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Inaugural Product<\/span>\nIntroducing MAPP\u2122<\/span><\/strong> \u2014 Launching Summer 2026<\/span>\n\u2192<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Murphy Automotive Partners delivers institutional-grade perspective across the value chain\u2014from supplier consolidation to powertrain proliferation, from China’s export pivot to the shake-out in distribution, from dealer economics to the next decade of OEM strategy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Perspective<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The global automotive value chain is the largest industrial manufacturing base<\/strong>, the largest retail industry<\/strong>, and one of the largest financing engines and consumers of capital on the planet.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n

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Advising across the auto industry requires decades of experience and the ability to see how a decision at the OEM level lands on a dealer’s lot or a supplier’s order book.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Our read on the<\/span>\u00a0next <\/em><\/span>decade<\/em><\/span>\u00a0of the auto industry.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The global automotive industry is going through the most profound structural change in decades, and the chasm between the winners and the rest is opening fast. We work with boards, management teams, and capital allocators to land on the right side of it. That means combining a clear read on where the industry is headed, a sharp view of opportunities, and the financial fluency to move with conviction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Industry tailwinds and headwinds, cyclical peaks and troughs, OEM and Supplier lifecycles, dealer consolidation, and shifting profit pools<\/p>

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Product pipeline analysis, peer benchmarking, financial scorecards, and deep dives on regional and global players<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Positioning, the balance of risk and opportunity, and what it means for OEMs, suppliers, dealers, and capital allocators<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Credentials <\/strong><\/span>CFA Charterholder
B.A. Quantitative Economics, Tufts<\/p>

Recognition <\/strong><\/span>Automotive Hall of Fame, 2023
Institutional Investor All-America (25 years)<\/p>

Prior <\/strong><\/span>Bank of America \/ Merrill Lynch
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John Murphy has built his career analyzing the global automotive industry and advising manufacturers, suppliers, dealers, and investors. His deep background in equity research and capital markets enables him to provide clients with unbiased \u2013 and now fully independent \u2013 strategic advice across the value chain.<\/div>
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John spent more than 26 years as the senior North American automotive equity research analyst at Bank of America (previously Merrill Lynch), beginning his coverage in 1999. He played an integral role in advising investors during the landmark IPOs of General Motors, Rivian, Ferrari, and Delphi, alongside many other major capital raises, and provided strategic counsel to boards and management teams across the value chain.<\/div>
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John also founded and hosted Bank of America\u2019s annual New York Auto Summit for 17 years, bringing together investors and executives to foster strategic discussions on capital allocation and industry direction. He is frequently cited across the financial and automotive press, appearing on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and Yahoo Finance, and is a regular presenter at industry events around the world.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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Recognized by the institutions that count.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A reverence for the machinery. An obsession with detail. A long view of the cycle. At Murphy Automotive Partners, that’s how we work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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The flagship report of the Portfolio. MAPP\u2122 is a comprehensive forward-looking analysis of the US OEM product pipeline. It builds on Car Wars\u2014the benchmark product-cadence study John Murphy authored at Bank of America for over two decades\u2014and extends it to the full multi-powertrain era.<\/p>

Built for OEM strategy teams, suppliers, and dealer groups who need one trusted source for what’s coming, when, why, and from whom.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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It runs on<\/span> MAPP\u2019s critical proprietary metrics<\/span> and our decades of experience.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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