The McGraw-Hill Companies
1221 Avenue of the Americas
Auditorium - 2nd Floor
New York, NY, United States
Description
Please join Standard & Poor’s and J.D. Power and Associates industry analysts in a half-day conference to explore these and other issues and their effect on credit quality for the auto industry sector in the coming years. Presentations will be followed by lunch.
Topics of discussion:
U.S. Automotive Forecast: Is recovery imminent?
Prospects for the U.S. automakers to cope successfully with the evolving global competitive structure
Update on the fundamental business and financial risks facing U.S. auto suppliers
S&P's analytical assumptions for key auto sector credits in 2009-2010
Auto Asset-Backed Securities Market - TALF and higher credit enhancement levels are putting the retail auto ABS market back in gear
Agenda topics include:
Corporate Default Rates in 2008 and Expectations for 2009
The U.S. Economic Outlook: Are We There Yet?
U.S. Automotive Forecast
Examination of the New Vehicle Sales and Production Environment
Outlook for U.S. & European Auto Makers & Suppliers
Asset-Backed Securities - TALF's Impact: Performance of the Detroit Captive ABS; Rating Methodology Changes; Rating Actions; and Outlook
