Society of Automotive Analysts

Webinar: COVID-19's Impact on the China Market and the Detroit Three: An Insider’s View
2020-05-06 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | MI
COVID-19 has disrupted the global automotive industry and has exposed numerous challenges for the automotive industry.
China, the world’s largest market, experienced the setbacks first seeing car sales collapse 80% in February and 45% in the first quarter. What can we learn from China, and how will China’s struggles and recovery efforts impact the rest of the world?
Key discussion points include:

China’s 2020 sales could fall 20% or between 4-5 million vehicles.
The Detroit Three hit new lows in China.
Consolidation Pressures: Renault and Suzuki already forced out of the market. Who is next?
From China experience, what we can anticipate for the U.S. market in Q2.

Michael J. Dunne, CEO, ZoZo Go LLC
For the past 26 years, Dunne has experienced firsthand China’s miraculous economic growth as an entrepreneur, author and executive. In 1991, Dunne founded Automotive Resources Asia, an advisory firm that helped global automakers enter China and Southeast Asia. In 2006, he was named president of J.D. Power China, then in 2013, he was appointed president of General Motors Indonesia. In 2015, with China’s auto-tech companies poised to go global, Dunne established ZoZo Go, an advisory firm specializing in China’s electric and autonomous tech markets.
Following Michael Dunne’s presentation there will be a robust Q&A period where he will try to answer all your questions. Bring your questions and/or submit them when registering.
