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.
Distributed Adaptive Optimization in Virtual Body Assembly
The Digital Body Development System (DBDS) is 4 year project to shorten the time to launch vehicles by improving the launch problem solving process.
Virtual Functional Build for Body Assembly
Functional build (FB) is a critical process in launching a vehicle, whereby individual prototype parts are stamped and then sent to a central location to be assembled into a prototype vehicle body. Proceeding of IMECE2005, 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition.
Changing Business Dynamics in the Automotive Supplier Sector: The Strategic Use of Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Supply Chain Consolidation, and IT by Automotive Suppliers
Automotive suppliers find themselves facing a business environment that continues to grow more competitive. Rising materials prices coupled with demands for price cuts, as well as the growing cost of health care and increased competition have created a business environment in which suppliers struggle to succeed. Prepared for gedas, USA,…
The Warranty Process Flow Within the Automotive Industry: An Investigation of Automotive Warranty Processes and Issues
This report will focus on how the industry is addressing warranty issues that appear to be systemic in nature, and would thus present significant potential cost exposure. Prepared for the Program on Automotive Practices Sponsored by Microsoft Corporation.
Contribution of Toyota to the Economies of Fourteen States and the United States in 2003
The motor vehicle industry is the largest manufacturing industry in the United States. No other single industry is linked so much to the U.S. manufacturing sector or directly generates so much retail business and employment. This study describes the economic contribution of an important company included in the U.S. motor…
The California Greenhouse Gas Initiative and Its Implications to the Automotive Industry
This file contains an executive summary of the study. To obtain the complete study, please contact Brett Smith at (734) 929-0491. Sponsored by the Center for Transportation Research at Argonne National Laboratory.
The Contribution of the International Auto Sector to the U.S. Economy: An Update
This study is an update of a previous report on the economic contribution of the international automotive industry completed in 1998 for the AIAM. A study prepared for the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc.
Automotive Product Design & Development Delphi
This Delphi report describes the North American auto industry’s perspective on the current and future state of various issues surrounding the product design process and its impact on product design success. This study sponsored by Parametric Technologies Corporation
The Meaning of the 2003 UAW-Automotive Pattern Agreement
This report first reviews the general economic environment that led into the 2003 negotiations. A Research Report for the Auto Industry of the Future Program. Sponsored by Ernst & Young Global Automotive Center
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…