Federal 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, 2021A number of trends that emerged during the pandemic provided silver linings for the global motorcycle market and are expected to have a positive effect long term as going forward. Read more from Content Writer Peter Kusnic.
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, 2020EVs race to the mainstream continues. Investor interest is soaring, deliverables for major contracts are coming due, and technology innovations and new product introductions by both established automakers and EV start-ups are improving the affordability and performance.
October 21, 2020Highlighted in this blog are key global market trends to watch as the pandemic recedes and world economies renormalize in 2021 and beyond.
October 13, 2020The global market for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) is forecast to reach 7.0 million metric tons in 2024 as penetration continues to expand in both developing and developed parts of the world.
October 2, 2020