Top automakers including Tesla Inc., General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. are heading out on the mining conference circuit as soaring demand for metals used in electric vehicles ignites a scramble to lock in long-term supplies.
Those major US firms, along with Rivian Automotive Inc. and European counterparts Stellantis N.V., Mercedes-Benz Group AG and Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc, will be mingling with the crowds of mining industry executives attending a major metals conference in Florida next week, according to multiple attendees who received a list of the event’s guests.
Bank of Montreal, which is organizing the annual gathering, wouldn’t disclose the names of automakers attending the four-day event, which is expected to attract almost 1,500 participants to Hollywood, Florida.
