Beyond the hype: The real auto jobs story.

Whether covering the latest UAW negotiations, a major auto show, or the closing of a local assembly plant, reporters repeatedly ask the same questions:

Does the auto industry still matter in America?
			When it comes to jobs and investment, aren't automakers all the same these days?
			What's at stake with turnarounds in Detroit?  Who loses - and how much?

We help answer these questions through research reports and company-by-company scorecards. To give you a better sense of "what's at stake," we examine how many jobs and investment dollars would be lost if Ford, GM and Chrysler were to operate at the same employment and investment levels foreign automakers do.

To help reporters move beyond automaker ads and other promotional materials, we:
  • Compare the statistics in those ads with other companies.
  • Examine the relationship between U.S. jobs and efficiency.
Finally, to help reporters who cover ongoing stories like free trade agreements or CAFE, we examine how proposed legislation will impact jobs. For reporters interested in the pending Korea Free Trade Agreement, we provide market share data comparisons that raise questions about whether or not Asian markets are truly open to U.S. exports.


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If you are interested in speaking with an LFI representative please contact us at info@levelfieldinstitute.org.

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