RepairPal Releases Study Showing The Cities Most And Least Impacted By Automotive Recalls
RepairPal analyzed website user activity by zip code and recall data from the NHTSA over the past five years to determine the major metro areas most and least impacted.
Adaptive Cruise Control Market To Cross $15,290M By 2023, Says P&S Market Research
The rapidly growing automotive industry, especially in the emerging economies of India, China and Brazil, is generating significant demand for vehicles fitted with adaptive cruise control.
New Vehicle Sales Pace To Fall Again; Retail Sales Down 1 Percent Through First Half Of 2017
Retail sales in June are anticipated to reach approximately 1.2 million, a 1.3 percent decrease compared with June 2016.
Consumers Want In-Vehicle Technology, But Willingness To Pay For It Varies, IHS Markit Says
Consumers in the U.S. were most likely to pay for a rear-seat entertainment system, indicating a threshold investment of an estimated $640.
Premium Increases Become Sticking Point For US Auto Insurance Customers, J.D. Power Finds
The study found that the number of customers receiving an annual rate increase of more than $200 per vehicle has more than doubled during the past four years, and that’s having a profound effect on customer satisfaction.
Ridesharing Used To Supplement, Not Replace, Personal Vehicles, Finds Strategy Analytics
One of the findings said that ridesharing usage actually increased the likelihood that current vehicle owners would purchase another vehicle within the next five years. This was true across the U.S., Europe and China.
MBLM Announces Automotive Industry Is No. 1 For Brand Intimacy
Brand intimacy is defined as a new paradigm that leverages and strengthens the emotional bonds between a person and a brand.
Autonomous Vehicles Will Shrink Auto OEM Collision Repair Revenue By Nearly 50 Percent By 2030, KPMG Projects
KPMG projects that OEM collision repair revenue, which was $5.6 billion in 2015, could drop to $2.7 billion by 2030 and dwindle to $1.4 billion by 2040.
95 Percent Of US Car Miles Could Be Traveled In Self-Driving, Electric Or Shared Vehicles By 2030, RethinkX Report Says
The report details how the approval of autonomous vehicles will unleash a market grab by existing and new ride-share companies, which will abandon internal combustion engines for A-EVs for purely cost reasons.
Hands Off? Not Quite – Study Shows Consumers Fear Technology Failures With Autonomous Vehicles
With the exception of Gen Y, all other generational groups are becoming more skeptical of self-driving technology, which poses a new challenge to car manufacturers and technology developers, according to the J.D. Power 2017 U.S. Tech Choice Study.
Less Than Half Of US DIY Consumers Report Purchasing Motor Oil Based On Promotions, NPD Finds
Over 40 percent of consumers rely on mileage as the key indicator for an oil change, compared to 2 percent who reported that either a coupon/promotion or seeing oil in a store or ad drove their purchase.
Study Says 25 Percent Of Miles Driven By 2030 In The US Could Be In Shared Self-Driving Electric Cars
Due to their ability to cut travel costs by 60 percent, shared autonomous electric vehicles could shift about 25 percent of miles traveled from private automobiles, creating enormous benefits for consumers as well as causing major disruption to the automotive industry.
