Original Equipment Research and Insights
OE Economic Brief Video Series
April 06, 2022
Mike A. Jackson, Executive Director, Strategy and Research, Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA), sits down and shares insight and analysis of industry topics and trends. Economic Brief: Supplier Industry Update...
CQI-14 Automotive Warranty Management Guidelines
April 01, 2022
Jointly developed by OESA and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), this document is designed to promote advances in consumer satisfaction and continuous warranty improvement. It provides a recommended, robust warranty...
US Labor & Economic Impact of Vehicle Supplier Industry
February 22, 2021
The vehicle supplier industry continues to be the largest manufacturing sector in the United States with 4.8 million jobs. Automotive and commercial vehicle suppliers directly employed 907,000 workers in the United States in 2019...
MEMA OE Suppliers / HRI Tooling Barometer
September 26, 2018
The MEMA OE Suppliers/HRI Automotive Tooling Barometer survey series was created by the MEMA OE Suppliers Tooling Council with the partnership of Harbour Results, Inc. to provide an indicator of the current state of the automotive...
Many Trump Administration Policies Aim to Bring Jobs Back to the US: Are Companies and Workers Ready?
November 10, 2017
New research released by the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) shows that Trump administration policies that aim to bring jobs back to the United States may exacerbate challenges American businesses are already...
A World Without NAFTA
October 12, 2017
A new study, commissioned by MEMA and conducted independently by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), illustrates how a NAFTA withdrawal would impact the automotive industry, putting up to 50,000 U.S. supplier jobs at risk. The...
MEMA One Pager - NAFTA
September 19, 2017
MEMA has released a one-page, graphical report on the economic impact of the motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry on the U.S. economy. The “mini report” reflects the results of a NAFTA study , commissioned by MEMA and...
Border Adjustment Tax and Changes to NAFTA
July 19, 2017
Two proposed policy changes - imposing a border adjustment tax (BAT) and withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - would likely fail to achieve their goal of reversing the trend of offshoring manufacturing...
MEMA One Pager - Tax Reform that Supports Job Growth
March 30, 2017
MEMA has released a one-page, graphical flyer that encourages tax reform that supports job growth. The flyer is the latest resource made available in this effort. MEMA has also released a “ mini report ” on the economic impact of...