Mar 22, 2018 | Feature Story
Background The Center for Automotive Research continually tracks publically announced North American investments made throughout the automotive industry in a proprietary database called the CAR Book of Deals. The database covers more than 20 years of investments...
Mar 2, 2018 | Feature Story
On 1 March 2018, President Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum from all U.S. trading partners. These tariffs are based on an investigation by the U.S. Department of Commerce into the effects of steel and...
Jan 31, 2018 | Feature Story
“We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.” – Lee Iacocca The automotive industry takes insoluble problems, seizes opportunities, and transforms those problems into innovative products and solutions. From Lee...
Jan 16, 2018 | Feature Story
Automotive manufacturers and suppliers—including traditional manufacturers (such as Audi), suppliers (e.g., Bosch and ZF), and new entrants (Nvidia plus numerous start-ups)—increasingly are pursuing artificial intelligence (AI) as the central feature of their...
Dec 20, 2017 | Feature Story
Internships are of value to both the intern and the organization for which they work. There are several benefits in completing an internship including learning to balance teamwork skills with working independently. Internships also offer organizations and students the...
Nov 27, 2017 | Feature Story
The automotive industry is changing at an unprecedented rate. Vehicle technologies including automated driver assist systems (ADAS), connected and automated vehicles (CAV), and advanced powertrains have the power to transform both the product and the industry....
Oct 13, 2017 | Feature Story
The fourth round of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations between the United States, Canada, and Mexico began October 11, 2017 in Washington, D.C. So far, the previous rounds of negotiations have produced little progress on the issues of greatest...
Sep 20, 2017 | Feature Story
Competitive Rate of Return in a Transitioning Industry Developing and manufacturing a motor vehicle is a costly endeavor with uncertain paybacks. OEMs typically justify platform and powertrain business cases over a multi-year time horizon in order to meet internal...
