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Michael Robinet has been Vice President, Global Vehicle Forecasts since 2002. His responsibilities include global sales, capacity and production forecasting; future product program intelligence; platform and component commonization trends; OEM strategies; country-level market analysis; and, supplier and OEM facility rationalization issues. Michael has more than 18 years experience in automotive forecasting, strategic analysis and manufacturing finance. Prior to joining CSM Worldwide, he worked at various automotive research companies and was schooled in finance at a major Tier 1 supplier. He has been widely quoted by major print, radio and television media worldwide on a variety of topics surrounding global light vehicle production issues. Michael holds an undergraduate degree in economics and a M.B.A. from the University of Windsor, Canada. He is a member of the Detroit section of the Society of Automotive Engineers, Automotive Press Association and the Society of Automotive Analysts, and is an active on various committees of the Automotive Parts Manufacturer's Association of Canada. | 