The election is just a few weeks away, and many folks are looking ahead to 2021 and what policy priorities in a second Trump term or a Biden presidency would mean for the automotive industry. Three main policy areas are important to autos: the health of the economy,...

While the automotive industry has traditionally pulled back on advanced technology during recessions and economic downturn, the current state of the pandemic-impacted economy has left many wondering whether or not vehicle electrification will power through. Do...

Had 2020 not been such a historically bad year on so many levels, the seismic shift in BEV investment would have dominated more news headlines. Although we will remember the year for so much negative news, we may also remember it as the year battery electric vehicles...

Lisa Hart from the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), as well as Mitch Bainwol, who served on CAR’s Board of Directors, are resigning from the board as of the end of September 2020. Neil De Koker, CAR’s Board Chair, is retiring at the end of the month.   Hart, who...

Over the last decade, critical contenders in the global automotive industry and other industries alike have seen the importance of sustainability grow increasingly in their strategic priorities. Sustainability, however, has significantly evolved and grown in scale...

As the coronavirus crisis continues to disrupt the global economy, North American vehicle sales have dropped sharply, and production has come to a nearly complete stop. Given the complexity of automotive manufacturing, the tremendous capital required to restart...

As the coronavirus crisis continues to disrupt the global economy, North American vehicle sales have dropped sharply, and production has come to a nearly complete stop. Given the complexity of automotive manufacturing, the tremendous capital required to restart...