Need to navigate growing carbon disclosure requirements at the part/material, manufacturing site, and company levels?

Brenda Baney, CEO of BCubed Consulting, has volunteered with AIAG for over 20 years. Learn about her contributions, challenges, advice, and more in this informative Q&A.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) aggressively targeted the automotive and aerospace sector in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, inspecting more shipments over that period than in previous years in total.

AIAG is prioritizing proactive protection through our Forced Labor Due Diligence Program, crafted to safeguard your business, customers, and human rights. In support of that initiative, our trusted collaborator, Kharon, hosted an insightful webinar series in February with our valued service providers — Altana, Resilinc, and Supplier Assurance — and the recordings are now available.

This is part of our series recapping sessions from the 2024 Hybrid IMDS, Product Compliance & Sustainability Conference.

Are you in the know about extended producer responsibility (EPR) around packaging? A session at the 2024 Hybrid IMDS, Product Compliance & Sustainability Conference titled “Introduction to the Packaging EPR and the Impacts for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and the Automotive Supply Chain” covered the latest information.

With a year and a half of experience on the AIAG Quality Steering Committee (QSC), Alisha Punjab — Ford Motor Company Supplier Technical Assistance (STA), North America Strategy & Business Office Manager — is eager to tackle new challenges and drive innovation as she steps up to become the committee’s newest co-chair.

Staying ahead in the automotive industry requires continuous learning and the right tools to navigate evolving challenges. Whether you thrive in an interactive classroom setting or prefer the flexibility of virtual training, AIAG’s expert-led courses equip you with the skills and insights needed to excel.

The 2025 AIAG Quality Summit is your opportunity to shape the conversation and drive innovation in automotive quality! Taking place October 1-2, 2025, at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan, this premier event brings together industry leaders, visionaries, and quality professionals to tackle today’s biggest challenges and opportunities in automotive quality.

Dan Ujczo is an international trade and transportation lawyer who works with companies in the automotive and advanced manufacturing sector on day-to-day customs, compliance, and classifying goods issues and “all of the interesting things that may come up in between.” As senior counsel for Thompson Hine LLP, he is involved in negotiations of free trade agreements such as NAFTA and USMCA and is a trade remedy litigator. Previously, he worked in the U.S. government in the early days of homeland security and in the Canadian government on border issues. While most trade lawyers are in Washington, New York, or Chicago, Ujczo is in Columbus, Ohio, “out here where the companies actually are.”