Open for Business: A Conversation From Detroit With Canada’s Consul General

Birgit and Consul Bird turn to the future, reminding listeners of the tremendous support from Washington, DC, and Ottawa, Canada, for the electric mobility ecosystem.

Highlights of the conversation include:

• Canada's public and private sector investments to increase the availability of electric vehicle (EV) critical minerals.
• The importance of cross-border EV manufacturing and corporate partnerships.
• The upcoming review of the USMCA.
• Detroit, Michigan's, announcement of the first Binational Alternative Fuels Corridor.

• Birgit Matthiesen

  Director, North American Manufacturing