As the automotive industry continues to work through its struggles, an alliance of manufacturing industry groups is taking to the streets to rally support for the American auto manufacturing industry.
The “Keep It Made in America” bus tour is touring 34 cities for which manufacturing, specially in the automobile industry, is an economic bedrock. Among the sponsors for the tour are the Alliance for American Manufacturing, the Mayors and Municipalities Automotive Coalition, and the United Steelworkers.
Use the following links to learn more about various stops the “Keep It Made in America” Tour has already made:
- Keep It Made in America tour stop in Indianapolis — (Indianapolis Star)
- Keep It Made in America tour stop in East Lansing — (Lansing State Journal)
- Keep It Made in America tour stop in Sterling Heights — (C & G News)
To lean more about the Keep It Made in America tour and to track the tour schedule, follow the link to visit the Keep It Made in America website.
In other recent auto industry news, the state of Michigan is receiving an additional $4.1 million in federal aid that was previously promised to assist auto workers who have been hit hard by the ongoing industry struggles. This is the last installment of the original $6.6 million that was promised from the federal government in June of 2008.
Finally today, the dealership closings at General Motors and Chrysler appear poised to continue, but not without a fight from the National Automobile Dealer’s Association. CNNMoney.com breaks down the arguments on both sides of the dealership cut debate while AutoLoanDaily.com presents an analysis of how the GM and Chrysler dealership cuts will affect consumers.
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