Consumer Connectivity Demands in Vehicles Fast Growing Trend
Connectivity and integrated electronics in vehicles is fast growing trend. Open architecture provides use of Smartphones and applications preferable to captured proprietary systems, but safety demands are likely to result in a hybrid system compromise.
Spring Wholesale Market May Be Here Already, Says NADA Used Car Guide
Wholesale auction prices rose slightly in the first two weeks of January, but values decreased on an average of $99 overall. Vans and pickup trucks saw the largest price increase, according to NADA Used Car Guide.
Design Wunderkind Ralph Gilles Sees Successful Chrysler Future
Analysts are mixed about Chrysler's recovery plan. Dodge CEO Ralph Gilles expects Chrysler will turn around under the Fiat leadership team and offer quality products needed to regain market share.
Manheim’s Webb Predicts Improved Wholesale Supply in 2010
The volatile new and used vehicle market for 2008 and 2009 has calmed such that stability should return in 2010. Improved new and used vehicle sales should create supply, churn and demand in the wholesale market keeping residual values up.
FocusDriven Group to Combat Cellphone Use While Driving
FocusDriven has been created as a result of US DOT's 2009 meeting on distracted driving. A National Safety Council study revealed 26% of crashes occur during cellphone use with 1.4M of those being talking and 200K being texting. Over 120 studies suggest hands-free talking doesn't eliminate the distraction.
