Thirteenth Annual Automotive Outlook Symposium

June 2, 2006
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago–Detroit Branch
1600 East Warren Avenue
Detroit, MI

Friday, June 2
8:30 a.m.		Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.		Welcome
		Consensus Outlook (PDF, 286KB) William Strauss, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
		Consensus Forecast (PDF, 2MB)
		Vehicle Sales Outlook—Big Three Perspective (PDF, 89KB) Paul Ballew, Executive Director of Global Market and Industry Analysis, General Motors Corporation
		Heavy Equipment Outlook (PDF, 92KB) Ken Vieth, Co-Principal, Americas Commercial Transportation Research Company
		Supplier Perspective (PDF, 872KB) David Andrea, Vice President, Business Development, Original Equipment Suppliers Association
12:00 p.m.		Lunch
1:15 p.m.		The Future for the U.S. Automotive Industry (PDF, 163KB) David Cole, Chairman, Center for Automotive Research
		The Dealers' Perspective (PDF, 167KB) Paul Taylor, Chief Economist, National Automobile Dealers' Association
3:00 p.m.		Adjournment Last updated: June 5, 2006