GlobalAutoIndustry.com to Hold ''A Road Map for Sourcing from China'' Seminar on January 18 in Troy, Michigan
TROY, Mich.--GlobalAutoIndustry.com, the leading worldwide portal and intelligence source for the automotive industry, announced it will hold its 10th in a series of seminars on doing business in China. The half-day event, “A Road Map for Sourcing from China,” will take place on Jan. 18 at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy, Michigan.
The seminar will feature Mr. Kevin Chen, CEO of Shanghai KOWIN Automotive Components, the global sourcing division of China’s largest independent OEM Chery Automotive, which last week signed an agreement with DaimlerChrysler to jointly produce a small car in China.
Additionally, a special luncheon program will feature a GlobalAutoTV interview with Marcus Chao, president of Lean Enterprise China Inc. and former CEO of Delphi China.
“The Chinese automotive market and industry have become critical to an auto supplier’s global footprint,” states Ron Hesse, president of GlobalAutoIndustry.com, adding “However, sourcing parts from China requires a true understanding of the business culture, laws, logistics, protecting your intellectual property, market scope, and more. Everyday, we receive numerous calls and emails from suppliers requesting assistance with sourcing from China. This ‘must attend’ Seminar will address these needs and provide real-world solutions.”
A powerful lineup of speakers will address critical issues for auto suppliers sourcing from China. Industry experts, including speakers from Butzel Long, J. D. Power and Associates, Global Trade Development Group, China Alliance, Automotive Advisory Partners, Lean Enterprise China, and Shanghai KOWIN, will discuss China automotive industry forecasts, component sourcing and purchasing, business and legal issues, logistics and warehousing challenges when sourcing components from China.
The half-day sourcing seminar will share valuable insight & strategies and includes presentations on:
- Economic and Automotive Projections
- Intellectual Property Issues Related to Sourcing from China
- Supplier Selection and Sourcing Strategy
- Overview of the China Supplier Industry
- Contract Laws when Sourcing in China
- Lessons Learned: Logistics Challenges when Sourcing from China
- Key Strategies for Sourcing from China
The Seminar will be held at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy, Michigan. The event goes from 8:30AM to 1:00PM. Cost to attend is $495 and includes luncheon. Send 2-4 persons, and the cost is only $405 per person.
About GlobalAutoIndustry.com
GlobalAutoIndustry.com connects the worldwide auto supplier industry with the resources to effectively do business globally. Through the web site www.GlobalAutoIndustry.com, auto supplier executives can find insight, solutions and strategies focused on doing business in the world’s top automotive markets.
Monthly eJournals provide targeted information and insight on doing business in foreign automotive markets and GlobalAutoIndustry.com Solutions provide effective international answers to suppliers’ global business and operational needs. The Company’s eJournals, including CHINAtalk, ASIAtalk, EUROtalk, AMERItalk, LATINtalk and GLOBALtalk HR, now reach over 25,000 automotive supplier subscribers worldwide.
Parent company HCI Group Ltd. is based in Troy, Mich., with European headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.