• Facilitate continuous interaction between key participants in the automotive industry and OSAT, as well as with other University of Michigan units.

• Provide a base of unrestricted funds to allow OSAT the flexibility required to investigate key industry-wide issues.

• Support our organization’s dissemination of balanced information and analysis on the industry.

• New reports available 2 months before their release to the public

• Access to all OSAT research projects online. Reports on research can also be received via postal mail, free of charge.

• E-mail notification of new OSAT activities such as seminars/conferences and new research reports

• Opportunities to appear at various conferences and workshops, as well as assistance in hosting your own events.

• Invitation to 6 OSAT Automotive Luncheon Seminars at the University of Michigan that run from September to May, where industry leaders present engaging ideas concerning the industry

• Invitation to attend twice annual dinner meetings to preview recent OSAT research and suggest future direction for research

• Invitation to an annual one on one lunch meeting with OSAT to review affiliate participation

• Opportunity to serve on advisory boards for specific OSAT research projects

• Opportunity to present recent company research, events, and product announcements on our website

• Recognition and acknowledgement of Affiliates in OSAT publications, at conferences, and on our website

• Telephone access to OSAT researchers for assistance in minor industry information searches

• OSAT speaker discounts for your company’s events and Affiliate Advisory Board discounts for OSAT seminars

• Help in creating links with other areas of the University of Michigan

• Access to OSAT's balanced information and analysis on the automotive industry.

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