Oct 13, 2017 | Feature Story
The fourth round of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations between the United States, Canada, and Mexico began October 11, 2017 in Washington, D.C. So far, the previous rounds of negotiations have produced little progress on the issues of greatest...
Sep 20, 2017 | Feature Story
Competitive Rate of Return in a Transitioning Industry Developing and manufacturing a motor vehicle is a costly endeavor with uncertain paybacks. OEMs typically justify platform and powertrain business cases over a multi-year time horizon in order to meet internal...
Aug 29, 2017 | Feature Story
Southeast Michigan’s connected and automated vehicle (CAV) environment can achieve greater collaboration between the defense and automotive sectors and realize significant growth opportunities in this space. A new report from the Center for Automotive Research (CAR),...
Jun 20, 2017 | Feature Story
Technology advances are propelling the automotive sector into a period of high innovative activity and tremendous business changes. CAR has captured the scope of new technology advances through the creation of technology roadmaps across three key areas: Intelligent...
Jun 8, 2017 | Feature Story
Storm clouds on the horizon – there is much work to be done… Automakers today face significant challenges ahead including a diminished lack of skilled trades workers, lower supporting shop capacities, and a lengthy gap without new apprentices. These issues...
May 24, 2017 | Feature Story
Background President Trump has focused much of his policy agenda on trade issues that have could have far-reaching implications for the U.S. automotive industry. The President’s Executive Order on January 23, 2017—Trump’s first business day in office—pulled the United...
May 4, 2017 | Feature Story
Connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies have the potential to improve safety, traffic congestion, and fundamentally change mobility around the world. These technologies allow vehicles to sense their surroundings and communicate with each other and the...
Mar 21, 2017 | Feature Story
Skilled trades workers in the automotive industry build and maintain the machinery and equipment necessary to manufacture automotive parts and components, assemblies, and vehicles. Tool, die, mold, jig, and fixture (“tool and die”) workers make up a critical segment...
