Keyless car technology is responsible for a boom in car thefts, with 2023 shaping-up to be the worst year on record according to insurance company LV General. Last year’s figures showed an increase of 59 per cent in thefts, and the insurer predicts numbers will be even higher by the time 2023’s figures are totted-up.…

In April 2021, Continental Tyres purchased a Delta S3 simulator from Ansible Motion. Following a 12-month trial period, the DIL simulator, which is installed at the Contidrom in Germany, is now being adopted on projects. It is being used for both subjective analysis and materials testing – saving valuable development time and cutting down on…

USA-headquartered safety science company UL Solutions has opened a battery development facility in South Korea’s central electric vehicle battery manufacturing hub Pyeongtaek. The Korea Advanced Battery Laboratory offers evaluation, certification and analysis services covering the essential stages of development, including concept and design verification and product validation. “We are thrilled to be part of this region’s…

Vehicle logistics technology provider Autosled has promoted Bart Schuster to senior vice president of OEM and government relations. Schuster, a veteran of 27 years in the auto industry who previously served as Autosled’s vice president of sales, will continue to manage the company’s sales division and OEM partnerships, as well as growing the government services…

In the heart of the Midwest, Michigan boasts a thriving startup ecosystem that’s not only producing innovative companies but also fostering a unique blend of love and business. While Silicon Valley may be the first place that comes to mind when thinking of tech startups and entrepreneurship, Michigan is quietly making a name for itself…

Dec 4 (Reuters) – Economic uncertainties due to a rapid rise in interest rates forced U.S. companies like tech behemoth Amazon.com (AMZN.O) and Wall Street banks including Goldman Sachs (GS.N) to slash thousands of jobs in a quest to rein in costs. Many companies such as Meta Platforms (META.O) even resorted to more than one…

Royce Neubauer is a logistics lifer who has started three companies in his 25 years in that sector, including his current one — Auto Hauler Exchange, of which he is founder and CEO. He was also a speaker at Used Car Week is Scottsdale, Ariz., where he appeared as a guest on the Auto Remarketing…

Sara Hoagey learned a lot about dealership operations from having served in practically every job in the store. And now she’s putting her expertise in communicating with customers through all media as the owner and CEO of EliteBDC, which provides does BDC training for dealerships and well as providing outsourced BDCs. In the latest edition…

CarGurus, which in 2021 acquired a 51% stake in CarOffer, said last month it would be acquiring the remaining stakes in the digital wholesale platform. That acquisition is now complete. And with this move, Zach Hallowell takes on the position of CarOffer CEO. Hallowell, a former OPENLANE and Cox Automotive executive, was named the head…