Automotive R&D - Economic Development and Community Affairs
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Driving your Future Automotive R&D
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Driving your Future<br />
<strong>Automotive</strong> R&D
Oakl<strong>and</strong> County’s<br />
<strong>Automotive</strong> Research &<br />
<strong>Development</strong> Advantage<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong> County companies can leverage the region’s<br />
position as the global capital of vehicle research <strong>and</strong><br />
development with tens of thous<strong>and</strong>s of engineers <strong>and</strong><br />
scientists working toward new solutions. Oakl<strong>and</strong> County<br />
companies know what it takes to develop new, innovative<br />
technologies, because automotive manufacturing was born<br />
here. That is why the world’s most innovative corporations,<br />
including every major vehicle-related manufacturer <strong>and</strong><br />
supplier, have facilities in the region.<br />
More than one third of those R&D facilities are located<br />
in Oakl<strong>and</strong> County. Companies such as Robert Bosch,<br />
Chrysler Group, Continental, Denso, Fanuc Robotics,<br />
Faurecia, Hitachi <strong>Automotive</strong>, Magna International,<br />
Siemens, Tata Technologies, Valeo <strong>and</strong> ZF Friedrichshafen<br />
AG have facilities in the county.<br />
The largest facility in Oakl<strong>and</strong> County is Chrysler Group’s<br />
Technology Center <strong>and</strong> World Headquarters in Auburn<br />
Hills. The 504-acre facility is the only automotive complex<br />
that brings together cutting-edge scientific research,<br />
industry-leading creative design, vehicle development,<br />
engineering, manufacturing, marketing <strong>and</strong> corporate<br />
leadership all under one roof.<br />
The Auburn Hills facility is also the global engineering<br />
electrification center for all Chrysler <strong>and</strong> Fiat vehicles.<br />
The center houses vehicle product teams, eight design<br />
studios, pilot plant <strong>and</strong> scientific laboratories. The labs<br />
include an aero-acoustic wind tunnel; emissions lab;<br />
powertrain test center; noise, vibration <strong>and</strong> harshness lab;<br />
<strong>and</strong> electromagnetic compatibility facility, in addition to a<br />
1.8-mile test track.<br />
Companies located in Oakl<strong>and</strong> County have a strategic<br />
advantage in capitalizing on the growing automotive<br />
research <strong>and</strong> development field. Just look at the following<br />
features:<br />
• Michigan is the No. 1 state for vehicle-related R&D,<br />
spending $11.8 billion annually<br />
• The federal government allotted $2.4 billion for advanced<br />
battery <strong>and</strong> electric vehicle projects across the country,<br />
more than half going to Michigan companies<br />
• State officials’ say battery projects will create almost 7,000<br />
jobs in the next 18 months <strong>and</strong> 40,000 by 2020<br />
• The state is ranked fourth in the nation in research<br />
intensity (ratio of expenditures to gross state product)<br />
• Michigan has the fourth highest number of engineers<br />
nationally<br />
• The state is home to 47 of the top 50 global automotive<br />
suppliers<br />
• Twenty three percent of total U.S. vehicle production<br />
occurs in Michigan<br />
• More than 1,000 motor vehicle equipment <strong>and</strong> parts<br />
manufacturers call Michigan home, that’s over 50 percent<br />
of the North American auto supplier base<br />
• Oakl<strong>and</strong> County has over 1,700 businesses <strong>and</strong> 107,000<br />
workers that are directly or indirectly involved with<br />
automotive manufacturing<br />
Organizations To Support You:<br />
• Automation Alley – Southeast Michigan’s Regional<br />
Technology Cluster<br />
• Center for <strong>Automotive</strong> Research (CAR)<br />
• Center for Fuel Cell Systems & Powertrain Integration<br />
• EPA’s National Vehicle & Fuel Emissions Laboratory<br />
• Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA)<br />
• Michigan’s Technology Tri-Corridor<br />
• Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC)<br />
• National <strong>Automotive</strong> Center (NAC)<br />
• National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS)<br />
• National Biofuel Energy Lab (NBEL)<br />
• National Institute of Industrial Technology (NAIT)<br />
• National Vehicle & Fuel Emission Laboratory<br />
• Original Equipment Suppliers Association (DESA)<br />
• Society of <strong>Automotive</strong> Engineers (SAE)<br />
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)<br />
• TARDEC’s National <strong>Automotive</strong> Center (NAC)<br />
• Toyota Research institute of North America<br />
• U.S. Tank <strong>Automotive</strong> Research <strong>Development</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
Engineering Center (TARDEC)<br />
Photo courtesy: Chrysler Group.<br />
Cover photos courtesy: Upper right: Continental, Lower: General Motors
Regional Advantages for <strong>Automotive</strong> R&D Companies<br />
• At $15.2 billion, Michigan leads the nation in industrial<br />
R&D spending (per dollar of gross state product)<br />
• More than 70 percent of Michigan’s top OEM parts<br />
suppliers are headquartered in Oakl<strong>and</strong> County,<br />
including more than 2,000 business research facilities<br />
• More than 800 foreign-owned firms from 37 countries<br />
are located in Oakl<strong>and</strong> County<br />
• Half of the top 100 auto suppliers in the world have<br />
locations in Oakl<strong>and</strong> County<br />
• Almost 43 percent of Fortune Global 500 companies<br />
have business locations in Oakl<strong>and</strong> County<br />
• General Motors, 20th highest revenue generating<br />
company in the world (5th highest in the United<br />
States), is Oakl<strong>and</strong> County’s third largest employer<br />
• Thirteen of the seventeen Fortune 500 automotive<br />
manufacturers <strong>and</strong> parts suppliers have locations in<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong> County<br />
• Eighty-six of the region’s top Private 200 firms are<br />
headquartered in Oakl<strong>and</strong> County, including Delphi,<br />
Guardian Industries <strong>and</strong> Penske <strong>Automotive</strong><br />
• More than 30,000 workers in Oakl<strong>and</strong> County, <strong>and</strong><br />
nearly 50,000 in the Detroit metropolitan area, are<br />
employed in the architectural <strong>and</strong> engineering service<br />
industry<br />
• More than one-third of the state’s R&D facilities<br />
• Nearly 4,000 patents were granted to Michigan<br />
inventors in 2011 – the 6th highest total of any state<br />
• Access to 2.7 million skilled manufacturing <strong>and</strong><br />
technical workers<br />
• More than 2,200 patents were granted in the Detroit<br />
metropolitan area in 2010, up 26 percent from 2009<br />
• Oakl<strong>and</strong> County is home to the Chrysler Group’s 5.3<br />
million square foot (490,000 m2) World Headquarters<br />
<strong>and</strong> Technology Center<br />
• The Chrysler Group is Oakl<strong>and</strong> County’s second<br />
largest employer<br />
Work Force: Educated, Innovative & Motivated<br />
• Forty-three percent of Oakl<strong>and</strong> County residents have<br />
college degrees – compared to 29 percent nationally<br />
• Oakl<strong>and</strong> County has the third highest number of hightech<br />
workers in the nation <strong>and</strong> twice the corporate<br />
R&D professionals compared to the national average<br />
• Size of Michigan’s labor force is 4.6 million<br />
• Michigan has 45 public universities <strong>and</strong> 62 private<br />
universities<br />
• More than 112,000 degrees were granted by<br />
Michigan’s 107 colleges <strong>and</strong> universities in 2011<br />
• More than 21,000 master’s degrees <strong>and</strong> 5,500<br />
doctorate degrees were granted in Michigan in 2011<br />
• More than 30 percent of all degrees conferred by<br />
Michigan colleges <strong>and</strong> universities in 2010 were in<br />
science <strong>and</strong> engineering<br />
• Michigan colleges <strong>and</strong> universities granted nearly<br />
1,700 doctorate degrees in science <strong>and</strong> engineering<br />
