Research Center for Automotive Research

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1 research

1.1 research groups

1.1.1 labor & industry
1.1.2 manufacturing, engineering & technology (met)
1.1.3 economic development strategies group (eds)
1.1.4 transportation systems analysis (tsa)







research

the center automotive research s reputation providing leading, thought-provoking, impactful research established during history @ university of michigan , has been further refined standalone nonprofit organization since 2003. car s research led dr. sean mcalinden, executive vice president of research , chief economist.


research groups

car research divided 4 distinct research groups: labor & industry, manufacturing, engineering & technology (met), sustainability & economic development strategies group (seds), , transportation systems analysis (tsa).


labor & industry

the labor & industry group performs analysis of automotive industry s employment, productivity, wages, benefits, education , training, occupations, labor agreements, plant locations, , capacity utilization, forecasting , modeling employment , market demand. group s research focuses on developing better understanding of developments in human resource , education issues , policies, tracking critical industry information , government data related existing automotive endowment, production, global competitiveness, trade, markets , automotive development in emerging economies.


manufacturing, engineering & technology (met)

the manufacturing, engineering & technology group focuses on evolving technologies , manufacturing engineering systems, in automotive industry. technology , product planning combined manufacturing provide comprehensive , strategic perspective. significant effort continues support improving performance of vehicle development through research in manufacturing systems, tooling, , new technologies of car , light-truck bodies. research directed @ reducing new vehicle development costs , lead time while improving product quality. recent efforts have been aimed @ technology assessment support improved fuel economy through advanced powertrains , vehicle mass reduction. group oversees several industry-led coalitions involving automotive, utility, tooling, , materials industries.


economic development strategies group (eds)

the eds group’s research focuses on understanding evolving nature of advanced manufacturing , contribution economy. group tracks major automotive facilities in north america, analyzes investment , incentive data, , promotes re-use of closed facilities. further, eds group recognized authority in quantifying employment, economic, , tax revenue contributions economy industry. in recent years, work has expanded include research estimate potential greater contributions industry , society connected vehicle systems, alternative fuel fleet purchase programs, use of bio-materials , higher production volumes , consumer adoption of electric vehicles. research conducted eds has proven valuable in contributing dialogue between automakers , federal, state, , local government representatives.


transportation systems analysis (tsa)

the transportation systems analysis group concerned broad context within motor vehicles operated. of effort focuses on planning , operation of transportation infrastructure, on interactions between infrastructure, vehicles, , vehicle operators. increasingly, research includes communications technology key component of these interactions. in area, tsa group heavily involved in connected vehicle , intelligent transportation systems work. ultimately, goals of these efforts both automotive , transportation industries deploy technologies enhance safety, improve mobility, contribute economic vitality, , reduce environmental consequences of transportation.







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