New Study Indicates Automotive Electronics Market Will Be Worth $400 Billion By 2024
In Europe, there was a 40 percent rise in electric car sales in the first half of 2018, signifying that the EV industry is a budding customer base for the automotive ECU market, with growing inclination toward incorporating commercial EVs within fleets.
Capgemini Study Reveals Barriers To Electric Car Adoption In The US
Battery capacity and charging station availability are the biggest concerns manufacturers and retailers must address to increase sales, according to the study results.
New Study Shows How 16- To 24-Year-Olds Drive And Accessorize Their Cars
Despite some misconceptions, the SEMA Young Accessorizers report shows that young people do care about cars and driving.
Smartphone Usage Possibly Linked To On-the-Job Car Crashes: NCCI Study
“Claims resulting from injuries and deaths caused by motor vehicle accidents have been on the rise. This rise in motor vehicle accident claims coincides with the increasing popularity and use of smartphones, which points to distracted driving as a key contributing factor,” says NCCI.
Automotive Tariffs Would Push Consumers To Buy Used Vehicles, Study Finds
Forty-one percent of current car shoppers polled said that tariffs on new vehicles would cause them to buy a used vehicle. This was the most common response by a wide margin, Autolist found.
Goodyear To Study Tire Materials’ Reaction In International Space Station Experiments
Goodyear will study the formation of silica particles, a common material used in consumer tires. By gathering knowledge from this evaluation, Goodyear engineers and scientists can determine if further investigation of unique forms of precipitated silica should be considered in tires.
Study Finds More Than 100,000 Industry Jobs At Risk With Tariffs On Imported Auto Parts
In a study provided by the Auto Care Association in comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce, it was found that a 25 percent tariff on imported auto parts could cause a reduction of 17,800 jobs in the auto parts manufacturing sector, resulting in $1.4 billion in lost wages.
Toyota Research Institute Joins Study Of Workforce Impact From Automated Vehicles
The automaker is contributing $75,000 to the American Center for Mobility analysis conducted by Michigan State University and Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
Global Brake Safety Council Releases Update To Brake Pad Failure Mode Field Study
This past year, the Global Brake Safety Council conducted an engineering field study of 3,200 discarded brake pads, to determine whether the pads had failed or were just worn past specifications. Recently, the Council provided an update to the study to include a third geographical location.
5 Out Of 6 NA Automakers’ Scores Drop In Annual Supplier Working Relations Study
“The erratic up-and-down, year-over-year trend lines suggest that these automakers either don’t have a comprehensive supplier relations program in place, or their programs are poorly executed,” said John Henke, president of planning perspectives.
