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Study Group: Automotive OEMs Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 83

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as automotive manufacturing and dealerships, after market distribution, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, convenience stores, supermarkets, packaged goods manufacturing, department stores and discounters, jewelry and cosmetics, hotels and resorts, restaurants, casinos, and the travel industry, among others.

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Mark Fendley

Continuous Improvement Manager
BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC
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Mark Fendley is Continuous Improvement Manager for BMW Manufacturing in South Carolina. Mr. Fendley has over eleven years of executive experience with BMW and over 20 years of experience in Asian and European OEM manufacturing, supplier development, and engineering. He has expertise in Tier One supplier...

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Elias Luna Barrios

Partner and Chief Executive Officer
Luna & Goodman Advisors
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Elias Luna is Partner & CEO of Luna & Goodman, where he advises international financial institutions (Private Equity, Funds, Capital and Risk, Distressed Management, Investment Banks) and has independently advised the Board of Directors at Daimler AG, formerly DaimlerChrysler until the US Chryslerarm...

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Douglas Hall, Principal, RTF, LLCDouglas Hall

Principal
RTF, LLC
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Douglas Hall is the sole proprietor of RTF, LLC, where he provides consulting, market research, and training services to the automotive industry. Previously, he was the Vice President of Lear Corporation's General Motors Division from 2003 until January 2006. Mr. Hall was responsible for all profit/loss...

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Jack Sayer, Managing Partner, Sayer Partners LLCJack Sayer

Managing Partner
Sayer Partners LLC
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Jack Sayer is the Managing Partner of Sayer Partners, an automotive consultancy with auto dealer and investment clients in the NYC Metro, Chicago and Southern California areas focused on development and management processes for the retail and wholesale auto sectors since 2002. The firm provides analysis...

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Allen Levenson, President, Gear Consulting Group LLC.Allen Levenson

President
Gear Consulting Group LLC.
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Allen Levenson is the former Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Asbury Automotive Group and currently President of Gear (Global Expertise in Automotive Retail) Consulting. Mr. Levenson is a highly sought after automotive consultant to the investor and media community based on his unique perspective...

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Glenn Mercer, Partner, Automotive Senior Practice Expert, MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC.Glenn Mercer

FormerPartner, Automotive Senior Practice Expert
MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC.
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Glenn Mercer was a Partner and Senior Practice Expert of the automotive practice at McKinsey & Company from 1985-2006. Mr. Mercer has over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry. He has worked in private equity for the last few years and was a Director of several automotive firms and the...

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Joachim "Joe" Eberhardt, Owner & President, Oxnard MB LLCJoachim "Joe" Eberhardt

Owner & President
Oxnard MB LLC
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Joe Eberhardt is the Owner of Oxnard MB LLC which operates Mercedes-Benz/smart of Oxnard in Southern California. He also advises multiple companies with a focus on strategy development and alternative drive trains (hybrid, electrical) development and application. From 2003 to 2007, he was EVP of Global...

Nigel Robley

Independent Consultant
Nigel Robley & Associates
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Nigel Robley is an Independent Consultant majoring in the Automotive and Chinese business sectors. After retiring from Ford Motor Company (including a four year assignment in China) he worked as a Senior Consultant at Changan Automobile Group China, for one year. At Changan Automobile Group, Mr. Robley...

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Japanese Carmakers Had Better Watch Out; South Korea Is Charging Ahead

November 17, 2009

Jack Sayer, Managing Partner, Sayer Partners LLC

Honda Targets Return To Pre-Crisis Profitability | online.wsj.com

Anybody who dismisses Hyundai and Kia's recent success as a "Cash For Clunkers" aberration is in for a rude surprise in 2010.

"Cadillac" of Trucking Terminals to be Closed by YRCW

November 17, 2009

John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine

YRC Closes Big Richfield, Ohio, Terminal | www.tdu.org

 Financially troubled YRC Worldwide is closing its 202-door Richfield, Ohio, breakbulk terminal, one of the largest in its system. The move is part of YRCW's downsizing, and affects about 1,000 Teamsters at three Ohio terminals. About 400 of those 1,000 Teamsters already are laid off.

Does Anyone Really Expect G.M. And Chrysler To Repay Billions In Loans?

November 15, 2009

Jack Sayer, Managing Partner, Sayer Partners LLC

After Bankruptcy, G.M. Struggles to Shed a Legendary Bureaucracy | www.nytimes.com

Top executives at General Motors and Chrysler have gone out of their way in the past week to say their once-bankrupt companies are positioning themselves to pay back the billions of dollars loaned to them by the federal government. Experts, however, say that billions of dollars are likely to be lost...

Flavor of the Month is Railroads, But Freight Eventually Will Move Back to Truck

November 12, 2009

John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine

Trucking 101--This Analyst is Half Right | www.forexyard.com

How solid is the case for intermodal rail? Is it merely the flavor of the month, or can be be an honest-to-goodness, legitimate alternative to all-truck movements of surface freight? Analysts are touting intermodal rail, but how important and encompassing can rail transport be to U.S. shippers?

Is the Web Going to Save These Two Freight Behemoths?

November 11, 2009

John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine

For FedEx, Holidays May Bring an Upturn | online.wsj.com

FedEx Corp. is predicting an 8 percent rise in its "busiest day shipments" on Dec. 14, compared with last year's busiest day total. FedEx expects to ship more than 13 million packages on that day. Arch-rival UPS, which is about 35 percent larger than FedEx, says it will issue its own, separate "busiest...

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Consulting Firm
  • Tier 1 Automotive Supplier
  • Dealership Conglomerate
  • Individual Dealer
  • OEM Automotive Manufacturer

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Consultant
  • Director
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Principal
  • President
  • Operations Executive
  • Owner

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