Over the last 10 years, Automotive Futures, as part of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, has provided analyses of future of powertrains through its Powertrain Strategies for the 21st Century survey. This year, Wards Intelligence is collaborating with Automotive Futures as the organization begins its next decade of research, independent of the UM.
To that end, we are creating an exclusive panel of the top powertrain experts in the United States that will include auto manufacturers, suppliers, academics, government officials, non-government organizations, and consultants.
We’re reaching out to invite you to join this exclusive group and share your knowledge of powertrain technology and policy. As part of the group, you commit to completing an annual survey consisting of questions concerning powertrain strategies for the 21st century that cross powertrain technology, policy, and consumer attitudes. The Automotive Futures group will compile the data, analyze it, and share the results with you in a respondent report.
This report not only provides analysis across all respondents, it also compares the responses of auto manufacturers, suppliers, academics, government officials, non-governmental organizations, and consultants to look for statistically meaningful differences in their responses.
The information you share will be kept confidential, and only project research staff will see your identifiable responses. Our goal is to assist you in evaluating and benchmarking your own decision processes; as well as, provide leading information about the future direction of automotive powertrains.
To become part of our panel of experts, you only need to complete this year’s survey. We hope that you will consider this as an important opportunity to gain insight into the future of automotive powertrains. Thanks for considering in advance, and we’re looking forward to your response.