fields in 2010<br />
• Michigan has a 79 percent retention rate for new<br />
engineering graduates<br />
• More than 86,000 workers in Oakl<strong>and</strong> County are<br />
employed in professional, scientific, <strong>and</strong> technical<br />
services industries<br />
Wind Tunnel; Tonita Orr; CTC; Chrysler Technology Center;<br />
Joe Wilssens: Chrysler Group<br />
Photo courtesy: MEDC
University Based Research<br />
& <strong>Development</strong> Programs<br />
Michigan’s colleges <strong>and</strong> universities contribute significantly<br />
to our region’s knowledge base <strong>and</strong> cutting-edge research<br />
capabilities. Here’s a partial list of the schools <strong>and</strong> the<br />
programs:<br />
Central Michigan University<br />
• The Center for Applied Research <strong>and</strong> Technology<br />
Gr<strong>and</strong> Valley State<br />
• Michigan Alternative & Renewable Energy Program<br />
Kettering University<br />
• Center for Fuel Cell Systems & Powertrain Integration<br />
Lansing <strong>Community</strong> College<br />
• Alternative Energy Engineering Program<br />
Lawrence Technological University<br />
• Center for Innovative Materials Research<br />
Macomb <strong>Community</strong> College<br />
• Center for Alternative Fuels<br />
Michigan State University<br />
• <strong>Automotive</strong> Research Experiment Station<br />
• Energy Devices & Systems Center<br />
Michigan Technological University<br />
• Alternative Fuels Group Enterprise<br />
• Power <strong>and</strong> Energy Research Center (PERC)<br />
• Sustainable Futures Institute (SFI)<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong> University<br />
• Product <strong>Development</strong> <strong>and</strong> Manufacturing Center<br />
Access to Capital <strong>and</strong> Worker Training<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong> County’s Business <strong>Development</strong> Team will help<br />
your company find potential sources of capital, financing<br />
<strong>and</strong> work force. They include:<br />
• Angel Networks – Michigan has three active Angel<br />
Networks: The Great Lakes Angels, The Gr<strong>and</strong> Angels<br />
<strong>and</strong> The Ann Arbor Angels<br />
• Oakl<strong>and</strong> County Workforce <strong>Development</strong> –<br />
Provides resources to find trained employees <strong>and</strong><br />
opportunities for job seekers to identify <strong>and</strong> receive<br />
training to gain new skills<br />
• Renewable Energy Renaissance Zones – State<br />
Education Tax, personal <strong>and</strong> real property taxes, <strong>and</strong><br />
local income tax are reduced or eliminated by locating<br />
in a Renewable Energy Renaissance Zone<br />
• State Incentives – The business development team<br />
provides expert assistance to eligible businesses<br />
seeking to obtain property tax abatements from local<br />
communities. The staff also offers consultation to<br />
those businesses that qualify for incentive programs<br />
available from the state of Michigan.<br />
• Venture Capital – Over the last five years, more than<br />
$729 million in venture capital has been invested<br />
in over 150 businesses in Michigan. For new hightechnology<br />
industries, the state created the $215<br />
million Venture Michigan Fund I & II to promote<br />
investment in early-stage firms operating here.<br />
With the matching requirement, this initiative will<br />
attract an additional $645 million in capital to<br />
Michigan for investment in promising new hightechnology<br />
companies.<br />
University of Michigan<br />
• Alternative Fuels & Vehicles<br />
• <strong>Automotive</strong> Research Center<br />
• Center for Transportation<br />
• DTE Power Electronics <strong>and</strong> Electric Drive Laboratory<br />
Wayne State University<br />
• Center for <strong>Automotive</strong> Research<br />
• Smart Sensors <strong>and</strong> Integrated Microsystems<br />
Green - These colleges or universities are either<br />
located in Oakl<strong>and</strong> County or have campuses in<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong> County
