Bill Newman Returns: Post-Pandemic Automotive Resilience and More Monday, April 5, 2021

Automotive Insiders is presented by OESA, the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. Industry experts discuss Automotive hot topics to keep the Automotive Supplier Community up to date on the fast-changing mobility landscape. From post-pandemic manufacturing restart planning and worker safety measures, to legal issues and supply chain disruptions, Automotive Insiders is your source of timely and relevant content. Host Bonnie D. Graham welcomes back SAP’s Bill Newman to share his expertise on a range of timely automotive industry topics. Bill covers what the new Automotive Resilience look like a year after the start of the pandemic, including 2019 inadequacies, Covid-19 shutdown impacts, and pandemic liquidity effects in the supply base. He explains why supply chain “wobbles” have abated yet shortages still exist, including steady state of demand side supply planning, key shortages of components like semiconductor chips and batteries, and new policies around industrialization of regional supply capacity in North America. Bill also discusses changes in what and how the industry will build, including the BEV electrification uptick, and the importance of business succession planning for suppliers. More info: OESA.org Don’t miss this insight-packed episode.