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Center for Automotive Research Appoints Three Industry Leaders to Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Center for Automotive Research Appoints Three Industry Leaders to Board of Directors. New board members from Honda, Panasonic, and Ford bring expertise in advanced technology, policy, and global economic analysis ANN ARBOR, MI – The Center for...
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Old Press Releases
2025
2024
- MBS 2025 is Moving to Detroit – December 12, 2024
- CAR Announces Governance Changes – November 6, 2024
- CAR Announces Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of the State of Michigan as Keynote Speaker for 2024 Management Briefing Seminars – July 31, 2024
- CAR Announces Shailen Bhatt, Administrator of Federal Highway Administration as Keynote Speaker for 2024 Management Briefing Seminars – July 29, 2024
- Updated Study Finds FTC Final Rule on Auto Retail Would Significantly Increase Consumer’s Time and Costs When Purchasing a Vehicle – June 3, 2024
- Next-Generation 9-1-1 Connected Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Roundtable to Advance 9-1-1 Dispatch of Post-Crash Care – May 31, 2024
- CAR Announces Mark Reuss, President of General Motors as Keynote Speaker for 2024 Management Briefing Seminars – May 29, 2024
- Center for Automotive Research and Alliance for Automotive Innovation Announce Strategic Partnership – April 17, 2024
2023
- Center for Automotive Research and Fresh Coast Climate Solutions Collaborate to Address Auto Supply Chain Sustainability in the Face of Climate Change – August 31, 2023 [Watch the Virtual Fireside Chat]
- WorldAutoSteel Showcases Steel E-Motive: Fully Engineered Concepts Demonstrating Pathway to Net Zero for Ride Sharing Vehicles – August 1, 2023
- Center for Automotive Research Study Finds FTC Proposed Rulemaking on Auto Retail Would Increase Consumer’s Time and Costs When Purchasing a Vehicle – June 6, 2023
- Center for Automotive Research welcomes Steve Polakowski, Ann Schlenker, and Tyler Harp – February 7, 2023
- Center for Automotive Research welcomes key new team members – Dr. K. Venkatesh Prasad, Mark Garrison, and Carolyn Mozheev – January 23, 2023
2022-2016
- Center for Automotive Research Announces New Board Chair – October 5, 2022
- Center for Automotive Research Announces New CEO – August 3, 2022
- Center for Automotive Research Announces New Directors and New Board Chair – September 22, 2020
- Center for Automotive Research Study Highlights Significant Role of Japanese Automakers in U.S. Economy – July 30, 2020
- Center for Automotive Research to Launch New Research Initiative Exploring the Current State of Industry 4.0 Within the Automotive Industry – May 18, 2020
- Center for Automotive Research Study Finds Every GM Job Supports 7.1 Other Jobs in the U.S. Economy – February 2020
- Center for Automotive Research Announces New Directors – September 18, 2019
- The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) and Velodyne Lidar Join the International Alliance for Mobility Testing & Standardization (IAMTS) – August 8, 2019
- LIFT and Center for Automotive Research Seek to Optimize New Joining Methods for Auto Industry – April 25, 2019
- Center for Automotive Research Sponsors the Automotive and Mobility Track at LiveWorx – March 20, 2019
- Even with USMCA exemptions, 232 Tariffs Remain Biggest Threat to Vehicle Prices, Jobs, Consumers – February 15, 2019
- Consumer Impact of Potential U.S. Section 232 Tariffs & Quotas on Imported Automobiles & Automotive Parts – July 19, 2018
- Nasdaq Invites the 2018 Altair Enlighten Award Winners to Participate in the Opening Market Bell Ceremony in Times Square – May 12, 2018
- NAFTA Briefing: Review of current NAFTA proposals and potential impacts on the North American automotive industry – April 26, 2018
- Carla Bailo Named Incoming CEO By Center for Automotive Research Board – Sept. 29, 2017
- FCA, Toyota, Faurecia and AP&T Win the 5th Altair Enlighten Awards for Innovation in Automotive Lightweighting – July 31, 2017
- Effects of Fuel Economy Mandates Focus of New CAR Reports – Sept. 21, 2016
- New Research Released @ CAR MBS – Mobility/Lightweighting/Mexico – August 1, 2016