Category: Automotive Industry News
US auto dealerships are changing — for the better, industry watchers say
The rise of the internet and online shopping seemed to signal the ignoble end to the ubiquitous car dealership in the 1990s. Those gloomy predictions …
How pending rail merger could aid North American auto industry
Brian Kingston, the head of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association, which represents the interests of the Detroit 3 automakers in Canada, says the auto industry …
Volvo Cars to launch joint venture with ECARX to develop smart car software systems
Volvo Cars and technology company ECARX are planning to set up a new joint venture for the development and commercialization of a cutting-edge infotainment system …
Auto industry resilient in 2020, amid COVID pandemic
For automakers and suppliers, the last year wasn’t just about getting through the COVID-19 pandemic. It was about coming through it stronger and wiser, changed …
Auto dealerships mixed with new housing?
Residents could one day live or work directly above where they buy their next car if an auto dealer’s proposal for mixing dealership office space …
5 Auto Industry AI Trends for 2021 and Beyond
Intelligent voice penetration in homes is through the roof. More than half the U.S. population are millennials or younger and their preferences drive tech adoption. …
How Amazon, Google, other hyperscalers are transforming the auto industry
Volkswagen engineers working from home were presented with a challenge during the pandemic. The complex calculations and simulations needed to test and validate their developments …
Survey Gauges What Pleases Auto Aftermarket Customers
The J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Aftermarket Service Index (ASI) Study, conducted earlier this month by survey platform SurveyMonkey, shows satisfaction scores decline when customers wait …
The New Auto Industry: Change And Innovation For A Sustainable World
There is a story many like to tell about human ingenuity – or rather, its limits. It goes something like this. In the late 1800s, …
15 industry leaders share their wish lists for 2021
A new year begins. A new U.S. government is seated in Washington, with new attitudes about trade and industry and the environment. New vaccines …