Automotive Production Trends Post-COVID-19: Japan
Japanese industrial manufacturers are being encouraged to not exclusively rely on China but instead to also find a “plus one” country to shift production into – if not back into Japan itself...
Automotive Production Trends Post-COVID-19: Brazil
Last June, the Brazilian auto manufacturing market plunged 58%, continuing its downward trajectory that had begun due to the COVID-19 pandemic (Calmon, 2020). At the time, ANFAVEA predicted the market would not recover before 2025 (ETAuto.com, 2020)...
Automotive Production Trends Post-COVID-19: China
COVID-19’s spread rapidly accelerated trends in robotics and electric vehicles that will greatly change the Chinese automotive scheme. Even before the pandemic, by 2018, China had increased its purchase of robots by 15%-20%...
Automotive Production Trends Post-COVID-19: Canada
The future of Canada's economic stability lies in the auto parts and automotive industry; it is defining Canada's role in developing and manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) and related technology.
How IMTS is Staying Focused
Circumstances over the past year may have disrupted our lives, but the impact has accentuated our strengths, accelerated our strategies, and sharpened our focus to connect and grow the manufacturing technology community...