Epicor Software Corp., a vendor of software for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, has developed a new version of its Epicor Eagle application for the automotive aftermarket.
Since 2011, Subaru's global sales have surged 45 percent to 913,100 vehicles, a pace bested only by a few burgeoning Chinese brands and Fiat Chrysler, which has been intent on making Jeep a popular choice in Europe and Asia. In the U.S., Tesla is the only car company that has increased sales as quickly in that period.
And Subaru has done all this while cranking out the best profit margin in the industry.
Ford is one of several carmakers that have adopted the Adept 850 - a passive UHF on-metal tag with an 8.5-meter read range and a 4-meter write range - to store and access data about each manufacturing step.
Russia's light-vehicle market is still in the mire as a result of the very poor macro environment and it remains to be seen if subsidized car loans will move the dial.
It is no longer a question of if but when autonomous vehicles (AVs) will hit the road. In the auto industry's most significant inflection in 100 years, vehicles with varying levels of self-driving capability - ranging from single-lane highway driving to autonomous valet parking to traffic jam autopilot - will start to become available to consumers as soon as mid-2015 or early 2016. Development of autonomous-driving technology is gaining momentum across a broad front that encompasses OEMs, suppliers, technology providers, academic institutions, municipal governments, and regulatory bodies.
Since 2009, global production has increased by about 25 million units, according to KPMG, and estimates put the current revenue for the auto industry at more than $2tr. Many analysts estimate that about 4 to 5 million new cars and light trucks will be in use each year in the near future. This isn't just good news for automakers - chemical manufacturers will also see a boost because of how the two industries are linked.
Vehicles with stop-start capability will account for 55 percent of all light-duty vehicles sold by 2024, increasing from 22 percent in 2015, according to Navigant Research.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), a global carrier of roll-on/roll-off cargoes and provider of logistics services, has opened a third vehicle processing center (VPC) in China.