What role should automakers play in the battery supply chain?

Benchmark’s Giga USA 2024 conference saw senior executives from Ford and General Motors set out their views on the roles automakers should play in the battery supply chain.
Ford’s and General Motors’ electrification plans have already seen their demand for batteries soar. In turn their exposure to supply chain risks and price volatility have increased.
In this session Benchmark’s COO Andrew Miller spoke with Omar Vargas, Vice President & Head of Global Public Policy at General Motors, and Chris Smith, Ford’s Chief Government Affairs Officer, on supply chain diversification, price volatility, and sustainability in battery production.
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[@Truthstelling]

educate your government first...cooperation is the key with the world....not oppressing others is a start

[@Michael-Wil]

Blah, blah, blah, yawnnnn ZZZZZZzzzzzz...., mo meaningful just bland generic waffle. But why would I expect anything else from this.

[@blee7650]

Exactly what I thought. The reality is both GM and Ford don't stand a chance against the EV makers in China. They's why the had to lobby for the 100% tariff on Chinese EVs coming into America. They can't admit defeat and instead, will try to reinvent the wheel.