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AFS is the premier provider of automotive forecasting databases, business planning solutions, and concierge-level support for the automotive industry. Our combined approach allows AFS to be an extension of your planning department. Data is only half the story. Our team of subject matter experts, each with decades of experience, are available 24/7. Our business is your business. Your products, your customers, and the issues shaping your success. It's simple: a data provider needs to provide more than just data they need to be your partner. The AFS approach adds value to your critical business decisions.

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90 Seconds with AFS - North American Competitiveness

May 29, 2023

On May 25, twenty-seven Senators addressed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about the current push for tighter emissions. The letter to Administrator Regan asked for the EPA to “withdraw two recent proposals to regulate tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions” because “these proposals effectively mandate a...

90 Seconds with AFS - 2023 UAW and Unifor Contracts

May 22, 2023

Rising public support for unions and the current level of inflation will be in favor of the UAW and Unifor as negotiations begin in September. Profit at the automakers is always a balancing act between keeping stockholders happy and not making too much money where the workers believe they’re losing out....

90 Seconds - April 2023 Americas Light Vehicle Sales

May 15, 2023

Light vehicle sales in the U.S. have been just as expected this year and continues the pace toward a year-end target of 14.77 million cars and light trucks. The estimated 2.7% growth in the Canadian market in April is on-par with the trend toward a 1.64-million-unit year. The continued recovery of the Mexican market...

90 Seconds with AFS: MG and its Global Expansion

May 8, 2023

As the automotive industry in China began to blossom about two decades ago, domestic manufacturers looking to export needed marketable names. The quickest way to do this was to acquire an established brand and polish it for new life. Brands like Geely’s Volvo have worked while names like Borgward have languished....

90 Seconds with AFS: EVs and the Inflation Reduction Act

May 1, 2023

The U.S. Treasury Department issued a revised list of electric and electrified vehicles that would qualify for up to $7,500 in tax credits for vehicles purchased on or after April 18th, 2023, under the terms of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Passed in August of 2022, the IRA requires that manufacturers follow...