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ALG Offers Best, Mixed and Worst-Case Auto-Sales Predictions

“We cannot stress this enough, automotive sales will return,” says ALG’s Morgan Hansen.

By Steven Finlay • March 24, 2020

Auto Industry Should ‘Be Ready to Get Back to Work’

“It’s never good to have no revenue but still have payables,” says John Bozzella of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation.

By Steven Finlay • March 24, 2020

Explore the Trendline➔

Automotive Manufacturing

Production strategies are changing rapidly as tariffs and shifts in consumer buying patterns affect the industry.

By WardsAuto staff

Autoline Daily 2020: Top Industry News for March 19

GM & Ford Could Make Ventilators; NASCAR Drivers Switch to eSports; Touchscreens Cause Too Much Distraction

March 19, 2020

Worst Case: 3.1 Million Lost U.S. Vehicle Sales in 5 Months

A J.D. Power report tells how the coronavirus has affected U.S. vehicle sales and what may lie ahead.

By Steven Finlay • March 19, 2020

Autoline Daily 2020: Top Industry News for March 18

Plants Still Running to Avoid Disaster; Porsche 3D Prints Seat Foam; Hyundai Reveals New Elantra Hybrid

March 18, 2020

Ram Launches Don’t-Mess-With-Texas Trim Level

The ’20 Ram 1500 Laramie Southwest Edition will be offered exclusively in Texas and neighboring states.

By Jim Irwin • March 18, 2020

Detroit Three, UAW Agree to Production Cuts

Vehicle output will be trimmed for the next two weeks to safeguard workers and allow time for deep cleaning. ALG forecasts a 14.2% decline in new vehicle sales.

By Joseph Szczesny • March 18, 2020

Autoline Daily 2020: Top Industry News for March 17

Honda CR-V Hybrid Impressions; VW To Pay More Diesel Fines; Continental’s 3D Display

March 17, 2020

Investments Strengthen FCA’s Indiana Ties

Since the end of the recession in 2009, FCA has invested more than $2 billion in its five sites in the Kokomo, IN, area, including a 782,000-sq.-ft. plant for building 9-speed transmissions.

By Joseph Szczesny • March 17, 2020

Autoline Daily 2020: Top Industry News for March 16

Ford Mustang Mach-E Winter Tests; Detroit Three Keep Plants Open; BMW To Cut Drivetrain Variants in Half

March 16, 2020

Polyurethane Involved As Cars Evolve

Polyurethane is changing the way cars are made. The material makes cars lighter, safer, quieter and more comfortable than cars made primarily of steel. And lighter cars use less energy and reduce their carbon footprint.

By William R. Bennett • March 16, 2020

FCA Indiana Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

“The company has placed into home quarantine his immediate co-workers and others in the facility he may have come into direct contact with,” FCA says of the salaried worker at the Kokomo Transmission Plant.

By Joseph Szczesny • March 13, 2020

GFG Style Stages Virtual Unveilings

Two GFG Style concept cars, the battery-electric Desert Raid and the open-top Bandini Dora, made their world premieres last week. A third, the Vision 2030 BEV, debuted in December in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

By Giancarlo Perini • March 9, 2020

Autoline Daily 2020: Top Industry News for March 3

Would-Be Geneva Reveals Revealed; BMW Top U.S. Exporter by Value; 2021 Ford F-150 Spy Shots?

March 3, 2020

PSA Touts Contribution to French Economy

The French automaker says its performance in 2019 rose 5%, adding €4.4 billion ($4.7 billion) to France’s trade balance.

By Paul Myles • March 3, 2020

Land Rover 4xFar Festival Familiarizes Millennials with ’20 Defender

Cutting-edge musical acts, outdoor activities and an off-road course help acquaint Land Rover’s latest vehicle with an important target demographic.

By Doug Newcomb • March 2, 2020

FCA Cuts Third Shift at Canadian Minivan Plant

The layoffs accompany the phasing out of production of the Dodge Grand Caravan minivan at the end of May.

By Joseph Szczesny • Feb. 28, 2020

Autoline Daily 2020: Top Industry News for Feb. 26

New Hyundai i30 Unveiled; NTSB Rips Tesla & NHTSA Over Autopilot; NIO May Receive Bailout

Feb. 26, 2020

Geneva Show On Despite Coronavirus

Many exhibitors and industries plan to send as few employees as possible to minimize the risk of exposure.

By Giancarlo Perini • Feb. 26, 2020

Brexit Linked to Slump in U.K. Auto-Industry Jobs, Pay

A fall of 11.9% in automotive employment comes as Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders figures show car production plunged 14.2% year-over-year in 2019, to 1,303,135 units.

By Paul Myles • Feb. 18, 2020

U.S. Sales to Top 16 Million Through 2023, Economist Says

NADA chief economist Patrick Manzi says he expects new-vehicle sales of 16.5 million in 2021, 16.4 million in 2022 and 16.2 million in 2023.

By Jim Henry • Feb. 15, 2020

Blockchain May Solve Privacy Problem

Its game-changing traceability and security features merit a thorough investigation to see what confidentiality solutions can be developed.

By Joanne L. Molinaro and Jeffrey A. Soble • Feb. 13, 2020

Informa Tech to Launch Omdia Research Service

Omdia will replace all existing brands within Informa Tech’s research businesses, including Ovum, Heavy Reading and Tractica, and will incorporate IHS Markit’s technology, media and telecommunications research business.

By Jim Irwin • Feb. 12, 2020

Four Reasons Car Subscription Services Struggle

The missing variable has revolved around value.

By Andrew Stowe • Feb. 6, 2020

‘Hello, I’m Your Car Dealership Salesperson, and You Are…’

Auto dealers shouldn’t immediately ask for customers’ name, rank and serial number, but they should get the name, says Audi’s Demian Dominguez.

By Steven Finlay • Feb. 3, 2020