City Smarts: Staying relevant (and profitable) in today’s brave new automotive world

City Smarts: Staying relevant (and profitable) in today’s brave new automotive world

Published on September 26, 2017
Wouldn’t it be cool if you never got lost? If the streets and city where you live know the best...

Reinventing the Wheel:  Smoothing the road for the next generation of automotive pioneers

Reinventing the Wheel: Smoothing the road for the next generation of automotive...

Published on September 6, 2017
Imagine how difficult it was for Armand Peugeot or Henry Ford to stake their fortunes and reput...

It’s Not Your Father’s Auto Industry

It’s Not Your Father’s Auto Industry

Published on May 15, 2017
Staying Relevant (and Profitable) in Today’s Brave New Automotive World Barring a few exception...

Printing Cars

Printing Cars

Published on April 4, 2017
Additive manufacturing, 3D printing, rapid prototyping—whatever you call it, the one layer at a...

Evolving Quality Strategies to Achieve Zero Defects

Evolving Quality Strategies to Achieve Zero Defects

Published on February 28, 2017
Six Sigma is defined as 3.4 defects per one million opportunities, or approximately one out-of-...

Safely Simulating Safety

Safely Simulating Safety

Published on February 8, 2017
None would argue that automotive crash testing is important. According to a recent press releas...

Vehicles Designed for User Experience

Vehicles Designed for User Experience

Published on January 25, 2017
No doubt the convergence of high-tech and the transportation industries is greatly changing how...

An Oscar-Worthy Automotive Award

An Oscar-Worthy Automotive Award

Published on December 19, 2016
It has been nearly 23 years since the North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) awards ...

Increasing Software Content Impacts Vehicle Reliability Rankings

Increasing Software Content Impacts Vehicle Reliability Rankings

Published on November 23, 2016
When Consumer Reports released its 2016 Auto Reliability Survey a few weeks ago, I was able to ...

Virtual Showrooms, Vehicle Experiences and Test Drives

Virtual Showrooms, Vehicle Experiences and Test Drives

Published on November 7, 2016
There is a lot of talk these days about car shopping experience becoming more virtual. At this ...