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Urban America’s Scooter Affair Complex Relationship
“We live in a city where we’ve seen both the successes and the failures of launching new technology,” Austin Mayor Stephen Adler tells the Smart Mobility Summit hosted by Wards Intelligence at SXSW.
By James M. Amend • March 11, 2019 -
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Mobility Pioneer Borroni-Bird Turns Focus to Developing World
Playing off the word Africa, the mobility startup Afreecar is Borroni-Bird’s answer to sustainable, low-cost transportation and electricity for developing economies. His proof-of-concept is an e-trailer.
By James M. Amend • March 7, 2019 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineAutomotive Manufacturing
Production strategies are changing rapidly as tariffs and shifts in consumer buying patterns affect the industry.
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GFG Style Unleashes Kangaroo at Geneva
After a shakedown on the Alps at St. Moritz with social-streaming coverage on March 2, the Kangaroo, a one-off, all-electric hyper-SUV, has been unveiled at the Geneva auto show.
By Giancarlo Perini • March 7, 2019 -
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Could A Super CRM Save the Day at Your Dealership?
From margin compression to declining sales volumes, the automotive retail industry is fighting its share of villains right now. But there are super-powered technologies available to save the day for your dealership.
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Make Cars Fit into Consumers’ Lives, not Vice Versa
Disrupting an industry that has been one way throughout history is difficult.
By Alex MacLeod • March 6, 2019 -
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48V Technology Growing Into Its Own
Driven by tightening CO2 emissions rules and the rapid retreat from diesel technology, the consultancy LMC Automotive forecasts 48V technology’s use in Europe will grow to 33.0% of light vehicles in 2030 from 0.4% in 2018.
By James M. Amend • March 5, 2019 -
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Vitro Investing $60M in Auto Glass Technologies
The investments will be focused on North America to reinforce Vitro’s market leadership in automotive glass, the Mexican company says.
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No Key, No Problem for U.K. Car Thieves
Tracker data shows 88% of stolen vehicles fitted with one of its devices and successfully recovered last year were stolen without using the owner’s keys. That’s up from 80% stolen that way in 2017 and 66% in 2016.
By Alan Harman • Feb. 25, 2019 -
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Pros, Cons of Car Dealership Salespeople Wearing F&I Hats
Advocates of salespeople doing double duty say it can cut costs and streamline the buying process. Detractors say it’s harder than it seems.
By Steven Finlay • Feb. 20, 2019 -
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Future-Proofing Autonomous Vehicles with Flexibility, Learning and Self-Healing
OEMs and tech companies must organize data sets today to enable flexible integration into tomorrow’s use cases. Vehicles built today can and should be incomplete at deployment. They will self-learn new roles based on additional data and applications.
By Lukas Neckermann • Feb. 15, 2019 -
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Autoline Daily 2019: Industry News for Feb. 14
GM’s Board Transformation; Big Truck Sales Keep Climbing; Cruise Shows Impressive AV Capabilities
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German Cars Could Hit China’s New Silk Road
Jörg Mosolf, chief executive and managing partner of Mosolf Group, is set to become the first German logistics specialist to transport cars to China by rail, using the New Silk Road connecting Europe with Asia.
By Alan Harman • Feb. 14, 2019 -
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Five Ways Agile in Automotive Will Pivot in 2019
The automotive industry is doing well, there obviously is no need for a profound change, except we know this is not true.
By Sergej Weber • Feb. 12, 2019 -
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Car Salespeople Still Go Missing on Customers, Survey Says
A new Roadster study says salespeople put deals at risk by stepping away from their customers an average of three to four times during the sales process.
By Steven Finlay • Feb. 11, 2019 -
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The Road Ahead: Trends to Watch in the Energy Transformation of 2019
"If we are to evolve globally, power cannot be taken for granted and simply viewed as an endless resource that comes out of a plug in a wall," says Jim Witham, CEO of GaN Systems.
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Jaguar Land Rover Loses £3.4 Billion in Q4 2018
JLR attributes the drop in fourth-quarter 2018 sales and profit to a decline in sales in the Chinese market, which negated a slight rise in sales in Europe and the U.S.
By Greg Kable • Feb. 8, 2019 -
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Second City Does the Chicago Auto Show
Kia Motors America Chief Operating Officer Michael Cole had been scheduled as an event’s keynote speaker, but he had to cancel.
By Steven Finlay • Feb. 8, 2019 -
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No Brexit Deal Alarms U.K. Auto Sector
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says two-thirds of the U.K.’s global car trade is at risk if there is no deal on how the U.K. exits the European Union.
By Alan Harman • Feb. 7, 2019 -
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Ram Unveils Chassis Cab Heavy Haulers in Chicago
The 3500-, 4500- and 5500-model work trucks lead their segment with 35,220 lbs. of towing capacity, gross combined weight ratings of 43,000 lbs. and payload of 12,510 lbs., Ram says.
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Survey: Most Consumers Willing to Pay More for Alt Propulsion
“The question becomes what is the tipping point for cost-payback and mainstream consumer buy-in to alternatives,” says Lisa Wilding-Brown, InnovateMR’s chief researcher.
By Steven Finlay • Feb. 6, 2019 -
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Mini-Car Sales Up in Japan in 2018, Bigger Vehicles Down
In the mini-segment, sales increased to 1,924,124 units, up 4.4%, while standard vehicles (cars, trucks and buses 1.0L and above) fell 1.3% to 3,347,943.
By Roger Schreffler • Feb. 5, 2019 -
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FCA US Shakes Off Cold for Sales Gain
FCA sold 135,396 cars, trucks and CUVs in January compared with 131,896 in the period last year, according to Wards Intelligence.
By James M. Amend • Feb. 1, 2019 -
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Six Automotive Trends That Will Impact Cybersecurity in 2019
It is becoming even more important that automotive cybersecurity is considered, not only as a feature but also as a fundamental design principle. OEMs and the tiers that support them are coming to understand this.
By Ziv Levi • Feb. 1, 2019 -
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Japanese Import Sales Grow Again in 2018
In its 2018 sales report, the Japan Automobile Importers Assn. reports Mercedes-Benz was the top import brand for the third straight year on sales of 67,531 units, followed by Volkswagen (51,961) and BMW (50,982).
By Roger Schreffler • Jan. 31, 2019 -
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Eberspaecher Opens Asia Test Center in Shanghai
The 40,900-sq.-ft. test center houses a prototype shop and the technology to test exhaust systems from the material and component level to the system level for cars and commercial vehicles, Eberspaecher says.
Jan. 31, 2019
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