Browsing Category
Automobile
How can ICE component businesses manage the next great disruption?
There is still much road ahead for the internal combustion engine, though change is rapidly accelerating.
As soon as the 2030s, electric vehicle sales will outpace those of conventional models. That transition will disrupt the way the…
Hyundai Motor Group second in U.S. registrations
First-quarter registration data from Experian puts Tesla way out front in the EV race, with 113,882 registrations across its four models. But Tesla's counterpart to the Ioniq 5 and EV6, the Model Y, starts at $64,440 with shipping.…
Jeep, Ram drive transaction price surge for Stellantis
Jeep's average transaction price — up 29 percent from a year earlier to $50,332 in the first quarter, according to TrueCar — isn't likely to dip too much even if the chip shortage subsides and pricing for the market normalizes, said…
Philadelphia dealer proves a good sport for catching zzz’s courtside
Kelleher gets courtside seats through his dealership's longtime sponsorship of the 76ers. When he zonked out, the team was nursing a four-point lead in its bid to even the best-of-seven series at two games apiece. Philadelphia held on…
Kodiak sees milestone in self-driving trucks achieving fail-safe act
On Aurora's first-quarter earnings call this month, CEO and co-founder Chris Urmson underscored the importance of fail-safe operations.
"Most of the time, we talk about these sexy machine-learning, computer-vision types of problems,…
Hyundai Motor Group second in U.S. EV registrations
First-quarter registration data from Experian puts Tesla way out front in the EV race, with 113,882 registrations across its four models. But Tesla's counterpart to the Ioniq 5 and EV6, the Model Y, starts at $64,440 with shipping.…
Dealer anniversaries
Dealers featured this week include Mitchell Dale, CEO of McRee Ford in Dickinson, Texas; Brent Berge, CEO of Desert Toyota of Tucson in Arizona; Craig and Lynn Fisher of Fisher Honda in Boulder, Colo.; and the Iowa Automobile Dealers…
EV truck makers prepare for big business ahead
The zero-emission truck segment has been dominated so far by battery-electric vehicles, but many companies are betting that hydrogen fuel cell technology will emerge as a major consideration.Hydrogen-powered trucks are a rarity for now,…
Very used cars
Very high-mileage used cars -- vehicles with 150,000 miles and more -- have become a growth market for franchised dealers.
Source link
Rolling Toyota pauses to worry about costs
On one hand, higher pump prices typically mean an uptick in sales of fuel-saving hybrids and electric vehicles. But on the other, soaring inflation means higher costs for those vehicles.Toyota expects raw material costs to more than…