CES Could Help ‘Clarify’ Auto Industry Leadership for 2019, Blogs Strategy Analytics

Automotive iwatchers will remember 2018 as the year General Motors “shrugged off the mantle of industry leadership and stepped aside to allow bolder players to take the lead,” blogged Strategy Analytics Thursday. GM no longer is “calling the tune in powertrain, safety, infotainment or connectivity technologies,” it said. Toyota and Volkswagen are “stepping forward” to fill the void in mobile connectivity that GM is “leaving behind,” and CES “should help to clarify the sources of auto industry leadership in 2019,” it said. Though GM and Volkswagen aren't exhibiting at CES, many prominent automakers are, including Audi, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan and Toyota.