SPECIAL REPORTS
A roundup of Automotive News staff projects on people, events and technology in the auto industry.
Floor space at the Detroit auto show used to be at a premium. Declining participation by automakers in this show and others around the globe, exacerbated by the lingering pandemic that canceled the Detroit event in 2020 and 2021, has left organizers searching for creative ways to fill vast swaths of space. The new reality is evident in changes that the show floor has undergone since 2014.
What's the difference between these three different kinds of auto chassis types? And what you need to know about the newest type: the skateboard chassis.
As the auto industry reinvents itself, the 2022 class of Automotive News Rising Stars is right on the front lines. These 21 honorees are helping lead automakers, suppliers and technology companies into the coming era of autonomous and electric vehicles.
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The past few years have ushered in dozens of changes in the realm of safety technology, in manufacturing practices and in connected vehicles. These are 25 of them.
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With our 11th 40 Under 40 class, Automotive News enters a second decade of recognizing young dealership leaders. This year's stars have led digital retailing transformations, found new ways to stock vehicles during an inventory crisis and chipped away at the industry's recruiting challenges. We congratulate them and hope you enjoy reading their stories.
Automakers are overturning their product plans to move ahead on electric vehicles. But some wonder — will it be enough to satisfy environmental regulators?
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Sales revenue at the world's largest parts suppliers bounced back significantly from 2020, even surpassing 2019 results in many cases. But beneath those numbers, suppliers are feeling the pinch.
After decades of offloading low-value production and producing the same old technologies, the industry is transforming the supply chains that bring it all together.
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Automotive News tracked more than 380 dealership acquisitions in 2021, a year which was highlighted by a spree of megadeals and single-store transactions.
More and more, older, very-high-mileage used vehicles are being offered by the nation's auto dealers.
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The shifting reliance on used vehicle sales in 2021 was seen up and down the Automotive News annual list.
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The top 10 and the top 150 groups now own more of the industry's dealerships and are responsible for a larger share of the industry's new-vehicle sales.
The auto supply chain is changing with the rise of electric vehicles. Automotive News looks at how those changes are reshaping an industry.
Thousands of dealers returned to the NADA Show this year in Las Vegas, and Automotive News was there, too. Recap the event and the news here.