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Bruce Belzowski
Bruce M. Belzowski is the associate director and an assistant research scientist, in the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute's Automotive Analysis Division's Industry Structure Group.
He received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.A. from the University of Michigan (U-M). Prior to joining UMTRI, Bruce worked for U-M's Institute for Social Research and for R.L. Polk, where he was responsible for developing models of new car purchases and aftermarket spending. He joined the Automotive Analysis Division as a research associate for the Industry Structure Group in 1994.
Mr. Belzowski has been a major contributor to most Industry Structure Group projects. He has authored research reports focusing on a variety of automotive topics including product development, manufacturer-supplier-dealer relations, globalization, information technology, knowledge management, and human resources.His current research topics include Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), powertrain strategies, and globalization of the automotive industry.
He is co-director of UMTRI’s China Automotive Program and Powertrain Strategies Program. He is also a steering committee member of the GERPISA global automotive research group in France and a Joint Researcher at the Institute for Technology, Enterprise, and Competitiveness at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan.