Wards Intelligence Update

U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales Continue Improvement in July Despite Inventory Concerns

Sales have continually surprised on the upside, and just because inventory is at a long-time low does not necessarily mean...

North America Light-Vehicle Production Down 19.7% in June

June ended with a 28.7% drop in car assemblies which, coupled with a 16.5% dip in light-truck output, led to...

Beep, Local Motors Collaborate On AV Deployment

Under the agreement, Local Motors will supply Beep with its Olli 2.0 autonomous, electric, 3D-printed shuttles for future customer deployments.

Battery Materials Make It Difficult to Predict BEV Cost Parity, Says EPA

If cobalt prices were to spike it could impact the ability to produce sufficient batteries for BEVs, says an EPA...

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Latest Waymo-FCA Mobility Play Puts Both on Path to AV Profit

The deal could cover integration of Waymo AV tech into FCA’s entire vehicle line – including all the brands under...

WI SNAPSHOT: Latin America Automotive Market Can’t Catch a Break

If the number of new virus cases doesn’t start to rapidly decline soon, the resulting extra damage it could do...

New Battery Recycling Processes Reduce Supply Strain

Regulations around the world point to automakers as the responsible parties for end-of-life lithium-ion battery packs in their products. Traditional...

Continental Deploys Industry-Leading Supercomputer for AI

The cluster provides Continental employees at locations around the world access to the computing power and storage necessary for highly...