#automotive-industry

#automotive-industry

Jesse Cannon-Wallace doesn't have a TikTok strategy.Still, Cannon-Wallace, who works as asalesperson at Mercedes Benz of Atlanta Northeast, has been able to amass more than 120,000 followers on the platform via organic posts documenting test drives, how-to tutorials and product features for the dealership's fleet.

Today is just an AM-tastic day, isn't it?Earlier this morning, we reported on industry pushback against congressional plans to mandate AM radios in all new cars.The topic has been building for some time now-Tesla and BMW dropped AM radio from new electric vehicles some years ago-but it made headlines again in February when Ford revealed that the 2024 Mustang would lose the ability to pick up AM.

Programmatic and data solution experts Crimtan has announced a partnership with Autovia and Haymarket to give car sellers in-depth access to customer car buying intent signals from 2 out of 3 prospective car buyers.This collaboration comes as the 2023 car market continues its dramatic recovery, with data from the partnership showing a remarkable 73% increase in intent-to-buy from March alone within the industry.

For parents and guardians traveling in cars with babies and young kids, they would of course want the best and the safest baby car seats for their charges.While there are a lot of options in the market, apparently, safety regulations have not been updated since the year 2000.That doesn't mean designers and manufacturers haven't been keeping up to date with all the newest technology to make these car seats safer and now we will be getting what is probably the safest and most technologically advanced product in the market.

Android Automotive, Google's operating system for cars, has historically been pretty niche, and only a handful of high-profile cars like the Polestar 2 have used it.Now, though, Android Automotive is going mainstream, and we're starting to see some of the biggest car manufacturers roll out Google's operating system across entire lineups.

Advertising is becoming more of a priority in the boardroom - for real time this time.It's an oft-touted claim whenever times get tough: CEOs who continue to advertise during downturns end up on top.Few CFOs buy into this viewpoint, however.Instead, they tend to cut advertising first during these moments because it's a variable cost that can be quickly halted.

As companies re-shore production operations to the developed world they need to invest in automation.This is often unfeasible for small to medium sized companies.Production-as-a-Service offers a model in which these companies can contract with independent factory operators to provide production services on an as-needed basis.

Former Top Gear presenter James May has remembered his hilarious days out with American rally driver Ken Block, who has died in a snowmobile accident at the age of 55.Block competed in the World Rally Championship and was named Rally America Rookie of the Year in 2005.It's with our deepest regrets that we can confirm that Ken Block passed away in a snowmobile accident today, Block's team Hoonigan Racing said in an Instagram post.

We've been seeing a torrential and exciting downpour of automotive designs at Yanko Design in November 2022.Each automotive was innovative, bringing to us something we had never seen nor experienced before.From killer speed to dashing good looks, to impenetrable safety standards, every automotive we featured at YD broke some design barrier for us, and hopefully, they did the same for you as well.

We've been seeing a torrential and exciting downpour of automotive designs at Yanko Design in October 2022.Each automotive was innovative, bringing to us something we had never seen nor experienced before.From killer speed to dashing good looks, to impenetrable safety standards, every automotive we featured at YD broke some design barrier for us, and hopefully, they did the same for you as well.

We can expect continued disruption to the global semiconductor industry and, therefore, continued supply chain shortages in the automotive industry throughout 2023, according to a new report in the Financial Times.The head of Onsemi, Hassane El-Khoury, told the paper that "there's nothing you can do now to change 2023," and that "we will be adding capacity every quarter, every month in 2023 to meet our customer demand."