NEW YORK - Back in February, used electric vehicle prices dipped below used gasoline-powered vehicle prices for the first time ever, and the pricing cliff keeps getting steeper as car buyers reject any “premium” tag formerly associated with EVs. The decline has been dramatic over the past year. In June 2023, average used EV prices were
LONDON, UK - American brands saw their share drop from 53% to 51% in the Expert Reviews top 25 best-selling vehicle models list, with 290,000 fewer American cars sold in 2023 compared to 2022. While Japan's share has risen from 44% in 2022 to 48% in 2023, selling 100,000 more cars compared to the prior
TROY – Expleo has announced the official opening of its new U.S. digital engineering center in Troy, Michigan. The office was inaugurated on June 6 in an opening ceremony attended by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Expleo CEO Rajesh Krishnamurthy, EVP Automotive Marcus Ganguin, city of Troy and Oakland County officials, and local business leaders from the automotive industry.
GRAND RAPIDS–Officials at Steelcase Inc. have announced a commitment to a net-zero future, reducing its carbon emissions over 90% throughout its entire value chain, through its products, operations, and transportation, by 2050. Steelcase released an industry-first net-zero transition plan, “Power of Possibility: A Net-Zero Future Needs Us All.” This plan outlines how the company is
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.–CompTIA, the technology training, education, and professional certification organization, announced that employers’ search for technology workers accelerated in May, in the group’s monthly assessment of the information technology industry and workforce. Technology companies added staff in May, though at a slower pace than recent months, CompTIA’s analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
NOVI – In the June 3 episode of MITech TV, we spoke with two representatives from ITC, Rachel Woodbridge, Vegetation and Transmission Line Maintenance Manager, and Seth Chicas, Senior Vegetation Management Specialist. As summer kicks into gear, Rachel and Seth discussed ITC’s year-round approach to vegetation management and their commitment to safety. The focus of
GRAND RAPIDS – In an exciting move, US Signal Company is set to acquire OneNeck IT Solutions LLC and OneNeck Data Center Holdings LLC from Telephone and Data Systems (TDS). TDS provides top-notch wireless, broadband, video, and voice hosted, and managed services to U.S. businesses. Moreover, the acquisition of OneNeck by US Signal is expected
DETROIT - One of the biggest limiting factors in fast-charging just about any EV is heat. Automakers have been looking for ways to keep charging cool, from liquid cooling cables to upping the voltage architecture of cars. On the consumer side of things, some people have found a way to trick chargers into providing faster
TRAVERSE CITY - The Center for Automotive Research announced that Mark Reuss, President of General Motors, will be a keynote speaker at its upcoming 2024 Management Briefing Seminars. The conference will beheld August 5-8, 2024, at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Traverse City. Reuss joins an already impressive lineup of speakers for the
DETROIT - Terry Woychowski, former chief engineer for several General Motors pickup truck models, says that the extremely affordable yet allegedly high-quality BYD Seagull EV from China is a “clarion call” to American automakers to make electric vehicles for the everyman, noting that “things will have to change in some radical ways in order to
