Tim Dunne

Tim Dunne is director of Asia Pacific Market Intelligence at J.D. Power and Associates. He is responsible for tracking automotive market developments in developing markets in Asia, principally in China and Southeast Asia. He also consults with companies in North America interested in entering or expanding their operations in the Asia Pacific region. He assumed his current position in January 2007.

Prior to joining J.D. Power and Associates in January 2007, Mr. Dunne was a partner at Automotive Resources Asia Ltd. (ARA), an automotive market research and consultancy he helped found in 1994 (ARA was acquired by J.D. Power and Associates in September 2006). From 1994 to 2006, Mr. Dunne lived and worked in the People's Republic of China and Southeast Asia, working with vehicle manufacturers, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers and other companies affiliated with the Asian automotive industry on more than 90 proprietary and syndicated automotive research and consulting projects.

Mr. Dunne is a frequent guest speaker regarding China, its exploding automotive industry and the challenges and opportunities that living and working in that country pose. He is often quoted in business and automotive publications including the Financial Times, The New York Times, Automotive News and other industry publications.

Mr. Dunne earned a bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan.