Grand Traverse Resort and Spa. Traverse City, Michigan. The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) presents its traditional summer gathering for the automotive industry. This year's scheduled sessions will focus on world class manufacturing, advanced powertrain, designing for technology, money matters, bargaining for a competitive future and many more. The briefing seminars will be a networking opportunity for automotive manufacturers and suppliers, purchasing and marketing executives, energy industry representatives, financial analysts, government and education representatives, information managers, labor leadership, manufacturing managers and engineers, media members and plant managers and superintendents.