Wards Intelligence Update

VW, ZF Exemplify EV Shift

ZF no longer will develop components for internal-combustion-engine drives but instead will focus on long-range plug-in hybrids and battery-electric vehicles.

Auto Tech Check – ʼ20 Nissan Sentra SR

Even entry-level car buyers get more tech bang for their buck these days.

Lyft and Sixt Partner to Meet Rising Demand for Car Rentals in Urban Areas

The new alliance provides temporary vehicles to city dwellers wary of ride-hailing and public transit due to the pandemic.

Daimler Digitalization Strategy Revolutionizes Factory Floor With MO360

While MO360 will be applied in stages at Mercedes production locations worldwide, it is fully implemented at the new Factory...

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AImotive Sees Sweet Spot Between Automotive, Software Industries

Wards Intelligence Senior Analyst James Amend recently conducted a virtual meeting with three key AImotive executives.

Looking Inside Lyriq

GM isn’t specifying motor output, but competitors deliver anywhere from 300 kW (402 hp) to 568 kW (761 hp).

Canada Light-Vehicle Sales Drop 17.5% in July

Declining sales of both cars and light trucks continues into the second half of the year.

Mexico LV Sales Drop 33.8% in July

Mexico began Q3 over a third below last year’s sales with cars and light trucks taking similar drops.

Hyundai Establishes an Ioniq BEV Brand. We Analyze Its Chances.

Hyundai, no stranger to forging new paths with standalone brands given its current Genesis luxury experiment, will be retailing its...

AVs Certainly Coming, It’s Just ‘Really Hard,’ Says Aurora’s Urmson

Urmson, whose career with AVs dates to the origins of Google’s self-driving car project spun off into Waymo, says his...