Grand Traverse Resort, Traverse City, Michigan. The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) MBS leads the industry in providing a context for auto industry stakeholders to discuss critical issues and emerging trends while fostering new industry relationships in daily networking sessions. Seminars include targeted sessions on manufacturing strategy, vehicle lightweighting, connected and automated vehicles, advanced powertrain, supply chain, sales forecasting, purchasing, talent and designing for technology, future factories, design optimization, the mobility ecosystem and more. CAR MBS 2019 will focus on the auto industry’s commitment to change, across the spectrum of technology, strategy, mobility, policy, and manufacturing issues. This August, join us to connect with more than 1,000 stakeholders, representing automakers, suppliers, startups, media, government, and academia.