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At the Management Briefing Seminars last week in Michigan, the annual high-level "big think" held by the Center for Automotive Research, executives, engineering leaders, consultants and automotive startup entrepreneurs agreed on one recurring point: The world is changing beneath their feet.
Projections that two-thirds of the world's population will live in cities by 2050 have big implications for private vehicle ownership and driving.
PSA North America will launch two mobility services in an undisclosed East Coast city in the next two months, the French automaker said.
May Mobility, an autonomous shuttle service that launched in Detroit in June, expects to remove the safety attendants from its vehicles route by route as early as next year.
A Silicon Valley startup that provides the software platform for ride-sharing services said mobility service businesses will have a market cap of $9 trillion.
Trade delegates from the two countries involved in some of the hottest issues roiling the auto industry delivered a simple message Wednesday: Canada and Mexico are not enemies of the state.
The CEO of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, maker of seals and gaskets,says the supplier must evolve and emerge more agile if electric vehicle sales take off and its traditional market erodes.
Nissan is looking heavenward to develop autonomous driving systems.
The yellow tent provided the perfect shady setting on Tuesday afternoon for seminars attendees to meet new business associates and catch up with old ones.
As Volkswagen moves deeper into mobility services, its sales and marketing divisions also will influence product development, says Matthias Erb, head of the company's holistic user experience.
Bo Andersson, Yazaki's top executive in North America and Europe, said most industry growth moving forward will come from 11 emerging markets.
When baby boomers no longer account for the largest generation in the work force, employers will need to adjust to the attitudes and preferences of millennial workers.
Honda will go ahead with plans for more environmentally friendly vehicles despite the Trump administration's plan to roll back emissions targets.
Suppliers to the 2019 Subaru Ascent include Rheinmetall Automotive, Oiles, Carlex Glass, Johnan America, Nissin Brake, AGC Automotive, Furukawa Electric, TOA, Hellermanntyton, Mitsuboshi Belting, Johnan America, Texas Instruments and TomTom.
Suppliers to the 2019 Infiniti QX50 include Bando, Leggett & Platt, Benteler, IBS Filtran, Edscha, Federal-Mogul, Elringklinger, Gestamp, Janesvilleacoustics,Maclean-Fogg, Brose, DC Safety, TI Automotive, Kostal and Yokohama Industries Americas.
Suppliers to the 2019 Acura RDX include Corvac Composites, Plastomer, Denso, Sika, TS Tech, Autoneum, Brembo, Schaeffler, Vibracoustic, Dana, Freudenberg and ZF.
Despite conflicting global emissions regulations and consumer demands, automakers can profitably deliver vehicles with as many as 50 powertrain combinations, says a top Magna executive.
