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• U.S. Auto Sales Pandemic Recovery Continues as Toyota Decline Slows
• Pandemic Bailout Headed Off Potential Auto Industry Disaster, Says Retired FCA Sales Chief
• Hyundai and Mazda Up, Toyota and Honda Down as U.S. Auto Sales Show Mixed Results
• Webinar: Supplier Strategy Re-Boot: Navigating the Post-COVID Market
• The Outlook on Light Vehicle Electrification in the U.S.
• The Death of the $2 Trillion Auto Industry Will Come Sooner Than Expected
• The Auto Industry Has Borrowed an Absurd Amount of Money to Get Through COVID
• The Auto Industry is Recovering ‘Faster Than Expected,’ Analyst Says
• Wall Street Not So Sure About the Resiliency of Detroit Automakers During the Pandemic
• Pandemic Won’t Drive Autonomous Vehicles Away
• Webinar: Leveraging Robotic Process Automation in the Manufacturing Industry
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 Could See ‘Cruel Summer’ Amid Economic Uncertainties, Analysts Say
There could be a “cruel summer” ahead for the auto industry amid an uncertain economic environment, low inventory levels and COVID-19 cases increasing in some parts of the country.
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Toyota Sweeps Supplier Relations Rankings in Study; is “Most Preferred” Customer
Results of the 20th annual North American Automotive OEM – Supplier Working Relations Index® Study show that of the six major U.S. and Japanese automakers, only Toyota and FCA made any significant improvement in their scores this year.
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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 MoreWill First Autonomous Vehicles Deliver Packages, Not People?
With no one in a self-driving delivery vehicle, there are no airbags, seatbelts or comfort issues, says analyst Colin Langan. “Bags of potatoes don’t care if it’s a bumpy ride.”
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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Credit federal aid, including extended unemployment benefits, with keeping the auto industry from crashing and burning during the coronavirus pandemic, Reid Bigland, the recently retired head of sales for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, said during a webinar sponsored by the Society of Automotive Analysts.
