Co-located in Detroit, IACMI and LIFT support the development of lightweight composite material and lightweight metal technologies for automotive and other industrial applications.Īt the Governor’s request, the team has recently focused on international collaboration with several connected and automated (CAV) testing facilities and environments across the globe. The auto team’s efforts were central in securing MEDC support of the creation of strategic automotive assets including Mcity, the American Center for Mobility, the University of Michigan Battery Lab, the Michigan Design Council and the Institute for Advanced Composite Material Innovation (IACMI) and Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT). Kevin Kerrigan leads the team and serves as the senior advisor to the Governor on automotive initiatives. We serve as subject matter experts to the team and support the continued growth of innovative technologies, talent and infrastructure to ensure that Michigan is at the center of the automotive universe now and in the future. The Automotive Office is a three-person team housed within the Business Development Unit at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). One of our favorites is the MoU, also known as a “Memorandum of Understanding.” Susan Proctor from our automotive office sat down with delegates from the UK, who we recently signed an MOU with. ![]() Government is full of great initialisms and acronyms.
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