Automotive

U.K. Businesses’ Brexit Frustration Mounting With the Costs

October 22, 2019

While most business leaders want to avoid a no-deal departure, continued uncertainty is not much better. With the cliff edge looming, and the prospect of another one in three months if the EU grants Parliament’s request for a further delay, collateral damage is mounting.

China Charges Ahead of U.S. in Building Pumps for Electric Cars

October 17, 2019

Bloomberg

There are almost as many places to charge your electric vehicle in Beijing as there are in the entire United States.

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Continental’s Journey to Becoming a ‘Smart Factory’

October 17, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Continental, one of the world’s largest producers of components for passenger and commercial vehicles, is under increasing pressure from auto manufacturers to increase operational efficiency and visibility.

Lithium Battery Dreams Get a Rude Awakening in South America

October 16, 2019

Bloomberg

South America controls about 70% of the world’s reserves of lithium, the metal used in rechargeable batteries for mobile phones and electric vehicles, but none of the infrastructure needed to put it to work.

Entering the Cognitive Era of Supply-Chain Optimization

October 9, 2019

HERE

Fed Up With U.S. Trade Tactics, Europe Eyes Its Own Escalation

October 2, 2019

Bloomberg

Europe’s relationship with the U.S. has been stretched to the limit by President Donald Trump’s “America First’’ foreign policy. But disputes about aircraft subsidies and auto tariffs coming to a head over the next two months could put the allies in a trade war.

GM’s Diesel-Burning Pickups Will Pave Way to the Electric Future

‘They Don’t Need Us Anymore’: Auto Workers Fear Electric Unrest

October 2, 2019

Bloomberg

The milkman went missing thanks to the rise of refrigerators. Switchboard operators were done in by the dawn of direct dialing. And in the car industry, auto workers are deathly afraid the engine assembler will give way to battery builders.

GM Workers Are Striking for the First Time in 12 Years

September 16, 2019

Bloomberg

General Motors Co. workers called their first strike in 12 years, halting work at dozens of facilities across the U.S. in a clash over jobs, pay and benefits.

Toyota Is Trying to Figure Out How to Make a Car Run Forever

September 13, 2019

Bloomberg

Put together the best solar panels money can buy, super-efficient batteries and decades of car-making know-how and, theoretically, a vehicle might run forever.

Trade War Casts Shadow Over Climate Message: Frankfurt Auto Show

September 11, 2019

Bloomberg

Geopolitical volatility adds another layer of uncertainty to an industry in the midst of a radical overhaul as the end of combustion-engine era looms.

Automotive

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