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Initially announced by the OEMs at last month’s Quality Summit, we’re pleased to share the following details regarding North American OEM deployment plans for the new AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook.

Plan ahead! Our next Principles of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma class – a five day seminar-style course offered by AIAG and Wayne State University – will return January 8-12, 2020. 

The International Automotive Task Force (IATF), a group of automotive manufacturers and their respective trade associations, has welcomed Jaguar Land Rover, as Tata Motors Limited official designate, into the IATF as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) voting member.

AIAG, in partnership with Thomson Reuters, announced the launch of the second report associated with the organizations’ Supply Chain 2025 survey initiative.

Amid continually escalating tensions between the United States and its key trading partners, Brenda Smith took time during her keynote address at the 2019 AIAG Customs Town Hall to acknowledge some of the challenges in the industry.

Wondering if the WSU/AIAG Auto Industry Certificate in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management program is right for you? Check out the highlights below, and make sure to visit our website for more information!

Spot rates could rebound 4% to 6% in the second half of 2020 while contract rates could climb 2%, DAT forecasted after a year of spot rates favoring shippers.

Don't miss out on our 2020 events! Check out the details below for an overview of what to expect in the coming year, and be sure to stay tuned for additional information, agenda updates and registration options as they're available!    

AIAG and its member companies have worked collaboratively over the past several years to consistently offer new and eye-opening information to assist you and your company. Moving forward into 2020, our mission to educate, inform, and advance transparency in the automotive supply chain continues.

Some 75 percent of asset owners and 62 percent of asset managers hold ESG funds, BNP Paribas study says.

The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) movement is gaining more  traction with asset owners and managers. A BNP Paribas study found that 75 percent of owners and 62 percent of managers held ESG funds as a quarter or more of their investments last year.