Can not see this newsletter? Click here to view all recent newsletters. Read ASIAtalk, EUROtalk, LATINtalk, AMERItalk, CHINAtalk, and GLOBALtalk HR editions. |
|
|
|
|
Doing business in the U.S. and Canada?
|
AMERItalk eJournal - May 2013 edition
|
|
|
|
GOING GLOBAL?
FIND IT HERE.
|
|
|
 |
About HCI Group, Ltd., HCI Group, Ltd. operates both GlobalAutoIndustry.com and GlobalBusinessProfessor.com portals. GlobalAutoIndustry.com provides information and resources to automotive executives responsible for their company's international development and operations, and helps them with doing business in the global marketplace. The Company's eJournals CHINAtalk, ASIAtalk, EUROtalk, AMERItalk, LATINtalk and GLOBALtalk HR editions, now reach 25,000 automotive supplier subscribers worldwide. The monthly eJournals provide targeted information and insight on doing business in international automotive markets. GlobalBusinessProfessor.com, a global business education platform, helps companies grow and succeed in international markets by providing education and training solutions to global challenges presented by leading experts from around the world. On-Demand Seminars and Audio Interviews provide valuable learning opportunities, while training programs provide effective international solutions to companies' global business and operational needs. Whether your company sources internationally, imports, exports, manufactures in several countries, has joint ventures or plans to do business internationally, you will find valuable help here. Contact us.
|
|
 |
|
|
U.S. and CANADA AUTOMOTIVE
|
|
Auto Factories Add Production, Skip Summer Shutdowns
|
 The traditional two week auto shutdown is starting to fade into automotive history, like fins and running boards. With sales up seven percent so far this year, and fewer factories than before the recession, car companies can afford very ... Read on... |
|
Mississippi Sets A Record For Unreported Subsidies
|
As I have written before, when states announce a major new investment, it is far more likely that the announced subsidy is an underestimate than an overestimate. A new Good Jobs First study commissioned by the United Auto Workers unearths a new ... Read on... |
|
Canada's auto parts industry gaining ground, still room for growth
|
The Canadian auto parts industry performed well last year in select markets including Mexico, the United States, as well as advances in sales to India and South Korea, according to the Scotiabank Global Auto Report released today. Read on... |
|
Additional U.S. and Canada automotive articles
|
China Autos In The United States? Even 2020 Is Just A Maybe.
Canada's trade talks with Japan focus on car plants
Canada car market soared 8% in April 2013
|
|
MANUFACTURING IN U.S. and CANADA
|
|
A view of U.S. Manufacturing
|
 Recently I had a chance to spend two days with a group of CEOs leading manufacturing companies around the United States. I find that participation in these types of meetings provide a great venue to discuss top industry issues. Read on... |
|
Foreign manufacturers bringing jobs to U.S.: Labor and energy costs among charms attracting companies to build plants
|
For decades, U.S. manufacturers fled the country for China to drive down labor costs, then shipped products halfway around the world to sell to Americans, costing the U.S. millions of jobs.Now, some foreign manufacturers are turning that ... Read on... |
|
Additional U.S. manufacturing articles
|
The Competitive Edge: Myths About Manufacturing Canadian manufacturing ekes out slight growth, orders rise Silicon Valley-Area Hub Becomes Factory Town Florida: New Law Provides for Temporary Expansion of Manufacturing Exemption To read above articles, click here... |
|
Employers may face greater-than-expected excise taxes under health care reform
|
Starting in 2014, a nondeductible excise tax of $2,000 per year per full-time employee will be assessed on employers that do not offer health care coverage to at least 95% of their full-time employees. An employer that slips below the 95% threshold ... Read on... |
|
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL RISK
|
|
Why Cybersecurity Is a Supply-Chain Problem
|
 Collaboration is the solution for just about every aspect of supply-chain management except one: cybersecurity. Then it becomes the problem.The very nature of global supply chains demands that companies exchange sensitive information with ... Read on... |
|
"The Cyber Effect: Global Threats" On-Demand Seminar helps companies be proactive in battling theft and destruction
|
According to the ProPublica article on August 1, 2012, General Keith Alexander, the director of the National Security Agency and who oversees U.S. Cyber Command, cyberattacks are causing "the greatest transfer of wealth in history." He said the theft of intellectual property costs American companies $250 billion a year. That's our future disappearing in front of us," he said, urging Congress to enact legislation to ... To watch Seminar... |
|
The Future of The Manufacturing Workforce
|
 Report One: Technology and the Manufacturing Workforce: An Overview.The manufacturing environment is changing dramatically, and the technologies and the skills to use them are becoming critical to the success of manufacturing companies. Read on... |
|
Canada-US Business Travel Guide
|
