The joint testimony stated that continuous improvement in these standards along with achieving the goals set forth in the One National Program will preserve long-term supplier investments and employment, provide clarity for suppliers to continue to invest in the U.S., and ensure that the U.S. remains a global mobility technological leader, ultimately benefitting our environment.
Many specialty steel and aluminum materials imported by motor vehicle suppliers are used by hundreds of vehicle parts manufacturers operating in an integrated, complex global supply chain.
“It has been a great year for the aftermarket,” said Bill Long, president and chief operating officer of AASA at the Member & Media Briefing at AAPEX Tuesday morning. “We are a huge industry that continues to show steady growth in the face of drastically changing vehicle technologies, placing our industry at $268 billion by the end of 2016.”
A new study from The Boston Consulting Group shows that advanced driver assistance systems could avert almost 30 percent of crashes, but stakeholders must take action to spur increased advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) adoption. If widely adopted, ADAS could generate tremendous benefits to society, sharply reducing the number, cost and severity of automotive accidents, says a new study from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
