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MUNRO & ASSOCIATES TOUR and

ELECTRIC VEHICLE DESIGN PRESENTATION

April 13, 2023 ~ Auburn Hills, Michigan

Munro & Associates, specialize in lean design, tearing down automotive products to study and suggest improvements and innovations. Located in Auburn Hills, Michigan, the company performs electric vehicle benchmarking and consults in the aerospace, defense and medical sectors. The Munro Team has had a long and distinguished history in the Automotive Industry, having worked with most of the world’s OEMs and Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers. With over 40 years in the auto industry, Sandy Munro has been named, “The Teardown Titan” by the Society of Automotive Engineers.

In 1988, Sandy Munro started his own consultancy, Munro & Associates, specializing in lean design, tearing down automotive products to study and suggest improvements and innovations. Munro performs electric vehicle benchmarking and consults in the aerospace, defense and medical sectors. The Munro Team has had a long and distinguished history in the Automotive Industry, having worked with most of the world’s OEMs and Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers. With over 40 years in the auto industry, Sandy Munro has been named, “The Teardown Titan” by the Society of Automotive Engineers.

Sandy Munro gained larger public interest starting in February 2018 with videos containing detailed tear-down and analysis of the then-new Tesla Model 3. With the success of that video, Munro & Associates started their own channel, Munro Live, with tear-down and analysis of a variety of (mostly electric) vehicles and covering related topics around engineering and design methodologies. In 2021, Munro broadcast a conversation with Elon Musk in Texas. They discussed the production of Tesla automobiles, including details such as the use of large castings in place of assemblies and the in-house design and production of the seats. In its first year, this interview received over three million views on YouTube.

Location: 1140 Centre Rd, Auburn Hills, Michigan

Date: April 13, 2023

Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Tour Includes:

3 hours shop floor tour – See firsthand EV’s torn down for your inspection and review.
- Tesla EV’s Models 3, S, Y & Plaid
- Ford Mustang Mach E
- Ford Lighting
- Rivian R1T Truck
- BMW i3
- Various Traction Motors, Inverters and Gearboxes
5 hours class room education covering
- Introduction to Munro and Associates: what the organization does and its different benchmarking and consulting capabilities
- Introduction to EV’s
- The different EV motor designs, how they work, advantages / disadvantages of those designs and the trends for these different EV motor designs
- Trends of EV gear box designs, discussion on EV’s single speed or multiple speed gear boxes in future
Lunch
A copy of Munro’s Introduction to EV presentation

* Subject to change as Munro adds inventory with new teardowns.

Photos are permissible on Munro’s floor during tour.

Tour Registration Fees

Registration Type	By March 3, 2023	After March 3, 2023
MPIF Member Company	$450	$500
APMI Member	$500	$550
Non Member	$550	$600

The meeting is full. Contact Stephanie Schember at sschember@mpif.org if you would like to be added to a waitlist.

For registration questions, contact Stephanie Schember, 609-452-7700 ext 114.

Lodging Options in the area:

Crowne Plaza Auburn Hills
1500 Opdyke Rd, Auburn Hills, MI
https://www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Auburn Hills, an IHG Hotel
3990 Baldwin Road, Auburn Hills, MI
https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/

Hampton Inn Detroit/Auburn Hills South
2200 Featherstone Road Auburn Hills, Mi
https://www.hilton.com

Tour Cancellation Policy:

Written requests received up to Friday, March 3, 2022, will be subject to a $250 cancellation fee. Registrants who fail to attend, and have not cancelled as noted above, are liable for the entire registration fee.

Code of Conduct Policy: Presenters, Vendors and all other Attendees at MPIF/APMI/CPMT events are expected to comply with instructions from staff members, and are expected to conduct themselves at all times in a courteous, professional and respectful manner, refraining from language and conduct that might bring discredit upon themselves, their organizations, and MPIF/APMI/CPMT. Such conduct includes, but is not limited to disrupting the businesslike atmosphere, harassment, discrimination, inappropriate language, failing to comply with local, state, and federal laws, and conduct that puts themselves and others at risk. This code of conduct applies to both official activities of the event and its program as well as to any informal and social activities taking place in connection with the event. Presenters, and any other Attendees who do not comply with this code of conduct may be removed from the event and barred from attending future MPIF/APMI/CPMT sponsored or co-sponsored events.