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The Society of Automotive Analysts is an organization that provides members with:
- Direct and personal access to industry leaders
- Exclusive events across the broad scope of the automotive industry
- Networking and interaction with key influencers
The Latest SAA Newsletter
• New Webinar Announcement: How Waymo is Building the World’s Most Experienced Driver
• Hear from (and Virtually Meet) Purchasing Executives at the 11th Annual OEM Purchasing Executives Summit
• Aon and We Predict to Host Webinar on Warranty Risk Management Solutions on June 24
• North American Automakers and Suppliers Return to Work Amidst Uncertainty
• U.S. Auto Sales in May Encourage Detroit Plan to Rebuild Inventories
• Plante Moran On-Demand Webinars Gets You Updated on the “Great Restart”
• Infected Workers and Supply Shortages: Why America’s Auto Industry is Slow to Restart
• China Auto Sales Growth Seen for Second Straight Month, Boosting Recovery Hopes
• Toyota Estimates May U.S. Auto Sales Were ‘Beyond Expectations’ But Still Down Due to Coronavirus
• Auto Sales Opportunities During and After COVID-19
• How the Pandemic will Speed Up Some Trends, Stall Others
• June 23 Webinar: An Update on the North American International Auto Show and Future Plans
• COVID-19 and the Automotive Industry: Just How Bad Is It?
2020 SAA Events
The SAA has a robust line-up of events planned for 2020. Check regularly for updates.
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Auto Industry Faces Dire Times Due to COVID-19
It’s an understatement that everyone’s world has been turned upside down, including automakers and their marketing partners. It’s hard not to have a panic attack if you follow the stock market or if you’ve looked at your own investments in the past week. But I continue to offer the same observation: Economic failure or growth won’t mean anything if we don’t survive.
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COVID-19 Resource Center for Manufacturers
Plante Moran has created a resource to help manufacturers navigate through critical phases most companies are facing due to COVID-19: 1) Response; 2) Restart; and 3) Plan for the future.
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North American Automakers and Suppliers Return to Work Amidst Uncertainty
The Detroit 3 (FCA, Ford, GM) and their international counterparts and suppliers with manufacturing and assembly in North America have started to return to life this week after a two-month lockdown due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The automakers have redesigned assembly lines and added additional training for autoworkers in an increased effort to avoid additional outbreaks of COVID-19 that could throw off production for a second time.
Read MoreDriverless Cars Have Arrived, and They All Look Like Loaves of Bread
Do automakers investing billions in the self-driving cars of tomorrow risk repeating the same mistake they made with electric cars a decade ago?
Read MoreWinning in Asia
Learn the secrets to winning in Asian car markets with Michael J. Dunne, an entrepreneur and author with 25 years of success in Asia. A native of Detroit, Dunne has founded companies in China, Thailand and Indonesia. He also speaks Chinese and Thai. Doing business in Asia is like playing an away game. Everything is different. How to grow your business there, to make profits? Dunne’s candid conversations with executives who have found a way to win in Asia will open your eyes to what works and what does not work. Listeners learn how to avoid the land mines. And capitalize on the opportunities.
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Quality is likely to suffer when the U.S. auto industry restarts and reconfigures assembly lines to conform with new rules for disinfecting and social distancing, panelists at the Society of Automotive Analysts’ online State of Automotive Recalls Summit say. The event was held in partnership with Stout and sponsored by LexisNexis.
