Wards Intelligence Update

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Light Vehicle Sales Drop 3.8% in Canada

Canada light truck sales grew 2.9% in November while car sales lost over a fifth of their volume.

GM Turns to LG Chem Again for EV Battery Collaboration

As an expert partner, Korea’s LG Chem also will help GM drive its battery costs down to industry-leading levels, the...

U.S. Light-Vehicle Inventory Falls to 7-Year November Low But Sales Should Still End 2019 on a Solid Note

With U.S. sales expected to slide below a 17 million-unit SAAR in Q1-2020 for the first time since 2015, further...

Narrowing BEV Incentive Applicability

A large part of the potential BEV consumer base can be left out if incentives are tied directly to vehicle...

Former Opel Boss Neumann Joins AI Startup Cartica, Puts Skin in the Game

Backed by more than 200 patents, Cartica’s AI is novel in that it mimics the natural biological processes of perception.

Fuel Economy Down Again in November

Slowed demand in electrified models and high sales of light-truck segments resulted in another month of year-over-year declines.

Toyota Worries About Overabundance of BEVs, Makes Mobility Push

Voicing concerns of many in the industry, a company official tells Wards he’s worried people are getting too distracted by...

Cost to Limit Level 3 Autonomous Technology for Now

Two years ago, automakers were much more bullish about how quickly they would bring highway-pilot technology to the retail market...