It’s Time for the Auto Industry to Get on the Same Level as Other Brands – Adweek

With the exception of startup electric car companies and third-party experiences like those of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, most traditional automotive companies have struggled to provide best-in-class in-car user experiences. Automotive brands only ever had to compete with each other when it came to in-car systems, making it a non-competitive space. The large majority of native in-car experiences on the market are subpar to even the most basic smartphone. Why do in-car digital experiences still suck so badly, and why is it taking so long for automotive brands to catch up? While Google and Apple push forward with their proprietary auto platforms, traditional automotive brands have struggled to compete.

automobile industry: Risk Review Report on Automobile Industry by Alea Consulting, Auto News, ET Auto

New Delhi : The Indian automobile industry constitutes 7.1% of India's GDP and employs approximately 29 million people. (FAME) policy supports the development of EV and hybrid vehicles and their manufacturing ecosystem to achieve self-sustenance by 2020. The major automobile manufacturing establishments are around Delhi-Gurugram-Faridabad; Mumbai-Pune-Nashik-Aurangabad; Chennai-Bengaluru-Hosur and Kolkata-Jamshedpur.Industry EvolutionOn April 1, 2017, Bharat Stage-VI emission norms came into effect. The industry is expected to manufacture compliant vehicles from 2020. Lexus is considering assembling its ES brand due to lower import tariffs on auto parts.RecommendationsSIAM suggested a revision of the GST rate structure for all passenger vehicles.

German Auto Industry Welcomes U.S.-EU Trade Talks

As it stated in Germany's leading auto makers Thursday cheered a possible easing of trade tensions between the U.S. and European Union that threaten to hurt their growth prospects. Advertisement"We are pleased that they are decreasing trade tensions and coming back to the table," Diageo PLC Chief Financial Officer Kathryn Mikells said. Still, Ms. Mikells said the company was hopeful the talks to ease trade tensions would be successful. The Trump administration is seeking to reduce trade barriers to lower the $152 billion U.S. deficit in merchandise trade with the EU. Britain's steel industry trade group welcomed the talks but said tariffs were a barrier to future trade relations.

Trade Troubles: Ohio Valley Auto Industry Hopes To Dodge Trump Tariffs

But some industry leaders say today's auto industry depends on a global supply chain that makes it hard to draw a firm line between foreign and domestic. Many auto manufacturers in the Ohio Valley depend on foreign markets and material, making them highly sensitive to import taxes. Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSourceDave Tatman, Executive Director for the Kentucky Automotive Industry Association is warning about trouble down the road for the region's industry. Whatever form the auto tariffs might take they would likely have a big effect in the region. The Commerce Department has until February to issue recommendations on the auto tariffs but a report is expected to come before the midterm elections.

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