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UK van registrations fall -27.6% as global supply challenges hamper pandemic recovery

New light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations fall by -27.6% in March to 40,613 units. Registrations of large vans down -18.9%, while demand for medium-sized vans, the second biggest segment by volume, falls -27.6%. Market ends first quarter of 2022 at -27.6% below pre-pandemic levels, as global shortage of semiconductors continues to affect supply. SEE LCV… Continue reading UK van registrations fall -27.6% as global supply challenges hamper pandemic recovery

New car market feels supply chain squeeze during critical ‘new numberplate’ month

New car registrations decline -14.3% to 243,479 units – the weakest March since 1998, before the UK went to two annual number plate changes – as supply chain shortages constrain deliveries. Best ever month for battery electric vehicles with 78.7% growth to 39,315 units, while all electrified vehicles account for one in three registrations. March… Continue reading New car market feels supply chain squeeze during critical ‘new numberplate’ month

German Manager Magazin: Mercedes-Benz: agency model to reduce sales area by a fifth001672

Mercedes-Benz is reorganizing its sales and is relying less on the previous dealer structure. “We’re going in Germany 15 to 20 percent of the retail space at our locations by 2028,” said Sales Director Britta Seeger (52) of the German Press Agency, after the “Stuttgarter Nachrichten” had previously reported on it. At the same time,… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Mercedes-Benz: agency model to reduce sales area by a fifth001672

@Toyota: Tool and Die Software: Our Investment in Atomic Industries

Factories can be seen as complex puzzles, assembling various pieces to see the full picture. For manufacturers, the picture emerging from these puzzle pieces would be the factory of the future — where automation assembles the pieces for safer, highly efficient and standardized production. But it’s difficult to complete this puzzle if critical pieces just… Continue reading @Toyota: Tool and Die Software: Our Investment in Atomic Industries

Lexus teases its first electric vehicle, and oh no, it’s got a steering yoke

Lexus, the luxury automaker owned by Toyota, announced that it will reveal its first electric vehicle on Wednesday, April 20th, at 6AM ET. And it released two teaser images, one of which — we regret to inform you — features a steering yoke. In a sense, it’s not surprising. Toyota’s next-generation, long-range EV, the BZ4X,… Continue reading Lexus teases its first electric vehicle, and oh no, it’s got a steering yoke