Audio Interview: Automotive Production In Mexico, An Update

Audio Interview: Automotive Production In Mexico, An Update

This 10-minute interview features Jeff Schuster, president, Americas Operation and Global Vehicle Forecasts at LMC Automotive.

GlobalAutoIndustry.com’s latest Audio Interview, “Automotive Production in Mexico: Update,” features Jeff Schuster, president, Americas Operation and Global Vehicle Forecasts at LMC Automotive.

In the 10-minute Audio Interview, Schuster discusses these questions:

  • How has the assembly landscape in Mexico changed over the past 5 years?
  • Is Mexico’s production capacity fully utilized?
  • Given the pressure to build vehicles in the U.S., has there been any impact on investment into Mexico for production?
  • Where is Mexico on the global stage in terms of production volume and future growth?

Schuster is president, Americas Operations and Global Vehicle Forecasts at LMC Automotive and a member of the LMC Automotive board of directors. He oversees the global light vehicle analytics team and activity for both sales and production forecasting, as well as operations responsibility for the Americas region. Included in his role is the leadership and direction of detailed trend analysis at the OEM group, segment, platform, model and plant level. In addition, he is one of the firm’s primary global automotive experts.

Schuster has been tracking and analyzing developments in the global automotive industry for more than 20 years and has been with LMC Automotive since its inception in 2011. He is widely quoted by the automotive media in print, internet, radio and television. He frequently makes industry conference and seminar presentations covering various topics including, the current assessment and outlook of the automotive industry.

Prior to joining the firm, Schuster led the automotive forecast division of J.D. Power and Associates and has experience in financial analysis and cash management in the automotive supply base.

Schuster holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and a Master of Science degree in corporate finance from Walsh College. He is a board member of Society of Automotive Analysts and a member of the Automotive Press Association.

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