CONFERENCES

The CAR Conference Team provides total conference management to outside organizations including:

  • Coordination of meetings as small as twenty or as large as 2,000+
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Speaker selection and management
  • Complete registration management, including on-line registration
  • Vendor management and coordination
  • Exhibitor and sponsor contact and management
  • Site planning and logistics
  • Complete on-site conference management
  • Budget development and reconciliation

For information on how our conference team can help you manage your next event, please contact Lisa Hart, Vice President, Operations, CAR, (734) 662–1287 or lhart@cargroup.org.
 

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Gas, Diesel and Hybrid Technology: Pathways for Achieving Cost Effective Fuel Economy

Tuesday, June 8, 2010
7:30-11 a.m.
Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest
Ypsilanti, Michigan USA

Registration will open for the next Breakfast Briefing on April 16.

If you would like to receive updates on the CAR Breakfast Briefing Series please phone
(734) 662–1287 or e–mail CARregistration@cargroup.org.

The 2010 CAR Management Briefing Seminars
August 2–5, 2010
Grand Traverse Resort & Spa
Traverse City, Michigan USA

To register: >>>

Register now for the automotive industry's traditional summer gathering hosted by the Center for Automotive Research. Sessions on Monday will concentrate on manufacturing, especially related to tomorrow's vehicles, and on deploying connected vehicles. Tuesday's concurrent sessions will focus on powertrain developments, supplier prospects in China, the financial outlook, and the intersection of electric vehicles and technology, communications, the infrastructure and the public sector. Senior level OEM and supplier executives and government officials will headline Wednesday and Thursday sessions, addressing the broader issues associated with the emerging industry and restructuring. Please click on 'View Event Agenda' below for specific session information.

Early speaker confirmations include Ed Whitacre, Chairman and CEO, General Motors; Mark Fields, Executive Vice President and President of The Americas, Ford Motor Company; Tim Manganello, Chairman and CEO, BorgWarner; James Wainscott, Chairman, President and CEO, AK Steel; Jim Romine, President, Component Business Unit and Executive Vice President of Engineering, Yazaki; Thomas Loafman, Director of Purchasing, Volkswagen; and Lynn Tilton, Founder and CEO, Patriarch Partners. Speaker names will continue to be added to the event website, mbs.cargroup.org, as they are confirmed.

To secure accommodations at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, attendees must register for one or more days of the conference. A link to Resort housing will be provided in your registration confirmation email.

The auto industry - never a dull business - will continue to face extraordinary and unprecedented changes and challenges in 2010.

  • How will manufacturing change to produce tomorrow's vehicles?
  • How long before electrical vehicles dominate--or will they?
  • What is the top leadership envisioning?
  • How will government continue to influence the industry?
  • What are the opportunities for suppliers in China?

For answers to these and other questions, we hope you will join us for what will be one of the most interesting events of this year--drawing on the traditions of past CAR Management Briefing Seminars to provide the brightest focus on tomorrow’s industry.

View Event Agenda

Click Here to Register Online (paying by credit card)

Click Here to View CAR MBS Website & Download Registration Form

If you would like to receive updates on the CAR Management Briefing Seminars please contact Angie Ely at (734) 662–1287 or e–mail CARregistration@cargroup.org.

For Sponsorship or Exhibiting opportunities, please contact Deborah Schilz at
(734) 929–0463 or dschilz@cargroup.org.

Presentations from MBS 2004, MBS 2005, MBS 2006, MBS 2007 and MBS 2008, and MBS 2009 are available for download.

The Business of Plugging In
A Plug-In Electric Vehicle Conference

October 19-21, 2009
MotorCity Hotel and Conference Center
Detroit, Michigan USA

The inaugural Business of Plugging Insm conference brought together nearly 700 representatives from vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, energy companies, government agencies, financiers, and researchers to address the challenge of creating a viable plug in electric vehicle paradigm.

On behalf of DTE Energy, General Motors and the University of Michigan - the Founding Partners of this important event- the Center for Automotive Research would like to thank the speakers, moderators, sponsors, and attendees.

We have posted complete audio from the 12 Breakout Sessions. We hope that you will take time to listen to the discussions, and we hope to see you at BPI 2010.

Audio from the 12 Breakout Sessions >>>

Roads to Renewal: A Summit on the Changing Automotive Industry - How Communities Can Thrive

On April 14 & 15, 2009 at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel, Chicago, Illinois close to 200 people attended this inaugural event, including Dr. Edward Montgomery, the Obama Administration’s Director of Recovery for Automotive Communities and Workers.

The Summit addressed the challenges that automotive communities face regarding the overall state of the economy, the industry's future, its impact on communities, and lessons learned from the development of the auto industry in the southern region of the United States.

Planning is underway for the 2010 event.

For more information on the Automotive Communitites Program >>>