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The CAR Podcast – Infrastructure, workforce crisis, and inflation
On this episode of the CAR Podcast, Carla is joined by Bernard Swiecki as they discuss the progress of the infrastructure bill, the global workforce crisis and it's affect on the supply chain, and they end the episode discussing the growing inflation rate.Get our...
A review of the Biden Administration infrastructure policy
What’s in the infrastructure plans for autos After years of talk of infrastructure investments, the U.S. Senate passed the USD 1 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on 10 August 2021. The vote was truly bipartisan (the bill passed 69-30). The...
The CAR Podcast – MBS Recap and Autoline Live at MBS
CAR Podcast Episode Two: On this episode of the CAR Podcast, Carla sits down with Kristin Dziczek, Senior Vice President of Research, Brett Smith, Director, Technology, and Bernard Swiecki, Director, Research, to recap the discussions and topics covered at the CAR...
The CAR Podcast – EV Market Growth, Supply/Demand
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...
Podcast: Meet Carla Bailo | President and CEO of the Center for Automotive Research
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...
Pandemic amplified stress felt by women
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...
Sustainability and the Circular Economy
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,...
Developing HAVs and EVs for a More Sustainable and Equitable Future
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...
Beyond the Gas Tax: Funding the Roads in an Increasingly Electrified World
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...
Semiconductor Crisis Update
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...
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