In the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) latest white paper, China’s Automotive Surge: The Six ‘S’ Framework Underpinning China’s Global Competitiveness, we examine the interconnected factors behind China’s rapid rise. CAR’s research identifies six reinforcing...
China’s automotive industry has rapidly evolved from a domestic manufacturing base into a global force that is impacting vehicle production, supply chains, technology development, and competitive dynamics across every major automotive market. At MBS 2026,...
The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) MBS 2026 roundtable series convened automotive leaders from the U.S. and Canada to discuss one of the industry’s most pressing challenges: how tariffs are redefining manufacturing, supply chains, and the future of North...
Michigan Automotive Workforce Needs Assessment Part F Interim Report As the automotive industry navigates transformative shifts in manufacturing, propulsion technologies, and increasing vehicle complexity, it is essential to assess how these changes are redefining...
Smart Manufacturing in Automotive: Deployment and Impact The automotive industry is entering a new phase of AI/machine learning (ML) and automation. The question for manufacturers serving the automotive, tire, and battery markets is no longer whether to adopt, but how...
CAR developed a tariff modeling framework for AAPC to assess the impacts of initially proposed tariffs on automobiles and auto parts. The analysis combined unique top-down and bottom-up approaches to estimate cost exposure across the industry, enabling detailed...
As the automotive industry undergoes shifts as a result of changing propulsion technologies including electric vehicles, it is key to examine opportunities for businesses to understand potential strategic pathways to expand or diversify their product and service...
In 2025, CAR conducted a comprehensive plant risk analysis covering vehicle assembly plants, propulsion facilities (engines and transmissions), and light-vehicle battery cell plants (existing and planned). Building on more than a decade of risk-scoring and...
