Bill Ford Envisions Electric Pickups, EV Sales, Going the Last Mile
Soft demand for electric vehicles and an unclear regulatory future were among the challenges facing the automotive industry debated during a variety of panel discussions at AutoMobili-D on Thursday at NAIAS. On one hand, automakers and suppliers are busy reinventing the future with the multi-billion dollar investments ... Continue reading
NADA End-of-Day Final News Edition China has offered to go on a six-year buying spree to ramp up imports from the U.S., in a move that would reconfigure the relationship between the world’s two largest economies, according to officials familiar with the negotiations. Source: Bloomberg U.S. stocks ended the week stron ... Continue reading
Geely’s New Sports Coupe SUV Unveiled
•Geely’s most driver orientated vehicle to date •First Geely vehicle to use CMA architecture •Third new vehicle for Geely Auto in 2019 18 January 2019, Hangzhou China. The first official photos of Geely Auto’s upcoming Sports Coupe SUV, codenamed the FY11, have been released. ... Continue reading
Interest in Autonomous Vehicles Slows
Car manufacturers are putting on the brakes on developing driverless cars after several crashes. Automotive supplier Aptiv employs a fleet of people, computers and video screens to monitor its 75 autonomous cars, showcasing just how complicated driverless cars are, the Wall Street Journal reports. ... Continue reading
Earlier today, in an email to employees, Elon Musk confirmed plans to shed approximately 7 percent of the Tesla workforce. Noting the layoffs are a rightsizing after a 30 percent increase in staffing in 2018, Musk also confirmed his view that “the road ahead is very difficult.” Below you will find commentary from a ... Continue reading
Subaru President Tomomi Nakamura is bullish about sales growth in the brand's key U.S. market, forecasting an 11th straight year of record U.S. volume in 2019. In its home market, however, Automotive News reports that Subaru is still reeling from a string of final inspection problems that have plagued the company since ... Continue reading
This annual show is produced by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and will run from March 2nd to the 10th. The nation's largest and longest-running horticultural event will return to Philadelphia with this year’s theme honoring "Flower Power." The theme pays tribute to the enormous impact of flowers on peo ... Continue reading
Allison Provides Commercial-Duty Transmissions for the New International® CV Series
INDIANAPOLIS--With proven durability and reliability in the commercial truck segment, the Allison 1000 Series™ and 2000 Series™ are the exclusive fully automatic transmissions for the newly introduced International® CV™ Series vocational trucks. In this series the 6-speed Allison Automatics are paired with the I ... Continue reading
TOKYO--Renesas Electronics Corporation , a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, congratulates Mahindra Racing on a great performance at the Moroccan track last Saturday for the second round of the 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E Championship. Team driver Jerome D’Ambrosio took a stunning win, after startin ... Continue reading
FINDLAY, Ohio--Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd., a subsidiary of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced it will move forward with a previously announced proposal to cease light vehicle tire production at its Melksham, England facility. The plan is geared to help Cooper Tire Europe enhance its competitiven ... Continue reading
The Global Automotive Airbag & Seat Belt Market: Forecast to 2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN--The "Automotive Airbag And Seat Belt - Global Market Outlook (2017-2026)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. According to this report, the Global Automotive Airbag and Seat Belt market accounted for $53.98 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $168.23 billion by 2026 growing at a CAG ... Continue reading
DUBLIN--The "Automotive Smart Antenna - Global Market Outlook (2017-2026)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. According to this report, the Global Automotive Smart Antenna market accounted for $1.75 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $7.01 billion by 2026 growing at a CAGR of 16.7% from 2 ... Continue reading
Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Named Best EV in Canada for 2019
FCA Canada announced today that the Canadian-made Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has been named Best EV in Canada for 2019 by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) in its annual Canadian Car and Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year awards program. The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is the first and only electrifi ... Continue reading
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