This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Full-year 2023 U.S. new light-vehicle sales reached approximately 15.5...more
1/10/2024
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Full-year 2023 U.S. new light-vehicle sales are expected to reach 15.5 million units, and increase to 15.9 million units in 2024, according to projections from S&P Global Mobility. Global light-vehicle...more
12/20/2023
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner partner Ann Marie Uetz is quoted in the Supply Chain...more
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Labor negotiations between the UAW and Detroit Three automakers...more
11/27/2023
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner partner Vanessa Miller and retired partner John...more
11/9/2023
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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On October 24, UAW President Shawn Fain abruptly called for a strike...more
10/25/2023
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United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner LLP partner Ann Marie Uetz appeared on CNBC’s ‘Power...more
10/11/2023
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner LLP provided a recap of critical business and legal...more
9/27/2023
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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Foley & Lardner will host a half-day Automotive Forum on Wednesday,...more
9/13/2023
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The United Auto Workers (UAW) Union’s contracts with General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis are set to expire on September 14, 2023. Concerns are growing among the automotive supply base about the impact of a walkout by UAW...more
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.
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U.S. new light-vehicle sales reached 1.3 million units in July,...more
8/10/2023
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities -
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Foley & Lardner partner Vanessa Miller is quoted in the Law360...more
7/26/2023
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For many years, Michigan has consistently interpreted “blanket” purchase orders as binding requirements contracts that could bind suppliers (and buyers) for many years — frequently, for the life of a particular OEM or buyer...more
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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities....more
6/1/2023
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Over the course of the last three years, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers have been rocked by a series of challenges, including shutdowns and restarts due to COVID-19, extreme labor turnover, higher...more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities...more
In 2022, automotive suppliers face many of the same issues that have bedeviled the industry throughout 2021, as well as a host of all-new challenges. Unfortunately, as with many aspects of pre-pandemic life, the relative...more
3/17/2022
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Vertical Mergers
General Motors (“GM”) recently announced its plan to completely phase out gasoline- and diesel-powered engines – and shift to a 100% electric vehicle (EV) lineup – by 2035. As one of the largest automakers worldwide, GM’s...more
While nearly every facet of the economy has been affected by COVID-19, the automotive industry remains one of the sectors most affected. The industry continues to face the double impact of declining sales and increasing...more
As the automotive industry grapples with the continued fallout from COVID-19 and its impact on the economy, many companies are facing a significant hit to their financial performance due to reduced volumes and higher costs of...more