<strong>Automotive</strong> R & D Companies - (Partial List)<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong> County Companies<br />
3d Polymers Inc.<br />
Ace Controls Inc.<br />
Acme Mills Co.<br />
ACT Laboratories<br />
Advanced Auto Trends Inc.<br />
Akebono Corporation North America<br />
Alcan <strong>Automotive</strong><br />
Alpine Plastics Inc.<br />
Alps <strong>Automotive</strong><br />
Android Industries<br />
Audi North America<br />
Auto Chassis International<br />
Autoform Engineering USA Inc.<br />
Autolign Manufacturing Group Inc.<br />
Autoliv Asp Inc.<br />
<strong>Automotive</strong> Corp.<br />
Avon Plastic Products Inc.<br />
AxleTech International Inc.<br />
BASF<br />
BBI Enterprises Group<br />
Behr America Inc.<br />
Benteler <strong>Automotive</strong> Corp.<br />
BorgWarner Inc.<br />
BOS <strong>Automotive</strong> Products Inc.<br />
Bourns <strong>Automotive</strong> Division<br />
Brose North America Inc.<br />
Cadence Innovation<br />
Cadillac Products Inc.<br />
Camaco LLC<br />
Chrysler Group LLC<br />
CIE <strong>Automotive</strong> USA Inc.<br />
Comau Pico<br />
Complete Auto-Mation Inc.<br />
Continental Structural Plastics Inc.<br />
Continental Teves Inc.<br />
Controlled Power Co.<br />
Cosma International<br />
Coupled Products Inc.<br />
DANA Corp.<br />
Dart Machinery<br />
Dassault Systems<br />
Debron Industrial Electronics Inc.<br />
Decoma International<br />
Delphi<br />
Delta Product Engineering Co.<br />
Denso International America<br />
Detroit Technologies, Inc.<br />
Dow <strong>Automotive</strong><br />
DuPont <strong>Automotive</strong><br />
Dura <strong>Automotive</strong> Systems Inc.<br />
Eagle Industries Inc.<br />
Eaton Corp.<br />
Eberspaecher Inc. North America<br />
EcoMotors International<br />
Emitec USA<br />
Engineering Service Inc.<br />
Engineering Tube Specialties<br />
FCI <strong>Automotive</strong><br />
Federal-Mogul Corp.<br />
FEV Engine Technology Inc.<br />
Fischer America Inc.<br />
Flexible Products Co.<br />
Ford Motor Co.<br />
FTE <strong>Automotive</strong> USA Inc.<br />
Gage Pattern & Model Inc.<br />
Gateplex Molded Products Inc.<br />
Gates <strong>Automotive</strong> Technical Center<br />
General Filters Inc.<br />
General Motors Co.<br />
GKN Driveline North America Inc.<br />
Harman – <strong>Automotive</strong> Division<br />
Henniges <strong>Automotive</strong><br />
Hi-Lex America, Inc.<br />
Hitachi Auto Products USA<br />
Huf North America<br />
Huntsman Polyurethanes<br />
Hutchinson FTS<br />
IAC Group North America<br />
IEM Plastics Inc.<br />
Inalfa Roof Systems Inc.<br />
Inergy <strong>Automotive</strong> Systems<br />
Intermet Corporation<br />
International Catalyst Technology Inc.<br />
Intertec Systems<br />
Inteva Products<br />
Intier <strong>Automotive</strong> Interiors<br />
JATCO USA<br />
Jay Enn Corp.<br />
K P Sogoian Manufacturing Inc.<br />
Kaiser Aluminum<br />
Kautex Inc.<br />
Key Acco<br />
Keykert USA<br />
Kolbenschmidt Pierburg<br />
Kongsberg <strong>Automotive</strong> Inc.<br />
LDM Technologies Inc.<br />
Lear Technical Division<br />
Long USA<br />
Magna Powertrain Inc.<br />
Magnetti Marelli<br />
Mahle Technology Inc.<br />
M<strong>and</strong>o America Corp.<br />
McKechnie Vehicle Components<br />
Meritor<br />
Micro Craft Inc.<br />
Nexteer <strong>Automotive</strong><br />
Nippon Antenna (America) Inc.<br />
Nissan Design Center<br />
Nissan Technical Center North<br />
America<br />
Norma Products USA<br />
Otto Bock Polyurethane<br />
Technologies Inc.<br />
Owens Corning <strong>Automotive</strong><br />
Phoenix Design Technologies<br />
Plastic Omnium Auto Exteriors<br />
Pollone S.A. Industria E Comecia<br />
POM Group<br />
Pontiac Coil Inc.<br />
Prodrive - Engelhard<br />
Prospects Corp.<br />
Qualitor Inc.<br />
Quality Steel Products Inc.<br />
RayConnect Inc.<br />
Raybestos <strong>Automotive</strong> Components<br />
Re-Sol LLC<br />
Rieter <strong>Automotive</strong> North America<br />
RJS Racing Equipment Inc.<br />
Robert Bosch Corp.<br />
Saturn Electronics & Engineering<br />
Schaeffler Group<br />
SG Technologies<br />
Siemens VDO <strong>Automotive</strong> Corp.<br />
Solvay Engineered Polymers<br />
Sterling Performance<br />
Su-Dan Industries Inc.
