...

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October 2, 2020

Autos Drive America Celebrates MFG Day 2020 as Official Sponsor

Autos Drive America is proud to be an official sponsor of MFG Day 2020. Celebrated annually on t...

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September 29, 2020

Autos Drive America CEO on Auto News' Daily Drive Podcast

Listen to Autos Drive America CEO, Jennifer Safavian, speak with Automotive News Publisher Jason Stein about ...

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September 15, 2020

Statement on Removal of Duty-Free Treatment of Canadian Aluminum

“The Administration’s decision to end the Canadian aluminum tariffs is a welcome and positiv...

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August 6, 2020

Autos Drive America Statement on Canadian Aluminum Tariffs

“As auto and auto parts plants across the country reopen and Americans begin returning to work, the auto indust...

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July 23, 2020

New Report Highlights International Auto Industry Contributions to the U.S. Economy

Autos Drive America, together with the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AI...

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July 16, 2020

Here For America Coalition Rebrands as Autos Drive America

A trade association representing major international automakers in the United States today unvei...

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July 1, 2020

AUTOS DRIVE AMERICA STATEMENT ON USMCA ENTRY INTO FORCE Statement by Jennifer Safavian, Autos Drive America President and CEO

“Autos Drive America is committed to the success and growth of the U.S. auto industry.   An integrated Nor...

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April 8, 2020

Autos Drive America Names Jennifer Safavian as its First President and CEO

Autos Drive America’s Board of Directors has selected Jennifer Safavian as its new president and CEO. Safav...

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March 13, 2020

AUTO INDUSTRY URGES ADMINISTRATION TO RECONSIDER USMCA IMPLEMENTATION DATE

“The U.S. automotive industry is committed to the success of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and has been wor...

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January 29, 2020

Autos Drive America Statement on USMCA Signing

“Autos Drive America members are committed to the success and growth of the U.S. auto industry.  ...

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January 21, 2020

Autos Drive America Statement Regarding Decision to Withhold Publication of Section 232 Auto Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Annemarie Pender 202-650-5548 | apender@hereforamerica.org We are disap...

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January 16, 2020

Autos Drive America Statement on Senate Passage of USMCA

Autos Drive America members are committed to the success and growth of the U.S. auto industry.  Tod...

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January 15, 2020

AUTOS DRIVE AMERICA STATEMENT ON U.S.-CHINA TRADE DEAL

“Autos Drive America is encouraged that the U.S. and China have agreed to a Phase One trade deal that ...

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January 7, 2020

Automotive Industry Launches New Trade Association

Twelve leading auto companies today announced the formation of Here For America, a not-for-profit trade association de...

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Recent Events

Workforce Development lNovember 16, 2021

Modern Manufacturing: Apprenticeships in the Auto Industry

Watch the web panel conversation with automotive manufact...

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Workforce Development lJuly 30, 2021

Preparing the Workforce of the Future

Watch the virtual event with industry experts about preparing ...

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Workforce Development lJune 23, 2021

Promising Careers in Automotive Manufacturing

Watch the web panel conversation with automotive employee...

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