Opportunities and Challenges for Illinois Automakers in Electric Car Transition Detailed by IMEC and IMA Report
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PEORIA, Ill., Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) and the Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA) released an impacts report detailing changes Illinois automakers will experience as the transportation market shifts toward electric vehicles. The report, written by the Center for Automotive Research, explains that Illinois automobile supply chain manufacturers will see opportunities for growth in the electric car transition, with new parts production creating new jobs. However, the report also details other automakers are at risk if they cannot change production.
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- Illinois manufacturers in the automotive supply chain are due for new challenges and opportunities from shift toward electric, according to new report.
- PEORIA, Ill., Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) and the Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA) released an impacts report detailing changes Illinois automakers will experience as the transportation market shifts toward electric vehicles.
- The report, written by the Center for Automotive Research, explains that Illinois automobile supply chain manufacturers will see opportunities for growth in the electric car transition, with new parts production creating new jobs.
- The impact report identifies 10,800 employees (12% of Illinois autoworkers) whose jobs are at "High Risk" of obsoletion in the electrification transition.