Press Releases and Media Announcements
The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) is the automotive industry’s independent, non-profit authority on the trends shaping mobility, manufacturing, workforce, technology, and policy. Our press releases provide timely, data-driven insights that help industry leaders, policymakers, and media understand not just what is happening—but why it matters and what comes next.
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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