All you want are the best instruments, a bit of time, and a paint shade that inspires you. Give a boring brick fire a modern makeover with a fresh coat of paint. Before you start this home improvement project, thoroughly clean the fireside to loosen grime. Apply a stain-blocking primer […]
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Pandemic Intensifies Margin Pressure on Automotive Suppliers; Sales Expected to Decline Globally by 15 to 20 Percent In 2020 – Press Release
MUNICH/FRANKFURT–(Business Wire)–Electromobility, autonomous driving and digital transformation of cars: Technological change continues to put pressure on margins at automotive suppliers. The Covid-19 pandemic has further intensified this trend. As a result, this year’s global sales are expected to slump by an average of 15 to 20 percent compared to 2019. […]
Australian used car prices surge by 40% since start of pandemic
© Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Australian used car prices have surged by more than 40 per cent since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Even models that don’t usually top the sales charts are highly sought-after as border closures and COVID-19 lockdowns constrain the global supply of brand-new […]
U.S. vehicle travel was down 8.6% in September, the smallest decline of the pandemic
WASHINGTON — U.S. motorists drove 8.6% fewer miles in September, marking the smallest monthly decline since the coronavirus pandemic forced millions of Americans to begin working from home in March. The Federal Highway Administration said on Friday road travel fell by 23.4 billion vehicle miles in September, but it was […]
How voting rights groups are providing free and safe transportation to the polls during the pandemic
Some 60 million Americans have already voted in the 2020 general election, thanks to a widespread expansion of mail-in and early voting options during the coronavirus pandemic. Still, in the coming days leading up to Nov. 3, millions more will head out to cast their votes: A recent Pew Research […]
Coronavirus pandemic fuels surge in bicycle sales, ridership
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, young Danes took to the streets like their counterparts across the globe — protesting a political and societal system they believed was unjust, discriminatory and out of step with the times. And as oil prices spiked, they fought to keep their cities and […]
The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Forcing Cities To Rethink Public Transportation
As parts of Europe and the United States begin to lift coronavirus lockdown restrictions and allow people to go shopping, visit relatives and return to work, public officials are facing a new conundrum: How can people travel safely in crowded cities? Italy is poised to serve as a major test […]
The safest modes of transportation during a pandemic, ranked
Using public transportation like the subway, a train, or bus can make it difficult to social distance or avoid touching shared surfaces. A person wearing gloves on a public subway train in New York City. Braulio Jatar/Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media/Getty Images Due to subway line closures and fewer people on the […]
Largo bicycle shop sees businesses booming amid pandemic
LARGO, Fla. (WFLA) – Dan Block has been getting quite the workout lately. Block owns the D & S Bicycle shop on Walsingham Road in Largo and the coronavirus has him working overtime. “It’s been crazy. Everybody that got their bikes that they’ve had them,” said Block, who fixes those […]
Covid-19 impact: Automakers want flexible manufacturing for business after the pandemic
MUMBAI: Automakers are looking to fast-track plans for agile manufacturing processes and supply chains as they prepare for a volatile demand environment after the Covid-19 global pandemic. In fast-moving mass production industries like automobiles, production schedules are rigid and optimised for efficiency. Similarly, supply chains work on schedules decided months […]
Lithia Dodge in Billings changing vehicle shopping amid COVID-19 pandemic
Some auto dealerships in Billings are making it easier for customers to purchase vehicles by eliminating the first few months of payments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Austin Saylor, general manager of Lithia Dodge in Billings, says that the company has taken an approach aimed at convenience for customers, while also […]
COVID-19 and plant closures: The automotive industry’s response to the pandemic
Closed. Ferrari For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the world, automakers are taking extreme measures in the form of plant closures to halt the spread of COVID-19, the disease the coronavirus causes. The […]