The crash in the global automotive market has left its traces in the FY 2008 figures of tier one Robert Bosch GmbH. The company said 2009 will be to be "one of the most difficult years" in its 123-year history and announced job cuts.

Ninety percent of innovation in new vehicles is in electronic technology.

CAN is extensively used in automobiles and trucks but has found applications everywhere. There are many "application" layers available for CAN such as ISO 15765 (cars), J1939 (trucks) and CANopen (factory automation) but it is very easy to develop your own protocol that will fit and simplify your needs.

A multimillion-dollar competition designed to promote a new generation of fuel-efficient vehicles has attracted 111 teams developing 136 vehicles.

A two-seat Segway and Howie Long commercials aren't going to rescue General Motors.

Maxim's newest member of its MAXQ RISC microcontroller product line measures multiple analog signals and outputs the results on a CAN bus

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With the global automotive market declining, the manufacturers of automotive MEMS also saw their revenues go south. Market researcher iSuppli predicts massive and disruptive changes in the value chain.

The co-founder of LSI Logic test drives the 2009 Infiniti EX crossover.

An automotive industry watcher said it expects the global auto market to bottom out by the end of 2009, with a recovery expected to begin in the first half of 2010.

Students at Cambridge University have unveiled plans for a solar-powered racing car that will cruise at 60 miles per hour. They hope to compete in the forthcoming World Solar Challenge, a grueling 3,000-km journey across the Australian outback.

The "Beemer" is still driving automotive electronics.

Automotive sales will be down by double-digit percentages in 2009. Nevertheless, there are still many opportunities for semiconductor manufacturers this year.

E-vehicles will debut next year--and a drive in the Fusion hybrid.