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Motorized Vehicle Manufacturing Yearbook 2019

The 2019 edition of the Motorized Vehicle Manufacturing Yearbook is available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.
Mark L. Michalski

On Verge of Structural Changes, Industry Still Strongly Performs

June 14, 2019
As the second-largest producer of automobiles in the world, second to China, we saw the U.S. auto industry post the “…fourth-biggest year on record thanks to December gains” (rubbernews.com); worldwide, there were some 70.5 million cars produced (statista.com).
Mark L. Michalski
By Mark L. Michalski 2019 SME President, SME Member Since 1992
Auto's Big Changes

Auto's Big Changes

June 11, 2019
The perception of the global automobile manufacturing landscape is of one on the verge of structural change, driven in the near term by battery-electric vehicles and Level 5 fully self-driving cars over a much longer time horizon.
By Kevin Tynan Senior Analyst - New Vehicle and Auto Part Manufacturing, Bloomberg Intelligence

Outlook

  • PRESS RELEASES

    SME Education Foundation Presents Record-Breaking Scholarship Awards

    PRESS RELEASE: SME Education Foundation May 18, 2026
    The SME Education Foundation will award over 250 scholarships in 2026, supporting students pursuing post-secondary education in technical fields that power manufacturing. Select recipients were recognized at the SME International Awards Gala hosted by the organization on May 4.
  • NEWS DESK

    EgyptAir Takes Boeing 737 Max Delivery

    Michael McConnell May 18, 2026
    Egyptian national airline EgyptAir has taken possession of its first Boeing 737 Max jet—one of 18 the airline has leased from SMBC Aviation Capital.
  • INDUSTRIES

    Global EV Sales Rise

    Michael McConnell May 18, 2026
    Worldwide demand for electric vehicles increased again in April, as gasoline price increases driven by the fighting between the U.S. and Iran boosted interest in alternative powertrains, Reuters said, citing consultant Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

Workforce

  • PRESS RELEASES

    SME Education Foundation Presents Record-Breaking Scholarship Awards

    PRESS RELEASE: SME Education Foundation May 18, 2026
    The SME Education Foundation will award over 250 scholarships in 2026, supporting students pursuing post-secondary education in technical fields that power manufacturing. Select recipients were recognized at the SME International Awards Gala hosted by the organization on May 4.
  • NEWS DESK

    EgyptAir Takes Boeing 737 Max Delivery

    Michael McConnell May 18, 2026
    Egyptian national airline EgyptAir has taken possession of its first Boeing 737 Max jet—one of 18 the airline has leased from SMBC Aviation Capital.
  • INDUSTRIES

    Global EV Sales Rise

    Michael McConnell May 18, 2026
    Worldwide demand for electric vehicles increased again in April, as gasoline price increases driven by the fighting between the U.S. and Iran boosted interest in alternative powertrains, Reuters said, citing consultant Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

Online Extra

  • PRESS RELEASES

    SME Education Foundation Presents Record-Breaking Scholarship Awards

    PRESS RELEASE: SME Education Foundation May 18, 2026
    The SME Education Foundation will award over 250 scholarships in 2026, supporting students pursuing post-secondary education in technical fields that power manufacturing. Select recipients were recognized at the SME International Awards Gala hosted by the organization on May 4.
  • NEWS DESK

    EgyptAir Takes Boeing 737 Max Delivery

    Michael McConnell May 18, 2026
    Egyptian national airline EgyptAir has taken possession of its first Boeing 737 Max jet—one of 18 the airline has leased from SMBC Aviation Capital.
  • INDUSTRIES

    Global EV Sales Rise

    Michael McConnell May 18, 2026
    Worldwide demand for electric vehicles increased again in April, as gasoline price increases driven by the fighting between the U.S. and Iran boosted interest in alternative powertrains, Reuters said, citing consultant Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.