Released in February 2013 through a joint effort by Baker & McKenzie Toronto partner Alan Diner, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME), and Canadian Employee Relocation Council (CERC), this Canada-US Business Travel Guide provides ... Read on... |
|
Resetting horizons: Canadian human capital trends 2013
|
To build leadership and talent, organizations need to do more than maintain good employee relations: they need to focus on direct organizational benefits that solve business problems. HR is strategic, Deloitte's survey of ... Read on... |
|
Additional U.S. and Canada HR articles
|
Bringing America's Immigration System into the 21st Century IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on PPACA Employer Mandate U.S. Customs and Border Protection to Begin Rollout of Automated Form I-94 Arrival/ Departure record on April 30, 2013 Expedited U.S. Passport Services for Summer Travel The Importance of Accent Reduction for Increased ROI To read above articles, please click here |
|
Importing from China? "Negotiating Successfully in China" online course for Procurement and Purchasing Professionals launched
|
 GlobalBusinessProfessor.com, the leading global business online education platform, today announced the availability of the "Negotiating Successfully in China for Procurement and Purchasing Professionals" by Andrew Hupert. The online course is ... Read on... |
"How to Structure the Questions that Win Million Dollar Contracts" with Mia Doucet
|
 This is the outline of a questioning structure that evolved over a 9-year period of working with Sales VPs, and Directors of Global Billion Dollar Firms and their teams of engineers to secure multimillion dollar international contracts. Mia has never shared this information outside the training room or boardroom... To view, please click here |
"Legal Issues for Foreign Auto Suppliers in the United States" with Andre Fiebig, David Roche and Shima Roy
|
 This OnDemand Seminar covers: Supply Chain Management for Foreign Suppliers in the United States / Limiting the Legal Risks of Foreign Suppliers / Practical Tips in Negotiating Supply Contracts in the United States for Foreign Suppliers / How Foreign Suppliers Can Mitigate Insolvency Risks in the United States / and more... To view, please click here |
"Setting up Manufacturing or Related Operations in the Southeast U.S." with J. Doyle Cotton
|
Geared to Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, the Seminar is targeted at new or expanded assembly / manufacturing facilities, and covers the following agenda: Discussion on culture, history, background of the Southeast / Explanation of workforce and existing suppliers in the area / Discussion of incentives for starting a new business in the area / and more. To view, please click here |
Upcoming OnDemand Seminars
|
|
"The Importance of Accent Reduction for Increased ROI" - interview with Judy Ravin
|
 For global companies, communication is a critical competency that impacts talent acquisition, engagement, retention, and innovation. In this segment, Ron Hesse, CEO, interviews Judy Ravin, President of The Accent Reduction Institute. To listen to interview |
|
"One Year Old: How Has KORUS FTA Affected the Auto Industry?" - interview with Daniel P. Malone
|
 In this segment, Ron Hesse interviews Daniel P. Malone of Butzel Long, regarding the impact of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement and its impact as the Agreement approaches its first anniversary. To listen to interview |
|
"Negotiating with the Chinese" - interview with Andrew Hupert
|
 Andrew Hupert, NYU Professor, negotiations expert and author of "The Fragile Bridge", conducts a candid 20 minute interview for GlobalBusinessProfessor.com giving tips and insights for negotiating with the Chinese: what to expect and what they expect in return. To listen to interview |
To read the following articles, click hereInvest In American Manufacturing? Five Charts For Your Business Decision Source: ForbesGM to invest about $16 billion in U.S. market by 2016 Source: Automotive NewsOrganized Labor's Uncertain Future Source: IndustryWeekMade in the USA back in style for some small businesses as reshoring brings manufacturing home Source: The Washington PostToyota to Produce Lexus Cars in Kentucky Source: IndustryWeekJapan-Based Automaker Subaru Invests $400 Million to Produce Impreza In Lafayette, Indiana, Creating 900 Jobs Source: Area DevelopmentWhy aren't Americans moving anymore? Here's a new theory. Source: The Washington PostWhy U.S. Manufacturing Can't Get Off the Mat Source: Bloomberg BusinessweekApple CEO: "We're going very deep" with US manufacturing Source: ArsTechnica
|
|
ADDITIONAL U.S. and CANADA ARTICLES
|
U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Attract FDI to United States Supplier's Revenge: Court of Appeals Confirms that When a Supplier has the Right to Terminate, the Law does not Protect the Buyer from Supplier's Rightful Cutoff Threats Access - How to Structure the Questions that Win Million Dollar Contracts Divestiture Survey Report 2013: Sharpening your strategy Ontario Recaptured ITCs - Phase-Out to be Postponed? America's Offshoring Debacle -- Accounting for What Happened How to Build an Occupancy Strategy for Your Business Foreign Direct Investment in the US Reporting Requirement To read above articles, please click here |
|
|
|
|
|
