MAY 4, 2021

‘People Still Want to Go to the Car Dealership’

“The big challenge is they want us to guide them through the process,” Hyundai marketer Laura Rathai says at a Reuters online event.

Autoline Daily 2021: Top Industry News for May 4

April Sales Stronger Than Expected; BMW Making Fuel Cell X5s; Chip Shortage Drives Up Used Car Prices

Ford, BMW Invest in Developer of Solid-State EV Batteries

The Blue Oval joins BMW in making the investment in Solid Power, a company that works with sulfide-based solid-state battery cells. The deal makes the two auto giants equal equity owners in the company.

With Eye on Future, MSU Forms Mobility Advisory Council

More than 50 faculty members from seven colleges at Michigan State – including Social Science, Engineering, Communication Arts and Sciences and the Eli Broad College of Business – are collaborating and will be active with the new council.

April U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales Top 18 Million-Plus Annualized Rate Second Straight Month

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Lean inventory is catching up with two segment groups that helped lift the industry out of year-ago’s pandemic-caused crash, as April was the second straight year-over-year decline in market share for pickups, while penetration of SUVs fell after 12 straight increases.

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