The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature
Automakers are starting to admit that drivers hate touch screens, and a growing number are backpedaling away from the huge, complex touch screens that have infested dashboard design over the past 15 years. Buttons and knobs are coming back.
The touch screen pullback is the result of consumer backlash, not the enactment of overdue regulations or an awakening of corporate responsibility. Many drivers want buttons, not screens, and they’ve given carmakers an earful about it. Auto executives have long brushed aside safety concerns about their complex displays—and all signs suggest they would have happily kept doing so. But their customers are revolting, which has forced them to pay attention.
Global EV Sales Expected to ‘Leap’ 35% in 2023, Study Says
Electric-vehicle sales will reach 14 million globally in 2023, up from 10 million last year, the International Energy Agency estimates in its annual Global Electric Vehicle Outlook released Wednesday, and “landmark EV policies are driving the outlook for EVs closer to climate ambitions.”
Globally, EVs accounted for about 4% of new vehicle sales in 2020 and leapt to 14% in 2022, on its way up to approximately 18% this year, the report says.
The US is expected to double its share of the global EV market to 20% by the end of the decade, the IEA says, “as recent policy announcements drive demand,” while Europe is expected to maintain its current 25% share of the global EV market. China should remain the world’s No.1 EV seller in 2030, with 40% of the global market, the study says.
What Does Your Sales Team Want? Qualified Leads!
If you are in charge of generating sales at your company, don’t miss Ed Pierce’s latest column appropriately titled: All the Ways Fleet Industry Marketers Can Help Sales Close More Deals.
How do you create a crash-free culture at your company? eDriving’s Sheila Leverone writes, “A successful driver risk management and safety program typically embodies the 5 C’s of a Crash-Free Culture.”
Speaking of safety, we love KBB’s ‘Best Family Cars’ of 2023. The kids want to be entertained, but parents have other criteria on their list.
Congratulations to Brad Burgess, newly named Senior VP of Fleet Sales and Strategic Solutions at Merchants Fleet!
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
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