A.T. Kearney's 13th Annual Auto Study forecasts that U.S. auto sales will contract an additional 24 percent to 10 million in 2009, though it will rebound a bit by 2012, under the most likely scenario. An analysis of 35 years of sales data suggests that pent-up demand will help boost automotive sales once the economy improves. That being said, auto suppliers could still need a cash infusion of as much as $33.5 billion through 2012 to remain viable until demand picks up.

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