Freedonia analysts look at how summer vacation plans may develop in 2021 now that vaccination rates are beginning to ramp up.
April 15, 2021E-Bike sales surged in Germany during the pandemic. With Americans spending so much more time outdoors can the success be replicated in the US?
April 9, 2021While the shortage of microchips for automobiles may be one of the most visible examples of supply chain issues limiting the ability of manufacturers to ramp up output, it's not the only one. The Biden administration has ordered a review of all supply chains critical to the US economy in an effort to identify weaknesses and work to remove them going forward.
March 8, 2021Federal efforts to promote investment in domestic manufacturing may face a number of challenges related to supply chains, cost, and trade agreements, among others.
March 8, 2021With the knowledge that COVID-19 is passed from person to person via airborne transmission, vehicle manufacturers look at whether airflow can be improved inside car and truck cabins to improve health safety.
January 22, 2021When motor vehicle production tanked in the spring vehicle manufacturers cut their orders for all of the chips used in new cars and trucks — just as consumer electronic demand was taking off with everyone working and going to school from home. Now the vehicle manufacturers are finding that their positions in the queue have all been taken.
January 14, 2021Manufacturing activity — both in the US and Globally — took a pretty big hit in 2020. However, positive signs have emerged at the beginning of a new year as companies learned how to work in a more socially distanced fashion, and consumers learned how to shop safely in the middle of a pandemic.
January 7, 2021Bus operators are hurting as reduced tourism and public concerns about traveling in shared, confined spaces take their toll. However, some relief may be on the way.
November 12, 2020Concerns about shared, public spaces are pushing travelers to individual options over public transit.
October 23, 2020The downturn in motor vehicle manufacturing has claimed another victim as the Osram Continental joint venture is being disbanded.
September 29, 2020