<strong>Automotive</strong> R & D Companies - (Partial List) continued<br />
Superior Plastic Inc.<br />
Symtec Manufacturing Technologies<br />
Takata<br />
Teksid Inc.<br />
Teleflex <strong>Automotive</strong> Manufacturing<br />
Corp.<br />
Textron <strong>Automotive</strong> Company Inc.<br />
TI Group <strong>Automotive</strong> Systems<br />
Torca Products Inc.<br />
Torsion Control Products Inc.<br />
Tractech Inc.<br />
Transmission Technologies Corp.<br />
Trico Products Corp.<br />
Trimas Corp.<br />
U.S. Farathane Corp.<br />
U.S. Industrial Tech<br />
U.S. Steel <strong>Automotive</strong> Center<br />
Umicore Autocat Inc.<br />
Uni-Bond Brake Inc.<br />
Unifilter Inc.<br />
Valeo Inc.<br />
Vehma International of America<br />
Ventech <strong>Automotive</strong><br />
Volkswagen North America<br />
Wall Colmonoy Corp.<br />
Webasto Roof Systems Inc.<br />
Southeast Michigan Companies<br />
Advance Manufacturing, Engineering<br />
& Design<br />
Affinia Group Inc.<br />
American Axle & Manufacturing<br />
American Team Inc.<br />
Amerigon Inc.<br />
ASC Inc.<br />
Auto/Con Corp.<br />
AW Transmission Engineering<br />
Axle Alliance Co.<br />
Aztec Manufacturing Corp.<br />
Ballantrae Corp.<br />
Best Products Inc.<br />
Bosal Industries Georgia Inc.<br />
Burtek Inc.<br />
Bytec Inc.<br />
Complete Prototype Service Inc.<br />
Consolidated Industrial Corp.<br />
Daikin Clutch Corp.<br />
Davco Technology<br />
Delta Research Corp.<br />
Detroit Chassis<br />
Detroit Diesel Corp.<br />
Durr Industries<br />
E & E Manufacturing Co.<br />
EaglePicher <strong>Automotive</strong> Inc.<br />
Elite Plastic Products Inc.<br />
Engineered Plastic Products Inc.<br />
Extang Corp.<br />
Fabtronic Inc.<br />
Fasco DC Motors<br />
Freudenberg-Nok<br />
Galaxy Industries Corp.<br />
Greening Testing Laboratories<br />
Guardian <strong>Automotive</strong> Technical Center<br />
Hayes Lemmerz International Inc.<br />
Hella Electronics Corp.<br />
Hyundai Kia R&D Center<br />
Iverson Industries Inc.<br />
Jacobs Industries Inc.<br />
Johnson Controls Interiors<br />
Johnson Matthey Testing<br />
Karmann USA<br />
Key <strong>Automotive</strong> Accessories Inc.<br />
L T C Roll & Engineering Co.<br />
Letts Industries Inc.<br />
Loctite <strong>Automotive</strong> Technology Center<br />
Logghe Stamping Co.<br />
Lotus Engineering<br />
Magnum Corp.<br />
Mariah Industries Inc.<br />
Martinrea Industries Inc.<br />
Mechanical Simulation<br />
Miba Hydramechanica Corp.<br />
Michigan Gage Specialties Inc.<br />
Michigan Production Machining Inc.<br />
Michigan Rubber Products<br />
Mirror-Lite Company Inc.<br />
MNP Corp.<br />
New Center Stamping Inc.<br />
Nexteer <strong>Automotive</strong><br />
Nisshinbo <strong>Automotive</strong> Corp.<br />
Noble International<br />
Novatron Corp.<br />
NSK Corp.<br />
Nu Con Corp.<br />
NYX Inc.<br />
Oakley Industries<br />
Off Site Manufacturing Technologies<br />
Inc.<br />
Ogura Corp.<br />
OMG<br />
Outokumpu Livernois Engineering Co.<br />
P.T.M. Corp.<br />
Paragon Laboratories<br />
Perceptron<br />
Performance Assembly Solutions<br />
Pilot Industries<br />
Piston <strong>Automotive</strong><br />
Production Technologies<br />
Profile Manufacturing Inc.<br />
QMP America<br />
QP Inc.<br />
QQC<br />
Quality Plus Inc.<br />
Rapp & Sons Inc.<br />
Rassey Industries Inc.<br />
RCO Engineering Inc.<br />
Renosol Seating<br />
Ricardo<br />
Romeo-Rim Inc.<br />
Roush Industries Inc.<br />
Rubber Enterprises Inc.<br />
SAIC<br />
S & R <strong>Automotive</strong> Manufacturers<br />
Corp.<br />
Schwab Industries Inc.<br />
Sharp Model Company Inc.<br />
Specialty Engine Components<br />
STM Power<br />
Subaru Research & <strong>Development</strong><br />
Systr<strong>and</strong> Manufacturing Corp.<br />
Tech-Metal Corp.<br />
ThyssenKrupp <strong>Automotive</strong> Sales &<br />
Technical Center, Inc.<br />
ThyssenKrupp Steel North<br />
America Inc.<br />
Tower <strong>Automotive</strong><br />
Toyota Technical Center<br />
Tram Inc.
