Mar 19, 2019 | Feature Story
Part I: The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026—Setting the Stage for a Decision On August 2, 2018, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly published the...
Mar 18, 2019 | Feature Story
With current improvements in vehicle automation and artificial intelligence (AI), connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) will be an important part of the future urban transportation. Various industries, along with public agencies, universities, and others, have...
Mar 12, 2019 | Feature Story
Guest Story by Judy Cubiss, Global Industry Marketing Lead, Automotive & IM&C, SAP America, Inc. Last week, SAP was honored to host the first ever Center for Automotive Research Industry Briefing in Silicon Valley. The event was titled “Bridging Detroit and...
Mar 8, 2019 | Feature Story
As more women take on leadership roles in the automotive industry, we see the same shift within our own organization. In honor of International Women’s Day, we took the opportunity to ask two of the women leading CAR about the challenges they’ve faced, whom they look...
Feb 27, 2019 | Feature Story
Much of the trade news focuses on U.S. policies related to Section 232 national security and Section 301 intellectual property import tariffs and ongoing trade agreement negotiations with China, Japan, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK). While a lot...
Feb 15, 2019 | Feature Story
Many Risks to the Forecast CAR’s updated automotive sales outlook forecasts U.S. light vehicle sales at 16.8 million units for 2019. CAR’s forecast includes a continuation of sales declines in 2020 and 2021 down to 16.5 million units in 2021. Sales are projected to...
Feb 8, 2019 | Feature Story
Watch CAR’s Brett Smith on Autoline after hours. Panel includes Phoebe Howard, Detroit Free Press – Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production – John McElroy, Autoline.tv. Topics include the future of electric vehicles, ride-sharing, Tesla,...
Jan 10, 2019 | Feature Story
The automotive industry is a key target for economic developers looking to grow the economy and employment in their region. Automaker and supplier facilities typically offer above-average pay and benefits – and deep automotive supply chains bring the potential for...
