Publications
The Center for Automotive Research is involved in the research of significant issues that relate to the future direction of the global automotive industry. As a nonprofit research organization, and in cooperation with study funders, most CAR research is released publicly through this website.
Contribution of the U.S. Motor Vehicle to the Economies of the United States, California, New York, and New Jersey in 2003
The motor vehicle industry continues to be one of the most important sectors of the U.S. economy. It is sufficiently prominent to influence the movements of Gross Domestic Product, and it employs hundreds of thousands of workers in well-paying jobs across the country. Prepared by: Institute of Labor and Industrial…
The Effect of the Withdrawal of Automotive Leasing on the State of New York Economy
The purpose of this report is first to estimate the effect of the withdrawal of automotive leasing on automotive retail sales in New York, and second, to evaluate the effect of the loss of the automotive leasing option on the overall state economy. This report was completed with the cooperation…
The Auto Industry Moving South: An Examination of Trends
Since the late 1980s, a number of high-profile automotive assembly facilities—and their associated jobs—have located in the southern portion of the United States—in a region which previously had a small automotive presence. This study was prepard for the Automotive Communities Partnership.
Economic Contribution of the Automotive Industry to the U.S. Economy – An Update
The motor vehicle is the second most important possession of the great majority of Americans after housing. In no other society does the motor vehicle play such a large role in the lives of citizens and the economy in general. This study was prepared by the Center for Automotive Research…
Revenue and Financial Margin Life Cycle Management Project Management Briefing Seminar 2003: Executive Panel Discussion
Managing the revenue and margin lifecycle is a critical strategic focus for automotive suppliers to move beyond cost cutting as the primary manner of improving financial performance. Based on a Tier 1 supplier executive panel at the 2003 Management Briefing Seminar, this report captures best practices for improving financials by…
Smart Programming: Automotive Renewal and the Michigan Permitting Process
The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) has, at the request of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), undertaken a study for the Michigan Automotive Partnership (MAP) of the time needed for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to issue a major modification air quality permit and how it may…
The Michigan Automotive Policy Survey
This report contains two sets of overall results. First, a human resources forecast is presented. Most of the results contained in this section either describe Michigan’s automotive labor economy or forecast expected changes in Michigan’s automotive labor market during 1998-1999.
Driving Michigan’s Renaissance Human Resource Issues in Michigan’s Automotive Industry
This report will approach the future challenge in Michigan’s automotive labor market in two ways. First, in section II, a special forecast of job openings at the state’s largest vehicle producing firms (the Big Three) is presented.
Michigan Automotive Research and Development Directory
The first ever assembly of data on 135 Michigan companies involved in vehicle research, engineering and product development. A report of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Michigan Automotive Partnership.
Estimating the New Automotive Value Chain
The automotive value chain is comprised of one of the largest sets of interconnected markets in the U.S. economy. We define the automotive value chain as the accumulated value produced by companies that sell components, This study was prepared for Accenture.
