Major automakers stop tracking spending with minority-owned suppliers amid DEI pullback

Jim Farley Jesse Jackson Rainbow PUSH Global Automotive Summit 2022 — Ford CEO Jim Farley, left, speaks with Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., center, and event chairman John Graves, right, at the 2022 Rainbow PUSH Global Automotive Summit in Detroit. (JACK NEHER/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)

March 21, 2025 09:45 AM

General Motors and Toyota Motor North America have stopped tracking how much money they spend with minority-owned suppliers, ending a long-held practice in the auto industry amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity initiatives.

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