Reuter's Automotive Summit live panel: The Future of Design Dave Marek, Acura Executive Creative Director, Honda R&D Americas, Inc. Andrew Smith, Executive Director, Global Cadillac Design, General Motors Henrik Fisker, CEO, Fisker Inc. Stefan Sielaff, Design Director, Bentley Motors Ltd In November, Lou Ann Hammond, CEO of drivingthenation.com, moderated a panel of iconic car designers [...]
COVID-19 Impacts Democrats and Republicans Differently, Strategic Vision Research Reveals Strategic Vision released its annual results, focusing on new-vehicle buyers' similarities and differences based on their self-identified political affiliation. These include Republicans, Democrats, and Independents and those who identify as leaning Liberal or Conservative with no stated party preference. Given COVID-19's impact on the economy, [...]
C-V2X technology study in Virginia Audi of America, Virginia Department of Transportation, and Qualcomm Leads work with American Tower Corporation, Commsignia, and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute on initial deployment aimed at expanding roadside and vehicle safety use cases Audi Q8 SUVs equipped with C-V2X technologies including road construction alerts and red light warnings Next-generation C-V2X [...]
Over-the-Air (OTA) Just like the human body, Aurora Labs believe that cars should be able to sense when something is not working and heal themselves. Aurora Labs’ Self-Healing Software enables continuous, reliable, and cost-effective rollouts of new automotive features. ~ Aurora Labs. Aurora Labs has secured $23 million in Series B funding from top automotive [...]
European car sales down 32% for the first 8 months of 2020 COVID-19 is affecting businesses worldwide, including new car registrations. The European countries were hit the hardest initially with COVID-19, and the European market is showing a substantial decrease as it continues to climb back health-wise and economically. In July 2020, registrations of new [...]
California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) Bestsellers in primary segments: Compact Car: Honda Civic Full-Size Pickup: Ford F-Series Mid Size Car: Toyota Camry Compact SUV: Toyota RAV4 Near-Luxury Car: Tesla Model 3 Mid Size SUV: Toyota Highlander Luxury Car: Mercedes E-Class Luxury Mid Size SUV: Lexus RX california 2008 thru 2021 We know [...]
Can 2020 get any worse? Yes, but... Pickup share has been resilient in the wake of COVID-19 CUVs are gaining slightly, with increased share year-over-year Car segment shares continue to decline EVs gaining slightly, while plug-ins are declining Improvements underway across the luxury segments Looking ahead to the balance of the year, the IHS Markit [...]
vehicles in operation (VIO) getting older The average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the US has risen to 11.9 years this year, about one month older than in 2019, says IHS Markit. Several factors have contributed to pushing the USA average vehicle age higher, according to IHS Markit. While vehicle scrappage rates [...]
People are willing to pay for safety from Covid-19 Women and men alike are realizing the dangers of COVID-19, including when they are driving their vehicles or in a shared car. Anti-microbial coatings are a desired feature for high-touch surfaces inside a personal vehicle, including door handles, steering wheels, displays, and consoles, according to a [...]
Q1 2020 Automotive Registration Trends & Analysis Report Experian always comes out with interesting in-depth statistics on car sales, registrations, and the car inventory on the roads of the United States of America. The biggest news is that the Ford F-150 dropped from first place to third place in year-over-year registration from 1st Quarter 2019 [...]