Great minds think alike
This new point-of-view from Deloitte’s global automotive practice pulls together best practices among automakers and dealers to define five principles of business that enable more effective global retailing. According to the report, an improved buying experience will improve sales, but it requires changing the traditional relationship between dealer and automaker.

Integrated lead management: Managing across channels to sell more vehicles
Selling cars isn't what it used to be. Today, there are more competitors and more competing products than ever before. That's why many OEMs are shifting their attention to lead management — coordinating activities across multiple channels to drive more customers through the purchase funnel.

China's consumer market: Opportunities and risks
The report considers the changing consumer business environment in China and offers predictions about the evolution of the Chinese consumer market as well as the likely strategic implications for global consumer oriented companies. For example, the report discusses China's automotive market which has seen a dramatic change in recent years, owing in part to the large reduction in import tariffs on automobiles following China's entry into the WTO.

Global economic outlook 2005: Will there be a hard landing?
In the long run, the world economy appears to have good prospects. Productivity growth accelerated in the 1990s and has remained historically high. Going forward, there is reason to expect growth to remain high. On the other hand, substantial risks remain, the largest of which is the huge imbalance in the global economy.