Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche and BMW CEO Harald Krueger have both signaled lower profits this year. FRANKFURT/MUNICH -- Daimler and BMW are considering joining forces on making key automotive components, a move that would tie the traditional luxury-car rivals more closely than ever before and reflect the fundamental changes sweeping the industry. The automakers are exploring options such as joint vehicle...
The automotive industry is experiencing an unprecedented surge in sales, the consequence of which is evident from automotive collision repair market dynamics. As improving economic conditions around the world coupled with the rapidly rising need for intra-city and intercity goods transportation promote the sales of commercial as well as passenger vehicles, automotive collision repair industry share is experiencing an...
From snow cars in Montreal to hoverbikes in Dubai to flaming police cars in Florida, here’s proof that 2018 was a wild year on the roads. As 2018 draws to a close, we’re looking back at some of the wildest, weirdest, most exciting and funniest news stories of the year. Here’s hoping 2019 is just as weird. People being...
Technology and media businesses combine capability to create a new global automotive platform for the collectable car market. NEC Birmingham, UK & Charlotte, North Carolina, USA – January 10, 2019 – Motorsport Network and Speed Digital today brought their respective market positions and digital expertise to bear on a new collaboration – Motorious.com. Motorious.com aims to become the leading international car collector digital platform, launching with...
A slow ramp up of the new-generation Continental GT (pictured) was one of the reasons Bentley lost money in the first three quarters of 2018. Volkswagen Group's main shareholders, the Piech and Porsche families, have given Bentley, the automaker's UK ultraluxury brand, an ultimatum to become profitable within two years. "The important thing is for every brand to generate...
The use 3D printing technology is becoming more widespread across a number of industries, and the automotive domain is no exception. The cost of using this technology continues to fall, making its benefits that much more attractive to manufacturers. You can now count Ford among those companies who are using 3D printing. But what you might not know is that...
Recently published market study Global and Europe Brake System Market Status and Future Forecast 2013-2023 gives in-depth analysis of the Brake System market state and also the competitive landscape globally. The report analyses the mandatory factors of the market based on present trade situation and estimates the growth rate of the market during the anticipated time (2018-2023). Supplying an incisive overview, the...
The newly made known EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Brake System Market report provides production process is analysed with respect to various aspects like, manufacturing, capacity, production, R&D status, raw material source and technology source. EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Brake System market report starts with the basic industry overview and then goes into each and every detail. The...
Brake technology has come a long way in the last 20 years, and the aftermarket is really catching up to the level of performance offered in modern vehicles. Today’s high-performance braking systems are quite different from kits just a few years old, and Wilwood is one of the pioneers in modern performance braking systems. Just when you think brakes couldn’t...
I’ve studied consumer acceptance of electric vehicles for the better part of eight years now, including over two years spent living and working at a think tank in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. When Audi said they were hosting the global launch of the e-tron all-electric Quattro all-wheel-drive SUV in Abu Dhabi, UAE, I was eager to attend. 2019 Audi e-tron ready...
