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Cars Could Become Timeshares of the Future

Co-sharing will provide a better sales cadence. Right now, it’s a struggle.

By Alan Brown • Nov. 14, 2018

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for Nov. 13, 2018

Waymo Set for Public Launch; GM's Maven Expands Outside GM; Which Brands Hold Best Value

Nov. 13, 2018

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Automotive Manufacturing

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

By WardsAuto staff

MSU Turning Campus Into Mobility Test Site

The university is conducting research which, using artificial intelligence and data stored in the cloud, can help predict human and vehicular behavior to benefit the sophisticated guidance systems needed in autonomous vehicles.

By Joseph Szczesny • Nov. 12, 2018

Follow the Money: Startups and VCs Should Pay Attention to Michigan

As Detroit’s profile as the global mobility epicenter has risen, local venture capital firms, such as Fontinalis Partners, have found themselves in the center of the action.

By Trevor Pawl • Nov. 12, 2018

Flying Car to Debut in Kuwait; Takeoff Due in 2020

The first PAL-V Liberty Pioneer model on the market will be a limited edition, with 90 units selling for $599,000. It will be followed by the PAL-V Liberty Sports model costing $399,000. Operators will need both a driver’s and a pilot’s license.

By Alan Harman • Nov. 9, 2018

Hey You, Get Off of My Curb

San Francisco wants to move away from single-occupancy vehicles with free curbside storage to a model promoting high-occupancy, sustainable vehicle types and perhaps an expansion of the sidewalk to alleviate shoulder-to-shoulder foot traffic.

By James M. Amend • Nov. 7, 2018

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for Nov. 1

Another Bad Look for UAW; Hub Motors Headed for Production; Ford & GM Lost Millions on Mobility

Nov. 1, 2018

Detroit, Silicon Valley Unlikely Allies Toward Future Mobility

GM’s $1 billion play for autonomous-car outfit Cruise Automation arguably headlines the cross-country deal making, while FCA cemented its position in the technology by pairing up with Google’s AV unit Waymo.

By James M. Amend • Oct. 31, 2018

Gimme Smartphone Experience, Car Buyers Say

Consumer demand is driven not only by the tremendous functionality of the smartphone but also its link to the on-demand economy and consistently fresh content.

By James M. Amend • Oct. 30, 2018

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for Oct. 29

Hyundai Veloster N Details; NHTSA Scolds Mercedes Over Recalls; Lewis Hamilton Wins 5th F1 Title

Oct. 29, 2018

Michigan’s PlanetM Drives Mobility Solutions

New mobility requires new business models. And, Michigan is leading that conversation.

By Trevor Pawl • Oct. 29, 2018

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for Oct. 25

ADAS Drives Up Repair Costs; OTA Needed to Boost EV Sales; Tesla Pops the Champagne Corks

Oct. 25, 2018

U.K. to Cut Subsidies for Low-, Zero-Emission Vehicles

The cuts are “totally at odds with government ambition to be the world leader in the takeup of ultra-low-emission vehicles announced in its Road to Zero Strategy,” the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says.

By Alan Harman • Oct. 25, 2018

Auto Industry’s High Stakes in USMCA Implementation

Provisions of the USMCA text concerning regional-value-content and wage-and-hour labor requirements will have a tremendous impact on the North American automotive industry.

By John M. Scannapieco, Julius Bodie • Oct. 17, 2018

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for Oct. 16

German Industry in Trouble?; Skoda Readies for All-New Hatchback; Honda Improves Intersection Safety

Oct. 16, 2018

Turkish Auto Sector Beset by High Inflation, Plunging Currency

Automakers’ domestic sales have fallen by half this year and they face higher costs of importing key raw materials because of depreciation of the lira, high interest rates and inflation.

By Paul Cochrane • Oct. 16, 2018

Five Constants in Successful Auto Sales

Your job is not to sell. Your job is to help customers buy.

By Richard Libin • Oct. 10, 2018

Camera-Smartphone Combo Curbs Distracted Walking

The Purdue team’s system, called Phade, uses surveillance or other cameras in public places to send an alert directly to a smartphone.

By Alan Harman • Oct. 9, 2018

Will the Shared Economy Hurt Car Sales?

In a WardsAuto Q&A, the CEO of PureCars talks about the effects of ride sharing, the changing role of dealers and the growing number of demanding customers.

By Steven Finlay • Oct. 9, 2018

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for Oct. 5

Chevy Bolt EV Sales Plunge, Autonomy’s Impact on Automakers, Chinese Market Slowing Down

Oct. 5, 2018

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for Oct. 3 update from October 2018

Corvette Grand Sport Impressions; VW Parts Ways with Audi’s CEO; Car Sales Slump in September

Oct. 3, 2018

Company Says Chip Bridges Radar, Lidar Gap

Vayyar Imaging says its new sensor kit brings point cloud technology to radar imaging, increasing radar’s resolution and capabilities while reducing costs and minimizing the need for other sensors within the vehicle.

Oct. 2, 2018

Ten Automotive Tech Management Lessons from Coaching Baseball

Practice defense diligently, and you need not worry as much about offense. What is defense in the product-design world? System redundancies, testing redundancies, security redundancies, safety redundancies.

By Steve Tengler • Oct. 1, 2018

Detroit: Mobility City?

Mobility options in Motown soon will include subscription car sharing through Detroit-based Mobiliti and LaFontaine Automotive Group.

By Bob Gritzinger • Sept. 28, 2018

Car Dealers Should Switch to Service Conquesting

To quote Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan, “The times they are a-changing.”

By Scot Eisenfelder • Sept. 26, 2018