Deutsche Bank Survey Sees Blockchain Adoption in Six YearsNicola Barozzi 🚘✔
A Deutsche Bank report called “Powering the flow of global capital” goes into great detail about the blockchain phenomenon. Researchers from the bank surveyed a variety of participants who believe blockchain technology is estimated to hit critical mass within six years.
Buyers’ needs are not considered in more than 40% of sales
The research found that dealership personnel didn’t gather information such as what the buyer is looking for, how the vehicle will be used and how much a buyer is comfortable spending.
Automotive Customer Satisfaction Pulse Study conducted by BARE International
Three major automotive brands — Jeep, Toyota and Ford — were evaluated across 10 countries. The study investigated five relevant touch-points of the customer journey:
—Pre-visit telephone call
—Arrival at the dealership
—Sales advisor interaction
—Sales closing
—General impressions and recommendations
Ogni mese più di un milione di italiani usano lo smartphone per la ricerca di una nuova auto,
trovando informazioni essenziali per la scelta della vettura ideale.
La comparazione di caratteristiche e prezzi è solo una delle tante possibilità messe a disposizione dal web,
per cui è importante che i brand del settore forniscano informazioni chiare ed esaustive.
In questo contesto, rimane fondamentale il ruolo del negozio fisico in cui si conclude l’acquisto.
Report: Mind the Gap 2015 – Closing the chasm between test and real-world car...Nicola Barozzi 🚘✔
The system of testing cars to measure fuel economy and CO2 emissions is utterly discredited. This report analyses the gap between test results and real-world performance and finds that it has become a chasm, increasing from 8% in 2001 to 31% in 2012 and 40% in 2014. Without action this gap will grow to nearly 50% by 2020.
Mercedes cars have the biggest average gap between test and real-world performance, with real-world fuel consumption exceeding test results by nearly half. None of the improvement in emissions measured in tests of Opel/Vauxhall cars since 2008 has delivered improvement on the road, and their real-world fuel economy is actually getting worse. Just a fifth of the apparent improvement in emissions from the launch of the Mark 7 VW Golf (Europe’s best-selling car) have been achieved on the road.
This report definitively shows current systems for vehicle testing of fuel economy and CO2 emissions don’t work and the proposed introduction of the new WLTP test seems likely to deliver limited and only temporary improvements. Systematic changes to the way cars are tested, regulated and taxed are needed to ensure cars are decarbonised on the road and not just in laboratories. The technologies to reduce emissions are available – what is missing is a robust policy framework to ensure these are delivered.
Source: European Federation for Transport and Environment AISBL
Deutsche Bank Survey Sees Blockchain Adoption in Six YearsNicola Barozzi 🚘✔
A Deutsche Bank report called “Powering the flow of global capital” goes into great detail about the blockchain phenomenon. Researchers from the bank surveyed a variety of participants who believe blockchain technology is estimated to hit critical mass within six years.
Buyers’ needs are not considered in more than 40% of sales
The research found that dealership personnel didn’t gather information such as what the buyer is looking for, how the vehicle will be used and how much a buyer is comfortable spending.
Automotive Customer Satisfaction Pulse Study conducted by BARE International
Three major automotive brands — Jeep, Toyota and Ford — were evaluated across 10 countries. The study investigated five relevant touch-points of the customer journey:
—Pre-visit telephone call
—Arrival at the dealership
—Sales advisor interaction
—Sales closing
—General impressions and recommendations
Ogni mese più di un milione di italiani usano lo smartphone per la ricerca di una nuova auto,
trovando informazioni essenziali per la scelta della vettura ideale.
La comparazione di caratteristiche e prezzi è solo una delle tante possibilità messe a disposizione dal web,
per cui è importante che i brand del settore forniscano informazioni chiare ed esaustive.
In questo contesto, rimane fondamentale il ruolo del negozio fisico in cui si conclude l’acquisto.
