Automotive

This issue profiles Ford expanding its R&D presence in Silicon Valley, lithium-ion that may replace lead-acid 12 VDC batteries for SLI uses, and obstacles linking smartphones to motor vehicles.

The study aims to analyse and forecast the global commercial vehicle telematics market for 2015. The major focus is on market trends and regional trends in services, solutions, and technologies for specific segments such as light commercial vehicles, medium commercial vehicles, and heavy and extra heavy commercial vehicles. The study highlights the...

This issue profiles evolution of engine piston technology, improving car fuel economy via supercharging plus turbocharging, and US medium-heavytruck fuel efficiency regulations that drive technology.

Technological innovations such as delivery drones, autonomous driverless cars, and smart factories that have robotic co-workers are already having a profound effect on the way industries function. Widespread adoption of advanced mobile technologies and new platforms and systems are expected. Although it is difficult to predict exactly what advances...

The study analyzes the importance of working capital in the automotive industry. It looks at recent trends and initiatives taken by companies to streamline working capital needs, and examines the disadvantages of excess or inadequate working capital. Working capital management is analyzed by segment and region for accounts payable and receivable, i...

The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the axles market in India—specifically, axles that find applications in multi-axle vehicles which have end usage in heavy goods transportation either as a rigid body or in tractor trailer applications. Increasing investments in the infrastructure segment and increasing industrialization has created a...