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Since 1924, Wards has provided business intelligence about the automotive industry to its key players and the financial community investing in it. Today, we reliably track and interpret market size, trends and movements, delivering forward-looking intelligence, statistics and insight.

Melissa Cefkin-Nissan
Nissan Digging Deep Into Human Behavior for Autonomy
Oct 19, 2018
“Trust and fear are part of an ongoing relationship that will continue to develop. Our aim is to develop autonomous vehicles that are harmonious with society and operate in socially acceptable ways,” says Nissan cultural anthropologist Melissa...
ZF’s Integrated Brake Control module with engineer Tom Ludwick
GM Pickups First of Many IBC Contracts for ZF
Oct 18, 2018
By 2020, at least eight vehicle platforms with multiple customers will be using ZF’s Integrated Brake Control, an electro-hydraulic system that replaces the vacuum booster and pump while integrating electronic stability control in a single module.
UK charity Guide Dogs for the Blind helped test I-Pace’s audible alert system.
Jaguar Tweaks EV’s Otherworldly Noise Alert
Oct 18, 2018
Jaguar engineers initially attempted to create a noise inspired by the sound of sci-fi spacecraft. However, pedestrians reacted by looking up to the sky, rather than at the road, as the new I-Pace electric vehicle approached.
New X7 slots in upper-luxury segment but has off-road credentials.
Upcoming X7 Will Be BMW’s Biggest SUV
Oct 16, 2018
Conceived to give BMW a greater presence in the growing upper-luxury SUV market, the X7 aims to provide both the comfort and luxury of the German automaker’s 7-Series sedan and the versatility and off-road prowess of the new fourth-generation X5.
GMC Sierra designers strove for differentiation with ’19 redesign.
GMC Sierra Loves Big Bro, But Must Stand Alone
Oct 11, 2018
Sierra design chief Matthew Noone says meetings with customers early in the design process revealed intelligent, articulate buyers. They also showed a willingness to take their dollars elsewhere if the Sierra was not given individual personality.
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