Tesla, GM among carmakers flocking to mining events amid battery metals scramble

By Jacob Lorinc and Joe Deaux

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.