The Automotive Industry’s Mid-Year Recalibration

Join the CAR this July, hosted by Dow in Midland, Michigan, for a timely and insightful quarterly industry briefing.

About this Event

The Automotive Industry’s Mid-Year Recalibration: Are You Ready for Q3 and Beyond?

From supply chain shifts to regulatory waves—what’s reshaping the industry, and how you should respond.

The second half of 2025 is approaching fast—and the automotive landscape is anything but stable. With global supply chain pressures, shifting trade dynamics, evolving regulatory frameworks, and rapidly advancing technologies, automotive leaders are facing mounting pressure to reassess and recalibrate.

Join the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) this July hosted by Dow in Midland, Michigan, for a timely and insightful quarterly industry briefing designed to give automakers, suppliers, and stakeholders the strategic foresight they need to navigate what’s next.

At this exclusive mid-year event, CAR’s research team will present timely data, market intelligence, and policy analysis to help you understand the signals driving today’s disruption—and tomorrow’s decisions. In addition, leaders from key automotive stakeholders will share how they’re adapting their strategies in real time.

What to Expect:

• CAR's Mid-Year Market Outlook: Get a pulse on vehicle production, sales trends, supply chain health, and the macroeconomic indicators shaping the second half of the year.
• Policy, Trade & Regulation: What’s Changing and Why It Matters: Unpack the latest federal and global developments in emissions policy, EV incentives, and trade relationships—and how they’re impacting the business of auto.
• Sustainability & Manufacturing: Navigating Innovation and Pressure: Hear how companies are balancing long-term goals with near-term realities—deploying more sustainable materials, advancing energy-efficient processes, and preparing for regulatory compliance in manufacturing.
• Automaker & Supplier Voices: Strategy in Action: Learn directly from industry leaders as they share how they’re pivoting their operations, investments, and product strategies to stay resilient and competitive.

Whether you're in strategy, engineering, supply chain, sustainability, or policy, this briefing offers actionable insights to help guide your decisions and focus your priorities for the remainder of 2025.

Logistics:

Date: Thursday, July 24, 2025

Time: Small Group Tour (9:30am-12:00pm); 1:30PM-5:30PM (Briefing), 5:30-6:30pm (transport to ball field), 6:30pm-9:30pm (dinner, drinks, networking, and baseball). Midland Loons vs. Beloit Sky Carp, 7:05pm.

Location:

Briefing Event

Midland Country Club: 1120 W. St. Andrews Road, Midland, MI 48640

Dow Tour (cap 15)

• Dow – Michigan: 3606 S. Saginaw Road, Midland, MI 48640

• Silcones, and either Analytical Center or the Polyurethane Lab

10am (North Washington Street Gate) until 12pm. No competitors. Lunch on own.

Ballgame & Networking

• Dow Diamond: 825 E. Main Street, Midland, MI 48640

Hotel 111 W. Main Street, Midland, MI 48640

Agenda


🕑: 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Small Group Tour of Dow (Separate Ticket)
Host: Dow - Michigan Operations

Info: Tour of Dow Michigan Operations. Dow Michigan Operations focuses on specialty silicones manufacturing and houses one of the company’s largest research and development campuses that provides innovative solutions and technical support to Dow businesses around the world. The tour starts at 10 am, meet at the North Washington Street Gate. No competitors. Lunch on your own. Location: Dow – Michigan

3606 S. Saginaw Road

Midland, MI 48640

🕑: 01:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Welcome Remarks
Host: David Leckey - Interim President & CEO, CAR

🕑: 01:45 PM - 01:55 PM
Research Overview
Host: Mark Garrison, VP of Marketing & Communications, CAR

🕑: 01:55 PM - 02:15 PM
Book of Deals Update
Host: Tyler Harp, Industry Analyst, CAR

🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:35 PM
Economic Update
Host: Tyler Harp, Industry Analyst, CAR

🕑: 02:35 PM - 03:00 PM
Car Research Updates

🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:20 PM
Dow Presentation
Host: Dow

🕑: 03:20 PM - 03:40 PM
Industry Presentation - TBA

🕑: 03:40 PM - 04:00 PM
Industry Presentation - TBA

🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:20 PM
Industry Presentation - TBA

🕑: 04:20 PM - 04:40 PM
Industry Presentation - TBA

🕑: 04:40 PM - 05:20 PM
Panel Discussion

🕑: 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Ballgame & Networking
Host: Dow Diamond

Info: Dinner, drinks, networking, and baseball! Watch the Midland Loons vs. Beloit Sky Carp with us and enjoy some networking. Transport to the ball field will be provided from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Location: Dow Diamond

825 E. Main Street

Midland, MI 48640

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