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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...
A review of the Biden Administration trade agenda
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...
Chip crisis highlights need for industry collaboration
The semiconductor shortage impacting the automotive industry has left companies and countries scrambling for solutions. Chipmakers are working to increase manufacturing capacity, but building new manufacturing plants requires multibillion-dollar investments and at...
SEMI and Center for Automotive Research Announce Collaboration to Harmonize Semiconductor and Automotive Supply Chains
MILPITAS, Calif., and ANN ARBOR, Mich. – April 19, 2021 – SEMI, the largest global trade association for the design and manufacture of semiconductors, and the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit independent automotive/mobility industry think...
Cultural Awareness & Anti-Racism Resources for the Workplace
In light of the recent traumatic events that have affected the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, CAR has updated the list of resources we created after George Floyd's death. George Floyd's death, the violence against the AAPI community, and the...
A review of the Biden Administration proposed labor policies
The Biden Administration’s policies on climate, the economy, racial equity, international relations, and trade all impact the auto industry. Workers’ and labor unions’ interests are central to nearly all of the President’s policies. Shortly after he was elected, Biden...
EV Charging Infrastructure
This is a revised version of a previous feature story. Battery electric vehicles are one of the pillars for a new era of transportation and mobility. We are already beginning to see the early stages of a massive shift. Some initiatives, including ICE bans, bans on...
AV Deployment Timeline
This is a summary of announced autonomous driving deployments, as they may or may-not have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Scheduled targets were specified by official company announcements, indicating each company’s plans towards the successful deployment of...
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