Wards Intelligence Update

What’s Next for EV Batteries? (Part 3)

New electric-vehicle battery technology is often in the news and for years battery makers have been promising we’ll see these...

U.S. Light-Vehicle Inventory in March Rises Again; Mix Still Skewed to Big Trucks and Premium-Price Models

Inventory for all segments is rising but the mix remains heavily weighted to big pickups and high-priced CUVs and SUVs...

Greater Availability, Rising Incentives Lead March U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales to 9% Gain

Sales finished above expectations for the third straight month in March. More stock on dealer lots is leading to some...

The Big Screen is Dead. Long Live the Even Bigger Screen.

Big cockpit screens are crucial to the brand identities and functionality of future vehicles. The latest horizontal pillar-to-pillar screens are...

Ford Forms New Subsidiary, Announces Self-Driving Truck

The race is on.  Ford CEO Jim Farley just declared that you should be able to sleep, make a call...

Tax Credit Clarity?; Toyota Gets Heat; Tritium’s NEVI Chargers; Tesla, Mercedes News

The Treasury Department tax-credit guidelines could crater new BEV sales in the U.S., while environmental groups plead with Toyota’s new...

Solving the Connectivity Challenges of a Luxury BEV Startup in Europe

How Orange Business a European mobile operator addressed the needs of Lucid and won their business

Global Sales Resume Growth in February on China Bounce-Back

Despite some early-year weakness in China and South America, sales in all regions are expected to record growth in 2023...

Auto Industry May Face Revised Sustainability Reporting Rules

The International Sustainability Standards Board’s reporting rules include climate reporting.These are designed to show how the auto sector and other...