The automotive industry is undergoing its biggest transformation since its inception, as electric vehicles are being deployed worldwide and automated vehicles (AVs) move past their early stages of development. PVMI director John Paul MacDuffie sat down with Wharton Business Daily to speak more on the future of mobility and how he expects auto and tech companies will navigate these changes.…Read More
Last month, Groupe PSA — the French manufacturer of the likes of Peugeot and Citroën — and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced a binding agreement to merge. Lauded by FCA CEO Mike Manley as “smart industry consolidation,” this move hopes to achieve brand diversity and new efficiencies.…Read More
As automated vehicles (AVs) inch closer to entering the mainstream, observers and analysts are divided as to which players will come out ahead: established auto manufacturers or new entrants from Silicon Valley. However, PVMI director John Paul MacDuffie and David R. Keith, professor at MIT, believe a better framing is not “autos versus tech,” but “autos plus tech.”…Read More
Uber’s loss of its license to operate in London is just the latest consequence of the company’s resistance to cooperating with local governments, says PVMI director John Paul MacDuffie.…Read More
PVMI director John Paul MacDuffie untangles a few of the many factors contributing to the ongoing GM strike.…Read More
After the death of Lee Iacocca, PVMI Director John Paul MacDuffie discussed the auto executive’s career, his work on the Ford Mustang, and more.…Read More
PVMI Director John Paul MacDuffie talks about why 17 automakers urged President Donald Trump to support one progressive national standard for fuel economy.…Read More
Studying the changing ways people and goods are transported today requires researchers to apply innovative methodologies.…Read More
John Paul MacDuffie talks to Knowledge@Wharton about the future of China’s electric vehicle market without government subsidies.…Read More
What Toyota’s free licensing of patents could mean for the future of hybrid cars, electric cars, and driving.…Read More
