Tesla, GM among carmakers flocking to mining events to secure supplies for EVs
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.
