{"id":7003,"date":"2014-11-24T10:15:27","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T15:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myparkingsignblog.com\/blog\/?p=7003"},"modified":"2024-05-24T07:21:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T11:21:48","slug":"kpmg-study-say-goodbye-two-car-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com/blog\/kpmg-study-say-goodbye-two-car-family\/","title":{"rendered":"KPMG study: Say goodbye to the two-car family"},"content":{"rendered":"

The two-car family of American dreams is on the decline, according to a compelling study<\/a> from KPMG, \u201cMe, My Car, My Life.\u201d The study identifies a number of the challenges and opportunities that come along with the changing automotive industry, and follows up on 2012\u2019s “Self Driving Cars: The Next Revolution,” and last year’s “Self-Driving Cars: Are We Ready.”<\/a><\/p>\n

This year’s study delves into, as KPMG partner Gary Silberg explains, “the forces that are reshaping the entire automotive ecosystem. Because at this moment every aspect… is changing: from how cars are designed, produced and built, to how they are marketed and sold to the underlying economics.”<\/p>\n

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The traditional two-car garage may become obsolete if KPMG’s study is right. From Kevin Dooley<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

With Silicon Valley’s help, the car has evolved into a comprehensive, digitally-managed hub of its driver\u2019s life, a “part of an interconnected ecosystem that monitors and adapts to your schedule, your evolving priorities, your relationships, even your health.” The car has become not “just a mode of transportation: it’s the control center for your life.” Given the car’s changing purpose, the study focused on a few key questions, namely: How will economics, technology, and companies themselves shape the future of the auto industry? The study discovered a few interesting trends:<\/p>\n