Jul 29, 2021 | Feature Story
The CAR Podcast has launched! Join CAR CEO Carla Bailo as she discusses the latest news from the automotive industry. On this episode of the CAR Podcast, we discuss electrification, market growth and OEM strategies. We then get into new and used vehicle supply and...
Jul 21, 2021 | Feature Story
In this podcast, you’ll meet Carla Bailo, President and CEO of the Center for Automotive Research. Carla shares with us her love of cars and deep roots in the automotive industry. Her long career has been full of opportunities to start from a blank slate, she loves...
Jul 12, 2021 | Feature Story
In March 2020, COVID-19 upended the automotive industry in ways no one could have imagined. Even so, the industry adapted quickly, finding ways to safely reopen manufacturing plants and create systems for everyone else to collaborate and remain productive. But the...
Jun 29, 2021 | Feature Story
What is Sustainability? Sustainability has long been critically important to the automotive industry. This broad concept means different things to different stakeholders, however. Sustainability typically is measured along three main dimensions: environment, social,...
Jun 24, 2021 | Feature Story
The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) will explore sustainability and equity in mobility at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars (MBS) in 2021. We recently asked CAR’s CEO, Carla Bailo, a series of questions about the critical role the automotive industry can play...
May 20, 2021 | Feature Story
Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and hybrids comprised 7.8 percent of U.S. light vehicle sales in April 2021, up from a record-high 5.2 percent share in 2020 (Ward’s Automotive, hybridcars.com, CAR Research). Even with this rapid expansion in U.S. BEV and hybrid...
May 18, 2021 | Feature Story
CAR researchers are monitoring the impact of the widespread semiconductor chip shortage, especially as it affects the global automotive industry. The shortage is expected to last through the year, and potentially until 2022. Here are CAR resources and a selection of...
May 17, 2021 | Feature Story
The Biden Administration recently released the 2021 President’s Trade Agenda and 2020 Annual Report, which details the status of trade negotiations and current agreements, trade enforcement actions, and, importantly, the President’s vision for U.S. trade policy. Trade...