Report: Mind the Gap 2015 – Closing the chasm between test and real-world car...Nicola Barozzi 🚘✔
The system of testing cars to measure fuel economy and CO2 emissions is utterly discredited. This report analyses the gap between test results and real-world performance and finds that it has become a chasm, increasing from 8% in 2001 to 31% in 2012 and 40% in 2014. Without action this gap will grow to nearly 50% by 2020.
Mercedes cars have the biggest average gap between test and real-world performance, with real-world fuel consumption exceeding test results by nearly half. None of the improvement in emissions measured in tests of Opel/Vauxhall cars since 2008 has delivered improvement on the road, and their real-world fuel economy is actually getting worse. Just a fifth of the apparent improvement in emissions from the launch of the Mark 7 VW Golf (Europe’s best-selling car) have been achieved on the road.
This report definitively shows current systems for vehicle testing of fuel economy and CO2 emissions don’t work and the proposed introduction of the new WLTP test seems likely to deliver limited and only temporary improvements. Systematic changes to the way cars are tested, regulated and taxed are needed to ensure cars are decarbonised on the road and not just in laboratories. The technologies to reduce emissions are available – what is missing is a robust policy framework to ensure these are delivered.
Source: European Federation for Transport and Environment AISBL
Enter the New App Generation: Deliver Intuitive
Content to Springboard into the ‘Revenue Era’ of
Infotainment.
8th-9th April, Hotel Kempinski, Munich, Germany
At an investor meeting in Copenhagen Schibsted told attendees what Schibsted will focus on in 2014.
Schibsted own
Subito.it Leboncoin.fr Blocket.se Finn.no Infojobs Car4you Hasznaltauto.hu willhaben.at mudah.my ...
and many other classified websites.
Abstract
Over the past decade, the global car industry has undergone a gradual but significant shift in sales and production numbers from developed into developing markets. This shift has plunged many European car manufacturers into a particularly difficult structural crisis as they have had to grapple with falling domestic sales and growing overcapacity issues. The economic importance of Europe’s car sector underscores the potential damage that this crisis may inflict on many EU member states.
Increasing the volume of exports has been suggested as a solution to the current predicament of Europe’s car industry. This policy briefing provides an in-depth analysis of recent trends and possible future developments in nine mature and growing car markets, concluding that Europe’s car sector could expand its share in a number of these markets.
Tariff and non-tariff barriers, however, pose a significant obstacle to this scenario and their timely removal is of utmost importance for the European car industry. The European Commission included improved market access in its CARS 2020 Action Plan yet the relative ease with which countries can introduce non-tariff barriers remains a cause for concern.
Enter the New App Generation: Deliver Intuitive
Content to Springboard into the ‘Revenue Era’ of
Infotainment.
8th-9th April, Hotel Kempinski, Munich, Germany
At an investor meeting in Copenhagen Schibsted told attendees what Schibsted will focus on in 2014.
Schibsted own
Subito.it Leboncoin.fr Blocket.se Finn.no Infojobs Car4you Hasznaltauto.hu willhaben.at mudah.my ...
and many other classified websites.
Abstract
Over the past decade, the global car industry has undergone a gradual but significant shift in sales and production numbers from developed into developing markets. This shift has plunged many European car manufacturers into a particularly difficult structural crisis as they have had to grapple with falling domestic sales and growing overcapacity issues. The economic importance of Europe’s car sector underscores the potential damage that this crisis may inflict on many EU member states.
Increasing the volume of exports has been suggested as a solution to the current predicament of Europe’s car industry. This policy briefing provides an in-depth analysis of recent trends and possible future developments in nine mature and growing car markets, concluding that Europe’s car sector could expand its share in a number of these markets.
Tariff and non-tariff barriers, however, pose a significant obstacle to this scenario and their timely removal is of utmost importance for the European car industry. The European Commission included improved market access in its CARS 2020 Action Plan yet the relative ease with which countries can introduce non-tariff barriers remains a cause for concern.