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View more videos from the conference, "Hybrid Standards Committee" http://vcc-sae.org/videos/6-standards-information-session-hybrid-standards-committee The SAE Technical Standards Committees have teamed up to present the hottest projects that their technical standards committees are working on. They will share the technological details and industry implications for you and your company.

View more videos from the conference, "Partnering for Profitability & Growth: Which Partnerships Do You Need to Secure for Tomorrows Success?" http://vcc-sae.org/videos/55-partneri... Strong OEM Brand + Innovative Tier Supplier = Market Success? This equation may have been the source of your success in the past but it will not be enough to carry you into a successful future.

View more videos from the conference, "A Production Strategy for the Future: How to Change from Producing Cars to a Flexible Solutions Configuration" http://vcc-sae.org/videos/54-producti... Flexible production facilities can create many products for your portfolio in a random sequence but are typically expensive and offer a negative return.

What Lies Over the Horizon? 5 Analysts Forecast the Global Economic/Policy Climate that Automotive Executives Need to Know http://vcc-sae.org/videos/51-lies-ove... Automotive decision makers are inundated with opportunities and challenges they must face today in an ever-changing financial, economic, political and regulatory environment.

View more videos from the conference, "Selling in a Downturn: How to Optimize Economic Returns in a Fickle Market?" http://vcc-sae.org/videos/53-selling- How can we predict whether the economy and fluctuating fuel prices will continue the popularity of hybrids and small electrically powered vehicles in the future? Will today's headlines continue and more importantly affect inventory and manufacturing trends?

View more videos from the conference, "Does Green Matter in a Try-to-Survive Market?" http://vcc-sae.org/videos/52-does-gre... Rising fuel efficiency standards, gasoline prices and global temperatures drove you to offer "greener" products. But is the global market truly along for the ride? Does "green" mean the same thing in markets where consumers may have less disposable income and availability to financing?

Click here for more from "Which Hybrid Concepts Will Rise the Top?": http://vcc-sae.org/videos/3-which-hyb... Hybrids will play a very important role in future powertrain planning due to fuel costs and impending CO2 reduction regulation. However, there are many variations of hybrids which offer different benefits for the consumer. The panel will discuss their thoughts as to which of the variations will be short term and which will be long term solutions and the reasons for their choices.

Click here for more from "How Will Fuel Trends Influence the Technology Mix?": http://vcc-sae.org/admin/videos/4-fue... Besides the current financial crisis, the rapid rise in fuel prices in the first 9 months of 2008 has had the biggest impact on the auto industry in recent memory. The panel will discuss which technologies will increase in importance if the price continues to rise in the long term. They will also indicate which ones will be an "interim step" only.

Click here for more from "A View from the Top": http://vcc-sae.org/admin/videos/2-vie... The panelists, composed of the track chairs of the conference held in Chicago in early September of 2008, will discuss the results of the conference that convened experts from industry, government, academia and NGOs that deal with the North American powertrain market.

Click here for more from "The Road Map to 35MPG": http://vcc-sae.org/videos/43-road-map... The new fuel economy regulations present a major challenge to the auto industry. The panel will discuss in some detail the technologies that are most likely to be utilized to attain the federal mandate. The discussion will also reveal what changes the energy industry must make in order for some of the technologies to generate the efficiency increases that will be necessary for adoption.

Click here for more from "New Control Systems Technologies for Green Powertrain Concepts": http://vcc-sae.org/videos/44-new-cont... New, "green" powertrain concepts will require a completely new thought process when designing the control systems for the future systems. Plug-in hybrids, hybrids, dual fuel engines, etc. will demand new control systems to optimize the efficiency and operating costs for the consumer.

Click here for more from "New Battery Technology": http://vcc-sae.org/videos/5-new-batte... Few, if anyone, will dispute the bright future ahead for the electrification of the automobile. However, much work is yet to be done to reach the goal. Many technology combinations are being sought via industry partnerships between OEMs and battery manufacturers.

Click here for more from Making Green Cool While Staying in the Black": http://vcc-sae.org/videos/58-making-g... The new generation of performance and clean diesels, advanced hybrid powertrains, extended range and pure electric vehicles represent blank canvases for the performance and specialty-equipment industry. The green performance revolution is well underway.

Click here for more from "IMechE Lecture - Engineering the Future in a Changing Climate": http://vcc-sae.org/videos/57-imeche-l... Climate Change is one of the greatest challenges facing the world. Engineers will need to devise the solutions that combat this effect. This lecture will discuss the macro scale energy alternatives available and will look in detail at automotive solutions and opportunities which will be employed in future car and commercial vehicle designs.

Click here for more from "Total Vehicular Energy Use": http://vcc-sae.org/videos/47-total-ve... While the majority of the publicity to attain the new CAFÉ numbers has centered on powertrain efficiency improvements, everyone agrees increasing powertrain efficiency alone will not reach the mandated level. Weight reduction, energy management, improved aerodynamics, etc. will all be needed to reach the goal. I

Click here for more from "Green Safety": http://vcc-sae.org/videos/46-green-sa... The panel will discuss whether improving vehicle safety while facing pressure to reduce vehicle size and weight to attain reduced GHG emissions is both practical and attainable at a cost the consumer will be willing to pay. Various performance issues from braking, to noise, to crash compatibility will be discussed.

Click here for more from "Electronics in the Green Space": http://vcc-sae.org/videos/45-electron... Electronics has played a large part in the attainment of higher vehicle operational efficiency and lower emissions. This trend will continue as the race to green mobility accelerates. The panel will give their opinions as to what will be the next big steps.

Click here for more from "Near Term Powertrain Solutions": http://vcc-sae.org/videos/41-near-ter... The CAFÉ regulations released in mid-2008 to be effective by 2015 provides challenges to the industry. The panel of global authorities will discuss which technologies will be implemented in sufficient volumes to attain the 2015 goal.

Click here for more from "Green Mobility": http://vcc-sae.org/videos/40-green-mo... Green mobility in the future necessitates radical thinking. In this panel we will examine game-changing technologies on the far horizon and new concepts ranging from individual personal mobility to city-wide break-through thinking towards the making of a new, sustainable mobility future.

Click here for more from "Future Powertrain Technology Solutions": http://vcc-sae.org/videos/42-future-p... The afternoon panel will follow their near-term colleagues from the morning and discuss which technologies will be in the mix to meet future GHG regulations while at the same time provide for the needs of the customer.

Click here for more from "Total Vehicular Energy Use": http://vcc-sae.org/videos/47-total-ve... While the majority of the publicity to attain the new CAFÉ numbers has centered on powertrain efficiency improvements, everyone agrees increasing powertrain efficiency alone will not reach the mandated level. Weight reduction, energy management, improved aerodynamics, etc. will all be needed to reach the goal.