Tesla’s newly-appointed board chair Robyn Denholm could “bring some more financial discipline to Tesla,” says PVMI member Michael Cusumano in an Associated Press interview. …Read More
Tesla’s newly-appointed board chair Robyn Denholm could “bring some more financial discipline to Tesla,” says PVMI member Michael Cusumano in an Associated Press interview. …Read More
Prominent speakers from industry and academia will discuss the challenges and opportunities in implementing and commercializing trucking technologies, and explore the evolving freight transportation market and share pilot studies of a new operating model and platform for dedicated, high-speed lanes.…Read More
PVMI Director John Paul MacDuffie spoke to Wharton alumni about challenges facing both incumbent and new entrant firms as waves of disruptive technologies and new business models arise — and the likelihood that automotive and tech firms will need to collaborate, less out of preference than necessity.…Read More
Elon Musk’s settlement with the SEC was the best possible outcome to the commission’s recent charge of securities fraud, says PVMI director John Paul MacDuffie in an interview on Knowledge@Wharton radio.…Read More
Elon Musk’s settlement with the SEC is “the best possible outcome for both investors in Tesla and anyone who cares about the future of electric vehicles,” writes PVMI director John Paul MacDuffie in a NYT opinion piece.…Read More
Through discussion of cutting-edge practices and ideas we aim to shed light not only on this sector, but also on the ways in which strategy making needs to change to adjust to disruption, sectoral transformation and ecosystem emergence in the economy overall.…Read More
Back in 2009, the $80 billion auto industry bailout met with severe backlash from both lawmakers and a public already angered by the taxpayer expense needed to salvage Wall Street. Ten years after the financial crisis that nearly caused the industry’s collapse, PVMI director John Paul MacDuffie evaluates the bailout’s merits.…Read More
The Trump administration has issued a proposal to reverse Obama-era fuel efficiency standards and prohibit states like California from setting their own stricter standards. Such a move could negatively impact the competitiveness of the U.S. automotive sector, says PVMI director John Paul MacDuffie.…Read More
Focus on the disruptive aspects captured by industry acronym CASE, i.e., vehicles that are Connected, Autonomous, Shared, Electric. …Read More
A Reagan-era trade policy impacting the auto industry could offer a useful example to the current administration, says PVMI member Susan Helper. In an interview with NPR, Helper addresses the 1981 voluntary export restraint placed on Japanese carmakers in lieu of a tariff. …Read More