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Univ. of Michigan, The Michigan League Ballroom911 North University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1265
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Ron HesseUniversity of Michigan || GlobalAutoIndustry.com
rhesse@globalautoindustry.com
+1-248-687-1060
NOVEMBER 11, 2015 (9am-4pm) in Ann Arbor, MI
CONFERENCE: "Inside China: Understanding China’s Current and Future Automotive Industry"
Current and Future Chinese Automotive Industry
Our 8th annual Inside China Automotive Conference features insights by manufacturers, suppliers, consultants, and UM experts on the current and future prospects for the automotive industry in China. The Chinese market continues to be the largest automotive market in the world despite a recent slowdown. As the Chinese government tries to balance the explosive growth of its economy with the need to create a sustainable environment, it continues to experiment with policies that it hopes will meet both of these needs.
Our speakers will discuss many of the most important issues related to the industry including industry structure, assessments of government automotive policies related to vehicle sales and environmental impact, changes in market structure, multi-national research consortiums focused on clean energy, and the role of foreign manufacturers and suppliers in the industry, as well as future industry trends.
Some of the key questions we will address include: How are state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the auto sector operating? How is the government developing capabilities in its companies? How do Chinese consumers value vehicle quality compared to US consumers? What government policies are in place to support vehicle sales that will lead to a more sustainable environment? What path is the government taking to reach its goals? What support is the government providing for technology research and development in the areas of clean energy? How are automotive suppliers, foreign and domestic, supporting technology and environmental goals? What are the current consumer trends in vehicle purchasing, and what are some of the potential future buying patterns?
The new UMTRI system allows foreign and local participants unable to attend the conference -- but who are interested in viewing the presentations -- to pay the registration fee for the conference, and they will receive an email when the presentations are online for viewing.
Simply register and pay. Email with directions will be sent after China Conference.
Confirmed speakers include:
Bruce Belzowski, Managing Director, Automotive Futures, UM Transportation Research Institute, will moderate the conference and discuss trends in the Chinese auto industry.
Yingzi Su, GM China Economist.
Loren Brandt, Professor, University of Toronto, will discuss his research on differences between state-owned enterprises (SOEs) such as SAIC and FAW and non-SOEs, as well as his recent research on the effects of government policy on capability development in the auto industry.
Jacob George, Vice President and General Manager of Global Consulting Services for J.D. Power will talk about the comparison of vehicle quality perceptions between Chinese and U.S. car buyers, based on his work as Managing Director of China Operations for J. D. Power Asia Pacific.
Yan Zhou, Transportation System Analyst, Argonne National Labs, will provide insight into the collaborative clean vehicle projects that are part of the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC).
Michael Dunne, CEO, Dunne Automotive, will discuss his research into electric vehicles in China with a particular focus on government policy and electric vehicle investments from Chinese and US tech companies.
Michael Thomas, CEO, Automotive Insights will talk about the engineering services that Chinese auto manufacturers and suppliers need to be successful in China as well as globally.
Other manufacturers, suppliers, government representatives, and consultants have been invited.
Inside China Sponsors include: Argonne National Labs, BorgWarner Inc., Bosch Corporation, Denso Corporation, ITS America, Oracle Corporation, Valeo Corporation, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. If you are interested in sponsorship this or other upcoming events, please contact us.
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