Automakers feel the supply chain crunch as chip shortage worsens
A sales rebound has left global auto industry leaders facing a shortage of chips with many idling plans to trim production until inventories are in order.
Toyota dethrones Volkswagen as the world’s largest automaker
The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t been kind to the auto industry. For one, it predictably savaged auto sales, and if recent statistics are to go by, this trend will only move north
Nissan to brave $4.5 billion annual net loss as pandemic hits restructuring plans
Nissan Motor Co. is struggling with slumping new car sales amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Japanese automaker announced on Tuesday it expects to make an annual operating l
Auto companies gear up to help manufacture masks and ventilators
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Industry Leaders: Top Women in Automotive Industry
Historically the automotive industry has been dominated by men, but things are slowly but surely changing. Two women are heading leading auto brand, which a few years ago would hav
Silicon Valley will re-charge the Auto Industry
Artificial Intelligence is to the 21st century what Coal was to the 20th century. It tackles one of the biggest and most intriguing questions: where are we going? It’s an importa
For Auto Industry Leaders, Profits Remain Stuck in Second Gear
Ford Motor Co is reducing 10 percent of its workforce. General Motors Co has shut down operations in major, emerging markets. Volkswagen is gearing for a massive round of layoffs.
Ford tests 3-D Printing for Cost-effective Manufacturing of Car Parts
Ford has announced today that it will be the first automobile company to test new techniques of 3-D printing for building car parts. This printer can build car parts of any shape a
Ford Motor Co. announces investment plans for its plug-in hybrid car, C-MAX Energi
Ford Motor Co. announced on Monday it will invest 11.4 billion Yuan ($1.8 billion) over the coming five years in China, where its sales have been plummeting amid a brutal industryw