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2016 U.S. Auto Sales Set a New Record High

January 10, 2017

U.S. consumers bought a record number of new cars and trucks in 2016. A repeat performance in 2017 could be a tall order.

Supply Chain Shows to Attend This Year

January 5, 2017

Forbes

It is not too early to start planning the supply chain shows you will be attending in 2017. Here is a list of some key supply chain events this year.

Sourcing a Safer Battery (That Won't Catch Fire)

January 5, 2017

The New York Times

Mike Zimmerman likes to shock his guests by using a hammer to drive a nail through a solid polymer lithium metal battery. Nothing happens - and that's a good thing.

Tied to Europe, Britain's Car Industry Is Vulnerable After 'Brexit'

December 28, 2016

The New York Times

On Toyota's brightly lit assembly line here, workers guide wheel and engine assemblies into unfinished sedans. Driverless carts carry parts through narrow aisles to work stations. The assembly line moves with clockwork precision, able to pop out a vehicle every 72 seconds.

As Car Sales Zoom, Automotive Supply Chains Race to Keep Up

December 21, 2016

SupplyChainBrain

A conversation with leaders in logistics and transportation management, as well as academia, about the capacity crunch vehicle OEMs feel as manufacturing and sales sometimes threatens to outpace the ability to get product to market efficiently or on time.

Uber Steps Up Efforts on Artificial Intelligence

December 20, 2016

Industryweek

Uber recently announced it's buying the artificial intelligence group Geometric Intelligence, to form the core of the ride-sharing giant's own research center.

CSCMP's S.F. Roundtable Takes Another Shot at Divining the Future

December 19, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

With 2016 coming to a close, it's time for another helping of supply-chain predictions for the year ahead, courtesy of the San Francisco Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.

Automakers Push Back Against Emissions, Fuel Efficiency Standards

December 14, 2016

Environmental Leader

The EPA will stay the course on vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency standards that the agency says will halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. The standards require automakers to double passenger cars and light trucks' fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.

Bank of England Working on Making New Banknotes Meat-Free

December 9, 2016

Bloomberg

The Bank of England is searching for a potential solution to the use of animal fat in its new polymer banknote after recent controversy. Innovia, the printer of the five-pound bill, "is now working intensively with its supply chain and will keep the bank informed on progress towards potential solutions," the central bank said in a statement.

Intel Teams With Delphi and Mobileye for Self-Driving Cars

December 8, 2016

The New York Times

Today's automobiles are often described as computers on wheels, for the scores of processors and chips they use to control everything, including the transmission, brakes, power windows and navigation system. The advent of self-driving cars may require the equivalent of a supercomputer on wheels. Which is why three technology companies in the field - Intel, Delphi Automotive and Mobileye - plan to collaborate in an alliance.