EY Mobility Study: Automakers Must Radically Change Their Thinking To Address Consumers’ Demands For Increased Mobility
This assessment of global automotive industry manufacturers finds that several external trends are fundamentally changing the way people think about owning cars, how they fit into their lifestyles and meet their mobility requirements.
New Study: 70 Percent Of Execs Have Started Digital Supply Chain Transformation
Most research studies conducted on the topic so far have examined digital transformation within organizations, or between organizations and their customers. This new research project is the first of its kind that explores the current state and future of digital transformation especially between organizations and all of their partners across the extended value chain.
Deloitte Report: US Expected To Be The Top Manufacturing Nation By 2020
The prediction is based on an in-depth analysis of survey responses from more than 500 CEOs and senior leaders at manufacturing companies around the world. The country index rankings were included in a preview of findings released at the council’s annual National Competitiveness Forum held on Dec. 4.
Remanufacturing Bill Introduced In The Senate
On Feb. 25, Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act (S. 565), encouraging the federal government to use remanufactured parts for the federal vehicle fleet.
Motor Vehicle Parts Suppliers Are The Nation’s Largest Employer Of Manufacturing Jobs
Industry employs more than 734,000 workers and brings nearly $355 billion to economy, study finds.
MEMA, MERA Lead Bipartisan Effort To Study Use Of Remanufactured Parts In The U.S. Federal Fleet, Welcome Results
According to the study, these agencies reported approximately $975 million in maintenance and repair costs for fiscal year 2011 for the roughly 588,000 vehicles owned by the federal agencies studied in the report.
MERA And MEMA Welcome Release Of USITC Remanufacturing Industry Report
The report – completed for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) – provides an overview of U.S. remanufactured goods industries and markets, including U.S. remanufacturing production and employment, estimates of U.S. and global trade in remanufactured goods and factors affecting trends in the trade of remanufactured goods.
Study Highlights Environmental Concerns For Electric Vehicles
According to a recent study, electric cars, which are often perceived to have much less of an environmental impact than conventional fossil fuel-powered cars, do, in fact, present some serious environmental concerns over their lifetime, especially due to the materials and methods used during their production.
New CAR Study Estimates Effects of a Free Trade Agreement with Japan On the U.S. Auto Industry
The study models Japanese automotive vehicle exports to the United States and estimates the likely effect of a tariff reduction brought on by a Free Trade Agreement between Japan and the United States – one that would be characteristic of Japan’s inclusion in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Sen. Debbie Stabenow to Open Oct. 2 Remanufacturing and Sustainability Conference
The conference theme, “Remanufacturing and the Sustainable Organization,” links remanufacturing with an organization’s overall sustainability strategy. Within the framework of the triple bottom line, speakers and panelists will discuss ways to build and market a sustainable organization.