Global Automotive Conference — Tokyo What is Japan's Part in this Great Automotive Recession?
4 Jun 2009 8:30 – 17:00 Imperial Hotel, Tokyo 1-1, Uchisaiwai-cho 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8558, Japan Registration Deadline: 28 May 2009		Register for this Event    Agenda    Payment Form
The automotive world is in a state of severe crisis. The overall situation has continued to deteriorate to the extent that even previously profitable and well-capitalized global giants are essentially in survival mode. Large tracts of the component supplier industry are on the edge of bankruptcy. The key question is now quite clear: How to survive during the largest single contraction in vehicle output in the history of the industry? Japan is now experiencing the full force of this great recession. The structural changes likely to come out of this automotive recession are already creating serious challenges, but will eventually offer enormous opportunities for some. Our full-day conference is designed to provide you with key information necessary to drive and improve your business strategy. Get insights on: The factors that will eventually drive a global economic recovery The depth and duration of the crash in automotive sales and production and alternative scenarios that could unfold in this global automotive recession The current situation in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and other emerging markets The U.S. market recovery and whether it could ever return to its pre-crisis trend Japanese vehicle production: Could Japanese vehicle production shift swiftly from crisis to boom? The outlook for powertrain trends in Japan Different scenarios for the long-term decision-making process based on the future of the car *Simultaneous translation into Japanese will be available. To view this event overview in Japanese, please click here.