Decades of siloed data management, outdated IT structures and a lack of visibility across the supply chain have created barriers to innovation.
There is a downstream consequence of the automaker pullback on EV production plans. Just ask auto suppliers.
The sunny electric vehicle forecasts of past CAR Management Briefing Seminars gave way to a cloudier picture this year.
Rory Harvey has taken over management of North America, and Duncan Aldred is being promoted to vice president of commercial growth strategies and operations.
Recruiting and retaining top employees will require work by companies, schools and state policymakers, experts said at the 2024 CAR Management Briefing Seminars.
Ram's commercial team is touting a product slate with the brand's most diverse set of powertrains ever, including the new ProMaster EV that Amazon will use for last-mile deliveries.
Automakers will build less than two-thirds of their vehicle assembly capacity in 2030, according to GlobalData.
Suppliers and automakers increasingly see developing sustainable products not just as a way to check a box on climate targets but to help them save costs and differentiate themselves from competitors.
Automakers and suppliers have similar challenges in the bumpy EV transition, panelists said at the 2024 Car Management Briefing Seminars.
The Federal Reserve indicated labor supply and demand are in sync in the U.S. economy for the first time in years. But suppliers are still lagging behind.
Nissan marketing and sales VP Vinay Shahani discusses making the car the star of advertising, while regaining some of the brandβs irreverence.
Honda dealers in Canada have retained legal counsel and are preparing for a possible class-action lawsuit against the automakerβs Canadian unit, as the company enacts a plan that will significantly reduce dealer profit margin on vehicle sales, according to multiple dealers.Β
The majority of automaker executives who participated in the 2024 Kerrigan OEM Survey said the transition to EVs will be slower than initially projected in the U.S.
Stellantis CFO Natalie Knight said there could be "some point in the future" when the group looks at "whatβs the best home" for the luxury brand.Β
Shipments of the Ram 1500 and other vehicles have been slowed by problems that need to be repaired after they come off the assembly line.
Sales of the T03 small EV and C10 midsize SUV from Stellantis'Β β15th brandβ are set to start in September in nine countries.
The possible change in Japan is part of a sweeping rethink of office life meant to streamline workloads for a modern, more agile era of global competition and innovation.
GM said it set records for global revenue, North American profit and North American revenue in the second quarter, by strong sales of pickups and SUVs.
GM wonβt have production capacity in place to build 1 million EVs at the end of next year, which was the previous target, says CEO Mary Barra.
Many existing plants will provide flexibility across propulsion systems as EV demand and consumer preferences fluctuate.