Transform <strong>Automotive</strong><br />
Transpec Inc.<br />
Triflex Industries Inc.<br />
Truck Trailer Transit Inc.<br />
TRW <strong>Automotive</strong> Inc.<br />
U.S. Manufacturing Corp.<br />
Uni Texga USA Inc.<br />
United Machining Inc.<br />
Visteon Corp.<br />
Vitec<br />
Warren Screw Products Inc.<br />
Wayne Manufacturing Inc.<br />
Wellington Industries Inc.<br />
ZF Group North America<br />
Michigan Companies<br />
A.D.W. Industries Inc.<br />
Accurate <strong>Automotive</strong> Engines Inc.<br />
Adac Plastics Inc.<br />
Alpha Technology Corp.<br />
Alphi Manufacturing Inc.<br />
Amco Manufacturing Co.<br />
Amsea Inc.<br />
Asama Coldwater Manufacturing<br />
Asimo Camshaft Specialties Inc.<br />
Atlantic <strong>Automotive</strong> Components<br />
Autocam Corp.<br />
Baldwin Precision Inc.<br />
Barker Manufacturing Co.<br />
Black River Manufacturing Inc.<br />
BLD Products Ltd.<br />
Burr Engineering & <strong>Development</strong> Co.<br />
C C Industries<br />
Caltherm Corp.<br />
Camshaft Machine Co.<br />
Cequent Electrical Products<br />
Cipa USA Inc.<br />
CME Mitsuba Corp.<br />
Cone Drive Operations Inc.<br />
Crotty Corp.<br />
Cyltec<br />
Dakkota Integrated Systems<br />
Dolphin Manufacturing Inc.<br />
Douglas Autotech Corp.<br />
Dow Corning<br />
Dualex Inc.<br />
Dynamic Corp.<br />
Engine Power Components Inc.<br />
Engineered Machined Products<br />
Engineered Plastic Components<br />
E-T-M Enterprises Inc.<br />
Euclid Industries Inc.<br />
Fiamm Technologies Inc.<br />
Fleet Engineers Inc.<br />
Gentex Corp.<br />
GHSP Inc.<br />
Glassmaster Controls Company Inc.<br />
Gonzalez Design Engineering<br />
Gr<strong>and</strong> Industries Inc.<br />
Great Lakes Industry Inc.<br />
Grupo Antolin Michigan Inc.<br />
H & L Manufacturing Co.<br />
Hadley Products Corp.<br />
Holl<strong>and</strong> USA Inc.<br />
International Engineering &<br />
Manufacturing Inc.<br />
Ironwood Plastics Inc.<br />
Jost International Corp.<br />
Kellogg Crankshaft Co.<br />
K-Line Industries Inc.<br />
Knusaga Corp.<br />
Koyo North American Engineering<br />
& Technical Center<br />
Leon Plastics Inc.<br />
Ligon Brothers Manufacturing Co.<br />
Lopez Industries Inc.<br />
M & S Manufacturing Co.<br />
Machine Tool & Gear Inc.<br />
Magnesium Products of America<br />
Mann+Hummel USA<br />
Marley Precision Inc.<br />
Master Manufacturing Inc.<br />
Maxable Inc.<br />
Means Industries Inc.<br />
Medallion Instrumentation Systems<br />
Melling Products Corp.<br />
Michigan 99 Inc.<br />
Michigan <strong>Automotive</strong> Compressor<br />
Michigan Precision Swiss Parts Co.<br />
Miller Industrial Products Inc.<br />
Mistequay Group<br />
Monroe Inc.<br />
Musashi Auto Parts Michigan Inc.<br />
National Steel Technical Research<br />
Center<br />
Newcor Inc.<br />
Nitrex Metal Inc.<br />
Northern Tube Inc.<br />
Owens Products Inc.<br />
P T L Engineering Inc.<br />
Pacific <strong>Automotive</strong> Components &<br />
Systems International<br />
Plastic Plate Inc.<br />
Premier Products Inc.<br />
Pridgeon & Clay Inc.<br />
Production Engineering Inc.<br />
Pyper Products Corp.<br />
Regency Plastics - Ubly Inc.<br />
Rochester Gear Inc.<br />
Saginaw Machine Systems<br />
Selkey Manufacturing Co.<br />
Skilled Manufacturing Inc.<br />
Spartan Motors Inc.<br />
Sportrack<br />
Synchronous Manufacturing Inc.<br />
System Components Inc.<br />
TAC Manufacturing Inc.<br />
Tawas Industries Inc.<br />
Toyo Seat USA Corp.<br />
Track Corp.<br />
Tribar Manufacturing<br />
Trident Lighting<br />
Trimquest<br />
TRMI Inc.<br />
Twin Corp.<br />
Van Products Co.<br />
Vulcan Industries Inc.<br />
Walbro Engine Management<br />
Willis <strong>Automotive</strong> Group Inc.<br />
