News & Events
More AFS Events to come...
Wed Feb 6, 2025 @9:15am EST
ev Innovation & Technology Conference
York University, Ontario
The Automotive Outlook: Forecast, Disruption & Industry Transition. The global automotive industry is experiencing unprecedented volatility, with little stability expected soon. Factors such as new market entrants, consumer sentiment, and geopolitical pressures are driving daily critical business decisions. Key issues include production locations, powertrain portfolio mix, tariffs, supply chain viability, and shareholder value. This presentation will address these topics, focusing on global and North American vehicle outlooks, manufacturing plans, opportunities, risks, and strategies through the decade’s end.
Wed Jan 22, 2025 @11am EST
Driving into the Future
2025 promises to be yet another year of upheaval and renewal with new cars and new technologies due over the next 12 months. So, not only will Driving.ca answer questions about what has happened over the last 12 months but where the industry in the next 12. There will be discussions of new technologies, new market trends and pricing/availability issues.
Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 8am-12pm EST
2025 Q1 MEMA Chief Purchasing Officers Council Meeting
presented by Casey Selecman
24925 Telegraph Road, Ste. 350
Southfield, Michigan
Tuesday March 27, 2025
"US tariffs on car imports: how will they affect the prices?"
with Sam Fiorani of AutoForecast Solutions.
Thursday March 6, 2025 @11am EST
WEBINAR - The Automotive Outlook: Forecast, Disruption & Industry Transition
The global automotive industry is experiencing unprecedented volatility, with little stability expected soon. Factors such as new market entrants, consumer sentiment, and geopolitical pressures are driving daily critical business decisions. Key issues include production locations, powertrain portfolio mix, tariffs, supply chain viability, and shareholder value. This webinar will address these topics, focusing on global and North American vehicle outlooks, manufacturing plans, opportunities, risks, and strategies through the decade’s end.
Thurs Feb 13, 2025 @3:05 p.m.-3:55 p.m. EST
Chinese automakers are a significant presence in the global automotive landscape and now have North America firmly in their sights. This panel aims to explore the implications of Chinese automakers entering the North American market and the potential economic, security, technological and regulatory impacts. How will tariffs on Chinese vehicles and components shape the competitive landscape in North America, and what challenges or opportunities could arise from changes in trade policies? What is the technological prowess of Chinese automakers, and how does it compare to established North American and global counterparts? What are the supply chain impacts for domestic and global automakers who rely on China for materials for their own production?
Current Events
Check out upcoming speaking engagements below
Wednesday March 28, 2025
"'There is no elsewhere’: Analyst discusses likelihood of tariffs driving companies away"
from U.S. Joseph McCabe, President and CEO of AutoForecast Solutions,
discusses the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on the automotive market.