Roofs made of carbon fiber. Plastic windshields. Bumpers fashioned out of aluminium foam. What sounds like a science experiment could be your next car.
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Report: Auto industry must create strategy to keep up with future of connected cars
Telefónica Digital published the Connected Car Industry 2013 report, featuring contributions from eight of the world’s largest car manufacturers and Machina Research.
The report provides first-of-its-kind insight into the car industry’s biggest transformation in over a century, detailing the opportunity, challenges and critically, a blue-print of how car manufacturers and telecommunication companies need to work together in the form of a 10-point action plan.
auto industry hiring spree in America
The American auto industry is about to go on a hiring spree as car makers and parts suppliers race to find engineers, technicians and factory workers to build the next generation of vehicles.
The new employees will be part of a larger, busier workforce. From coast to coast, the industry is in top gear. Factories are operating at about 95 percent of capacity, and many are already running three shifts. As a result, some auto and parts companies are doing something they’ve been reluctant to consider since the recession: Adding floor space and spending millions of dollars on new equipment.
