Oct 1, 2007
In 1957, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. set up a small dealership in Hollywood, California. By 1975, Toyota became the bestselling import brand in the United States. In 1986, Toyota began manufacturing operations in the United States with General Motors at a joint-venture manufacturing facility in Fremont, California. In 2003, Toyota crossed the two million sales threshold for the first time and in 2006 Toyota sold over 2.5 million vehicles in the United States. The process of building motor vehicles necessitates a great many workers assembling those vehicles. In addition to the workers employed in Toyota’s U.S. assembly operations, many more people are needed to supply the goods and services that are directly or indirectly related to the operations of a motor vehicle company. This study will estimate the total number of workers related to Toyota’s U.S. motor vehicle assembly operations.
Jul 1, 2007
A great deal of public discussion has focused on petroleum use and greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles. An inevitable response has been to call upon automakers to produce higher-mileage vehicles. Many policymakers have suggested regulations to spur more fuel efficient designs. But little effort has been made to explain to policymakers and the public the intricate decision-making process entailed in changing vehicle designs or adjusting product plans to meet new needs.
Jul 1, 2007
This report, undertaken at the request of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), will provide an estimation and analysis of the employment and economic contribution of the supplier-related jobs in all of the fifty states and the District of Columbia.
Aug 1, 2006
The Center for Automotive Research has undertaken the CAR-Microsoft Program on Automotive Industry Practices. The program is a four-year research effort consisting of indepth, focused interviews with industry participants on subjects of importance to all industry stakeholders. The intent of this paper is to investigate how different companies have adapted their product development processes to the changing competitive climate and how they utilize new technologies (e.g., weblogs, internet chat rooms, and other such digital communications) to transform their vision into products. The focus is not on the tools or the specific strategies, but rather on the information channels product design teams use for inspiration and understanding the market and on how the product design teams work together to create “cool” products.
This study was sponsored by Microsoft Corporation.
Oct 1, 2005
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, Inc.
Jun 1, 2005
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 vehicle industry: the U.S. operations of Toyota North America.
Prepared for Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Mar 1, 2005
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.
Jun 1, 2004
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
