August U.S. Light-Vehicle Forecast: Market Could Hit 17 Million SAAR

High inventory of ’18 models and increasing incentive activity may push light-vehicle sales to 1.5 million units in August.

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North America Light-Vehicle Production Up 4.1% in July

The U.S. and Canada ramped up production while plants in Mexico slowed output.

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Chip Maker Sees Opportunity As Automakers Seek Autonomous-Vehicle Brand Character

A year or two ago it seemed most OEMs were in lockstep along a single path toward the autonomous vehicle and relying heavily on suppliers for its key technologies. Not any more, says silicon supplier Xilinx.

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Nexteer Advancing With Steer-by-Wire

The Saginaw, MI, supplier has 12 active programs for steer-by-wire systems in autonomous vehicles classified as Level 3, 4 or 5. For one customer, Nexteer started production last year on Level 5 steer-by-wire systems for a prototype fleet of 500 vehicles.

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Industry Megatrends Driving Brose R&D

The German supplier is building a technology portfolio aimed at electric and autonomous vehicles but with an eye toward nearer-term monetization opportunities in luxury cars.

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Suppliers Forecast Slow But Certain Shift to Electrified Powertrains

The shift to electrified vehicles won’t happen overnight, but experts agree the movement toward a hybrid future is certain as OEMs seek zero-emission options.

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Automakers Moving Quickly to Embedded Connectivity

The conservative approach to in-car connectivity is gone, as OEMs look to speed new features to market through strategic partnerships and, in some cases, through product-development sprints measured in weeks, not months.

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Audi, Ericsson Testing 5G Networked Factory

In phase one of the project, Audi and Ericsson will test a latency-critical application using wirelessly connected production robots that are equipped with a gluing application – a commonly used technique in auto body construction.

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U.S. Light Vehicle Sales & Inventory Forecast, August 2018

U.S. light vehicle sales and inventory forecast by company and by source and vehicle type for August 2018. Includes SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual rates) and days' supply projections.

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North America Product Cycle Chart, 2014-2025

North America product programs information - specifies redesign, midcycle change or replacement schedule - by company, brand, and model line for 2014-2025.

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