ANN ARBOR—The fallout on the Big Three’s proposed bailout will have immediate and lasting implications for Michigan and the nation. The University of Michigan has experts who can lend insights on these issues.

U-M experts include:

Bruce Belzowski, associate director of the Automotive Analysis Division at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, is an authority on the North American and global auto industry and a consultant to car manufacturers, suppliers and dealers. He can be reached at (734) 936-2704 or [email protected].

Donald Grimes, senior research associate at the Business School’s Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, is an expert on economic forecasting and the labor market. Grimes can be reached at (941) 876-6422 or [email protected].

Walter McManus, director of the Automotive Analysis Division at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, is an expert on the impact of government corporate average fuel economy standards on the automotive industry. He can be reached at (734) 615-6743 or [email protected].

Gerald Meyers, professor of management and organizations at the Ross School of Business, is former CEO of American Motors Corp. and former executive at Chrysler Corp. and Ford Motor Co. He can be reached at (248) 851-6834 or [email protected].

John Pottow, a bankruptcy and commercial law expert, can be reached by cell phone at (734) 834-1467 or [email protected]. His office number this term is (617) 496-4470.

Richard Price, Barger Family Professor of Organizational Studies and professor of psychology, focuses on personal and organizational foundations of psychological resilience and health, the impact of employment and economic change on individuals and families. He can be reached at (734) 936-0476 or [email protected].

Gregory Saltzman, adjunct research scientist at the U-M Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy and professor of economics and management at Albion College, is an expert on union-management relations and labor law. He can be reached at (734) 971-7596, (517) 629-0422 or [email protected].

James J. White, Robert A. Sullivan Professor of Law, is a commercial law and bankruptcy expert. He can be reached at (212) 854-2361 or [email protected].

Martin Zimmerman, the Ford Motor Company Clinical Professor of Business Administration at Michigan’s Ross School of Business, is an authority on energy policy, government regulation of business and economic developments in the automotive industry. He is a former chief economist and group vice president at Ford Motor Co., where he was responsible for corporate economics, governmental affairs, environmental and safety engineering, and corporate social responsibility. Zimmerman can be reached at (734) 615-7234 or [email protected].

Roland Zullo, assistant research scientist at the U-M Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy, is an authority on labor-management relations. He has done extensive research on labor unions and collective bargaining, employment policy, the privatization of public services, union strategy and tactics, and outsourcing in manufacturing. He can be reached at (734) 647-0687 or [email protected].