2011 Detroit 3-UAW Labor Contract Negotiations
CAR Breakfast Briefing presentation on the Detroit 3–UAW Labor Contract Negotiations that took place at Schoolcraft Community College, Livonia, Michigan on November 29, 2011.
Green and Connected: A White Paper for the Michigan Department of Transportation
Two of the most important developments in automotive technology currently underway are the introduction of vehicle communications and the electrification of the powertrain. While these two technologies largely have evolved separately, their future evolution will not be in isolation. Furthermore, these two technologies reinforce one another, each making the other more effective. Recognizing this potential, the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), with the support of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), a recognized leader in connected vehicle technology, has investigated the linkages and synergies between these two technologies and their coincidental development. This document presents CAR’s observations on the potential of these two technologies to make each other stronger in the market. Ultimately, the goals of this paper are to raise awareness of the potential added benefits of being “green and connected” and to begin a dialogue on how best to achieve these benefits
The U.S. Automotive Market and Industry in 2025
This study conducted by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) estimates the likely parameters of the U.S. motor vehicle market and industry in 2025. The first section discusses a general outlook for the U.S. motor vehicle market in the year 2025 based on long term social and economic factors. The second section of this study discusses the likely costs of higher fuel economy mandates to the American consumer of new light vehicles in 2025, in light of what is known by CAR regarding the potential for realistic technologies and their likely net costs to the consumer. This section also proposes four likely scenarios for fuel economy standards by 2025 (compared to 2009) and the types of fuel economy technologies that will be employed to meet those standards. The third section of this study analyzes how the impact of higher fuel economy costs, and likely costs of other federal mandates such as required safety features, will affect the U.S. motor vehicle market, production, and automotive manufacturing employment in the year 2025
Driving Workforce Change: Regional Impact and Implications of Auto Industry Transformation to a Green Economy
Before the Great Recession, the auto industry in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio was in the throes of restructuring—applying new technologies and production efficiencies, reducing costs, and modifying product lines to equal or beat global competitors —accompanied by an extended period of downsizing. Overlaying the recession on the restructuring compounded the challenges the industry was already facing.
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.
Deployment Rollout Estimate of Electric Vehicles 2011-2015
The purpose of this study is not to forecast sales of electric vehicles; rather, this study‘s aim is to estimate electric vehicle deployment by state. In order to create these estimates, CAR examined forecasts of total electric vehicle sales in the U.S. to generate a reasonable approximation of what electric vehicle sales might look like for the period 2012 to 2015. The national estimates used in this paper do not constitute a CAR forecast and only reflect projections that were available at the time of this study. In the study, Table 6 denotes the percentages used by CAR to divide national electric vehicle sales among states. With the state percentages, one could select any forecast and generate state-by-state results for that forecast.
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.
IntelliDriveSM Initiatives in Michigan: Leading the States Forward
smThe United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has launched a national program to enhance vehicle transportation through the applications of communication technologies. This program, known as IntelliDriveSM (succeeding the USDOT’s VII, for Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration, program), targets safety, mobility, and environmental improvements through a combination of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications. Already, these technologies have been demonstrated in the State of Michigan and elsewhere. Led by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), Michigan has committed itself to playing a leadership role within the overall national IntelliDriveSM effort