Alliance for Automotive Innovation named four bipartisan recipients of the 2024 Automotive Leadership Award recognizing policymakers who have demonstrated a commitment to a strong, growing and globally competitive American auto industry.
2024 Automotive Leadership Award recipients:
- Senator Martin Heinrich is chairman of the Joint Economic Committee and a supporter of jobs and workforce development through innovation. His foresight led to the creation of an artificial intelligence (AI) framework through the bipartisan Senate AI Working Group. He is the founder of the bicameral Electrification Caucus. Auto industry economic impact in New Mexico.
- Senator Todd Young is ranking member of the Senate subcommittee on surface transportation, maritime, freight, and ports and a member of the Senate Commerce Committee. He supports bipartisan policies on AI and led the creation of an AI framework through the bipartisan Senate AI Working Group. He had a leadership role in passage of the CHIPS and Science Act, historic semiconductor supply chain legislation.
Auto industry economic impact in Indiana.
- Representative John Curtis is a leading voice for U.S. energy policy and the founder of the House Conservative Climate Caucus. As a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, his leadership shapes policies around vehicle technologies and innovations shaping the U.S. auto industry.
- Representative Haley Stevens co-chairs the bipartisan House Manufacturing Caucus and is a member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. She had an instrumental role in passage of the CHIPS and Science Act and authored provisions to expand and diversify the domestic semiconductor workforce.
Auto industry economic impact in Michigan.
John Bozzella, president and chief executive officer of Alliance for Automotive Innovation, said: “Alliance for Automotive Innovation represents the iconic companies designing and producing most vehicles sold today in the United States, as well as equipment suppliers, autonomous vehicle innovators, semiconductor and electric vehicle battery producers.
“These policymakers may hail from different states and different parities, but they each understand that a globally competitive U.S. auto industry is worth fighting for in Washington because it underpins our economic and national security. On behalf of Alliance for Automotive Innovation, thank you to Senator Heinrich, Senator Young, Representative Curtis and Representative Stevens for your leadership.”
America’s auto industry supports 10 million jobs coast to coast, pumps $1 trillion into the economy annually and contributes 5 percent to GDP.