Automotive News 100th anniversary

Automotive News turns 100 in 2025, reaching a unique milestone that puts us in an elite club of publishers. Throughout 2025, we will honor our legacy by connecting topics of today with our historical coverage as we look ahead to the next 100 years.
10 supplier-created innovations that helped build the auto industry

The modern automobile would be unrecognizable today if not for the pioneering components developed by suppliers. Suppliers have made cars faster, cleaner, safer, more comfortable and better looking.

China, once a backwater, rides EVs to upend global auto industry

In nurturing some formidable automakers, China has became a power hub of R&D, planning, sourcing and production across the auto industry, while playing a central role in the geopolitics and trade wars unfolding today.

Electrified gasoline engines may be the powertrain of the future

EVs have taken center stage in recent years, but improvements in gasoline engine technology continue. Analysts see a technology merge with advanced hybrid powertrains staking a middle ground.

How many U.S. dealership owners will we have in 2050?

As the number of dealership owners has decreased since the 1940s, Automotive News looks at whether that decline will continue.

Traffic deaths show no signs of abating despite years of tech advances

An influx of new automated-driving technology was supposed to end the killings of tens of thousands on U.S. roads. Traffic fatalities are instead on the rise.

10 federal policies that shaped the modern auto industry

As Automotive News celebrates its 100-year anniversary, we are taking a look at today’s topics through both a historic and future lens. This installment looks at how federal regulations influence the industry.

Cars that run on code: How chips changed the vehicle

The semiconductor in the vehicle is a part that went from mere component to the beating heart of the modern car.

Linamar’s Linda Hasenfratz to receive Automotive News Centennial Award for strong leadership through stormy seas

Linamar executive chair Linda Hasenfratz has grown the company into a diversified $8 billion business.

Why commercial truck fleets put politics aside in EV rollout

Commercial fleet operators are focused more on costs than emissions regulations. Because EVs can be less expensive to operate than diesel-powered vehicles, changing emissions regulations likely won't have a big effect on EV growth in the nation's work trucks.

These retail technology innovations have transformed dealerships

A number of retail technology innovations have transformed dealerships, or are poised to do so in the months ahead.

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