B & K Corp.<br />
Excellence Manufacturing Inc.<br />
Stabilus
Oakl<strong>and</strong> County Can Help<br />
Your Business<br />
• Site location<br />
• Financing <strong>and</strong> tax incentives<br />
• Liaison with state <strong>and</strong> local agencies<br />
• Workforce development<br />
• Business Assistance Center (business consulting)<br />
• Demographic products – to ensure you make the right<br />
decision for your company’s location<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong> County is an<br />
International Hub<br />
Foreign firms make the strategic decision to locate in<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong> County because of our highly skilled work force,<br />
strong educational systems <strong>and</strong> the international support<br />
available to them.<br />
• More than 800 foreign-owned firms from 37 countries<br />
are located in Oakl<strong>and</strong> County<br />
• 19 school districts <strong>and</strong> three<br />
consortium schools in<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong> County offer<br />
M<strong>and</strong>arin Chinese<br />
language programs<br />
• Oakl<strong>and</strong> County<br />
International Airport is<br />
one of the busiest<br />
corporate airports in the<br />
United States, with more<br />
than half a million passengers annually<br />
• The Detroit-Warren-Livonia metropolitan area was<br />
the nation’s 4th largest export market in 2011 – with<br />
shipments of nearly $50 billion, up 13 percent<br />
from 2010<br />
• The Detroit metropolitan area accounted for more<br />
than 70 percent of all of Michigan’s merch<strong>and</strong>ise<br />
exports in 2011<br />
• In 2011, the Detroit area exported more than $2 billion<br />
in goods to China, the 8th most of any metropolitan<br />
area<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong> County is a<br />
Strategic Location<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong><br />
County<br />
Michigan<br />
Chicago<br />
100<br />
200<br />
Detroit<br />
Clevel<strong>and</strong><br />
300 400 500 600<br />
Toronto<br />
distance is in miles<br />
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New York<br />
Centrally located between Chicago, Toronto <strong>and</strong> Clevel<strong>and</strong><br />
• Oakl<strong>and</strong> County is strategically positioned to capture<br />
the entire Midwest market<br />
• The Michigan-Ontario border is the busiest<br />
international crossing in the country, making this<br />
area an ideal location to reach the United States <strong>and</strong><br />
Canadian market<br />
• Ontario, less than an hour drive from Oakl<strong>and</strong> County,<br />
generates 40 percent of Canada’s total domestic<br />
product<br />
Photo courtesy: Chrysler Group<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong> County Department of <strong>Economic</strong> <strong>Development</strong><br />
& <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong><br />
2100 Pontiac Lake Road, Building 41 West<br />
Waterford, MI 48328<br />
Website: www.AdvantageOakl<strong>and</strong>.com<br />
L. Brooks Patterson,<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong> County Executive<br />
With the support of<br />
The Oakl<strong>and</strong> County Board<br />
of Commissioners<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong> County’s <strong>Automotive</strong> R&D Contact is:<br />
Alan Weber<br />
Senior Business <strong>Development</strong> Representative<br />
Email: webera@oakgov.com<br />
Phone: (248) 858-1991 | Fax: (248) 975-9555<br />
© 2012 Oakl<strong>and</strong> County, Michigan
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