Gov. John Kasich journeyed north Tuesday to Michigan, where he met with officials of the Detroit Three automakers to discuss ways the Buckeye state could help encourage further investment in auto plants in Ohio.“My message to them was, ‘Let’s meet, let’s talk, let’s be candid. Let’s figure out how the state of Ohio can partner,’ ” he told reporters afterward. “How we can put agreements together, how we can do work-force training, how we can influence auto manufacturing in Ohio.”At Dearborn, Mich., the first stop of the day, Kasich met with Mark Fields, Ford Motor Co. executive vice president of the Americas. Then it was a stop in Detroit, where the Ohio governor met with General Motors Co.’s Mark Reuss, vice president and president of North America operations, and Bob Ferguson, vice president of global public policy.Lastly, he went to the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills to meet with Chrysler Group LLC senior vice president of manufacturing Scott Garberding.Kasich had met with executives of the three in January during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, but said Tuesday’s meetings went far better than the earlier introduction. “We came up last time and told them what we can do. All of them said, ‘Show me, don’t tell
me,’ ” he said.