Secretariat

DRAFT
December 2, 2002

Annual Report - Terms of Reference

I. Introduction

This section will include the purpose and objective of this publication.

II. Executive Summary

III. Major Developments of the Canadian Automotive Industry During the Year

This section will focus on new developments in Canada in terms of investment, divestment, labour contracts, Kyoto, human resources, government policy, etc. in the automotive industry.

IV. Canadian Automotive Industry in the North American Context

This section will provide a statistical review of various statistics for the automotive industry over the last ten years, 1992 to 2002. These indicators will include production, shipments, productivity, sales, trade, employment and investment. This will compare Canada's performance against US and Mexico.

IV.I. Production & Shipments

• North American Production of Motor Vehicles
• Canadian Light Vehicle Production by Company
• Value of Shipments in Canadian Automotive Industries
• Global Vehicle Production Ranking

IV.II. Productivity

• North American Vehicle Assembly Labour Productivity

IV.III. Sales

• North American Sales of Motor Vehicles

IV.IV. Trade

• Automotive Trade, Trade with the US, Trade with Mexico, and Trade with Other countries

IV.V. Employment

• North American Employment - Automotive Industries
• North American Wages in Automotive Industries

IV.VI. Investment

• Capital Expenditure
• Total Intramural R&D Expenditures

V. Global Environment for Automotive Industry

This section will focus on highlights in the global automotive industry, looking at the key automotive regions of the world: North America, Europe, and Asian. This will cover major events in major automotive producing countries such as new investment, divestment, mergers, etc.

VI. Government Automotive Policy

This section will highlight government policy changes in the US and its implications for Canada. The US will be analyzed because vehicle production is regional so the U.S.'s proximity to Canada makes it is the most important market for sales and also makes it Canada's primary competitor when it comes to automotive investment. These policies would include but not be limited to those that attract investment, increase trade, and increase innovation in the automotive industry.

VII. Special Issue

This section would include a special report on a particular issue, of concern to the automotive industry (human resources, trade policy, innovation policy, etc.).

VIII. Summary and Conclusions

This section will summarize the reports findings.