Yesterday, I listened to Terry McAuliffe, successful businessman and former political strategist and candidate, discuss the progress of his latest business venture, Greentech Automotive, a newly established US automobile company committed to the advancement of clean automotive technology.
Aside from its promise of clean technology, the exciting thing about Greentech Automotive is that McAuliffe acquired the business from China, and moved it to the United States! This new, green business venture has found a home in Mississippi, where its first plant, a 400,00 square foot facility, is being built. According to McAuliffe, the first car, a small neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV), is expected to roll off the assembly line in July of this year, and, the first order has already been placed for the car by buyers in China!
In addition to this first electric model, plans are in the works for other green technology models - a sports car, a mid-sized car, and a subcompact. Additional US plants are also planned for the future. The venture will initially create 300 additional US jobs, and at full production, is expected to create another 4,000 - 5,000 US jobs.
While all of this is a very good thing, Greentech Auto's electric car will be made from foreign-made components, and assembled in the USA. This makes it ineligible to be recommended as a "Made in USA" product on this blog. Therefore, I not only congratulate Terry McAuliffe for creating new US jobs, and especially green technology jobs, but I also challenge Terry McAuliffe to not just assemble, but to manufacture his auto parts in the US. How many US jobs would that create, I wonder?
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This week's recommended products:
· Cadillac Escalade (non-hybrid) & Escalade ESV, Cadillac DTS - Made in USA by General Motors
· Ford F-150 & F-250, Ford Focus, Ford Expedition, Ford Taurus, Lincoln MKS, Lincoln Navigator - Made in USA by Ford
· Jeep Liberty, Chrysler 200, Dodge Avenger, Dodge Nitro, - Made in USA by Chrysler
· Accord Crosstour, Acura RDX, Honda Pilot, Honda Ridgeline - Made in USA by Honda (non-union)
· Kia Sorento - Made in USA by Kia (non-union)
· Toyota Sequoia, Toyota Tundra - Made in USA by Toyota (non-union)
Note: The models recommended are manufactured and assembled in the USA. Other models by General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler may or may not be manufactured in the USA. Check the sticker on a specific vehicle to find out where its engine and transmission are made.
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