Chief Policy Officer & General Counsel, Ford Motor
Search every verified Steven Croley interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. At the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference, Steven Croley discussed Ford Motor Company's commitment to expanding its facilities in Michigan for both electric and internal combustion engine vehicles, describing the company's ongoing transformation. He emphasized the importance of bipartisan partnerships with federal, state, and local leaders to secure an attractive package for Ford, allowing the company to recommit to the state. Croley also advocated for passing the chips funding bill, calling it a matter of supply chain security and citing lessons from the pandemic about reducing dependence on other countries. Croley addressed Ford's efforts to hire talent from around the world, including Silicon Valley, and noted the company's work on a battery recycling plan to extract useful materials and reduce the need for mining. He stated that the company is taking nothing for granted and stressed the need for collaboration among government and partners to maintain Michigan's leadership in innovation and mobility.
“It's clear that we're committed to continuing the transformation of our company and that will require expanding certain of our facilities both to make electric vehicles and our iconic ice combustion vehicles.”
“The commitment to electrification hasn't become clear to people by now, but I think a lot of people think that we're still pushing all this a little too quickly.”
“Economic development is sort of the core responsibility of states and state leaders. I think this is no different than what states do; they try to attract companies.”
“We need to get the chip's funding bill done. It's a matter of supply chain security for us, and the pandemic has taught us important lessons.”
“We are working with partners to enter into a recycling plan for batteries so we can extract what's useful out of an old battery.”
“The more we can recycle, the less mining we need to do, and so forth, so that issue is very much at the top of our list of issues to work through as we continue to become electrified.”
“We can take nothing for granted. We can take nobody for granted. We all have to work together.”
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