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Last Updated: 5/29/2015

Twenty-Second Annual Automotive Outlook Symposium

On May 29, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held the Twenty-Second Annual Automotive Outlook Symposium at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Detroit Branch. Topics included the near-term automotive outlook and a discussion of how new technologies will impact the automotive market in the coming years.

A press release and a Chicago Fed Letter summarizing the event are now available.

Friday, 05/29/15
8:30 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM
Welcome and Consensus Outlook
William Strauss, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
9:30 AM
North American Vehicle Sales Outlook: 2015-16
Emily Kolinski Morris, Chief Economist, Ford Motor Company
10:15 AM
Break
10:30 AM
Commercial Classes 5-8 Vehicles: Current Market Activity and Outlook
Kenny Vieth, President, Americas Commercial Transportation Research Company, LLC
11:15 AM
It’s Only 1 Percent Away: Automotive Retailing in an Era of Rising Rates
Steven Szakaly, Chief Economist, National Automobile Dealers Association
12:00 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM
Connected, Automated and Self-Driving Vehicles of Tomorrow (and Today)
Richard Wallace, Director, Transportation Systems Analysis, Center for Automotive Research
2:15 PM
The State of the Industry: The View from the Supplier Sector
David Andrea, Senior Vice President, Industry Analysis and Economics, Original Equipment Suppliers Association
3:00 PM
Closing Remarks
William Strauss, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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