CAR Publications
The Center for Automotive Research is involved in the research of significant issues that relate to the future direction of the global automotive industry. As a nonprofit research organization, and in cooperation with study funders, most CAR research is released publicly through this website.
Economic Contribution Analysis
Economic Contribution of the Ford Motor Company Michigan Assembly Plant to the Michigan Economy
Authors: Kim Hill, Bernard Swiecki, Debra Menk, Joshua Cregger, and Michael Schultz
Produced by: Sustainability & Economic Development Strategies Group
After the Bailout: Future Prospects for the U.S. Auto Industry
Authors: Sean McAlinden, Ph.D., and Yen Chen
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Repurposing Former Automotive Manufacturing Sites in the Midwest
Authors: Valerie Sathe Brugeman, Kristin Dziczek, and Joshua Cregger
Produced by: Labor & Industry Group
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The Effects a U.S. Free Trade Agreement with Japan would have on the U.S. Automotive Industry
Authors: Sean McAlinden, Ph.D., and Yen Chen
Produced by: Sustainability & Economic Development Strategies Group
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Analysis of the Economic Contribution of Constructing the New International Trade Crossing: A New Bridge Linking Detroit and Windsor
Authors: Kim Hill, Richard Wallace, Debra Menk, and Joshua Cregger
Produced by: Sustainability & Economic Development Strategies Group
Assessment of Tax Revenue Generated by the Automotive Sector
Authors: Kim Hill, Debra Menk, and Joshua Cregger
Produced by: Sustainability & Economic Development Strategies Group
Economic Impact of Hyundai in the United States
This study estimates the economic impact in 2011 of Hyundai’s U.S. operations on the U.S. economy. In addition to the direct workers employed by Hyundai in all of its U.S. operations, many more people are needed to supply the goods and services that are directly or indirectly related to the operations of a motor vehicle company, or have jobs that are supported when the direct and indirect workers spend their paychecks in their communities.
Authors: Kim Hill, Debra Menk, and Joshua Cregger
Produced by: Sustainability & Economic Development Strategies Group
Contribution of Toyota Motor North America to the Economies of Sixteen States and the United States in 2010
This study seeks to estimate the economic impact in 2010 of Toyota’s U.S. operations on the U.S. economy and 16 individual state economies. It finds that Toyota’s employment in the U.S. contributes to the support of more than 365,000 jobs nationally, and compensation of over $20 billion.
Authors: Kim Hill, and Debra Menk
Produced by: Sustainability & Economic Development Strategies Group
CAR Research Memorandum: The Impact on the U.S. Economy of the Successful Automaker Bankruptcies
In late 2008 and throughout much of 2009, the global economy was in recession and the world’s automotive industry was in crisis. In the United States, automotive sales plummeted to historically low levels, both automotive commercial and consumer credit availability contracted sharply, and critically, two major automotive manufacturers—General Motors and Chrysler—were on the brink of collapse.
Authors: Sean McAlinden, Ph.D., Kristin Dziczek, Debra Menk, and Joshua Cregger
Produced by: Labor & Industry Group, and Sustainability & Economic Development Strategies Group
Contribution of the Automotive Industry to the Economies of all Fifty State and the United States
The United States automotive industry is a critical component of economic growth with extensive interconnections across the industrial and cultural fabric of the U.S. This report outlines many known elements and highlights tremendously important associations beyond the market space of manufacturing. It touches on the following elements as they relate to the automotive industry: national and regional employment; research, development and innovation; state and local government revenues; foreign direct investment; education; health care; U.S. trade; and quality of life.
Authors: Kim Hill, Debra Menk, and Adam Cooper
Produced by: Sustainability & Economic Development Strategies Group
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