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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2021

New Vehicle Sales Stall in September

The lack of new-vehicle inventory is steering many dealers and consumers into the used-vehicle market, resulting in higher prices for both wholesale and retail used vehicles.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2021

Ford Boosts Investment, Adds Jobs To Handle F-150 Lightning Surge

With 150,000 reservations and counting, the additional resources will boost the supply of the all-electric pickup truck when it goes on sale in the spring of 2022.

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NewsJuly 7, 2021

Series Production of BMW iX Now Underway

The BMW iX is being manufactured at the BMW Group’s largest European production plant on an assembly line with the flexibility to build a mix of BMW 5 Series, 7 Series, and 8 Series models.

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Newsby StaffMay 27, 2021

BMW Starts E-Drivetrain Production for iX and i4 EVs

BMW Group is expanding it manufacturing capacity to make electric drivetrains for 500,000 electrified vehicles per year from 2022 and start producing fifth-generation high-voltage batteries.

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Videosby StaffApril 13, 2021

Good News and Bad News for Fleets

Find out how the microchip shortage is affecting vehicle sales, how OEMs are prioritizing production, and why there's a demand for used vehicles.

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Articlesby Chris BrownMarch 16, 2021

We RIDE at Dawn

With short seller “investigative reports,” tightly spun narratives set public opinion that can crash a stock by the end of the day. Shouldn’t a company’s valuation be based on the performance of finished product and meeting production timelines? Asking for Lordstown Motors.

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Videosby StaffMarch 2, 2021

Ongoing Vehicle Supply Constraints

Today's video covers ongoing vehicle supply constraints in both the fleet and retail markets; upward pressure on fuel prices; and production slowdowns due to ongoing shortage of microchips impacting orders of 2021-MY vehicles.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 28, 2021

Microchip Shortage Increasing Vehicle Lead Times

This shortage is causing OEMs to reduce, or in some cases even stop, vehicle production, as they find it more difficult to procure semiconductors and electronics. As a consequence, this global shortage of semiconductors promises to further increase lead-times for affected vehicle models.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2020

Toyota & Mazda Invest $830M in Vehicle Manufacturing Joint Venture

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM), the new joint-venture between Mazda Motor Cor. and Toyota Motor Corp., will  invest $830 million to incorporate more advanced manufacturing technologies to its production lines and provide enhanced training to its workforce of up to 4,000 employees.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2020

UK Commercial Vehicle Production Down by Half in June

Commercial vehicle production in the U.K. fell by 57.2% in June, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 

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