A look at the long-term trend in OEM consolidation By Glenn Mercer Winter is the season of marriage proposals: in much of the world it’s the most popular time to pop the question.¹ And it seems now the entire global automotive industry has decided love is in the air, what with Honda and Nissan apparently […]

CES 2025 showed an auto industry tiptoeing toward reinvention. Automakers, suppliers and technology companies’ announcements centered on strategy and fulfilled promises, rather than splashy surprises. The convention also foreshadowed the industry’s concern over how the incoming Trump administration may upend policies and plans already in motion. The new technologies are “not as bold and aggressive […]

Demand for pickup trucks and hybrid vehicles helps automakers increase deliveries; challenges loom for 2025 The auto industry eked out a small increase in U.S. vehicle sales for 2024, helped by better availability on the new-car lot and a flurry of promotional deals in recent months.  U.S. dealers sold 15.9 million vehicles last year, up […]

The U.S. car industry has a ‘big case of anxiety’ about the president-elect’s proposed 25 percent tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada Finding an affordable car in the U.S. has already become a challenge for many budget-constrained Americans. New import tariffs on Mexican-built vehicles threaten to make the problem worse. Today, nearly one-third of […]

Sales of smaller cars and compact SUVs have been on the rise with more shoppers giving priority to affordability Stubbornly high car prices and elevated interest rates are persuading more Americans that when it comes to their next car purchase, bigger isn’t always better. U.S. car buyers have for years gravitated to larger, roomier vehicles, […]

Automotive OEMs face increasing pressure to improve their supply chains, not only to reduce costs and improve efficiency but to meet environmental demands for a lower carbon footprint. Traditional inventory models with centralized warehouses lead to high storage costs, delays, and emissions tied to transportation. As a solution, some forward-thinking OEMs are turning to digital inventories combined […]