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Why Texas, Not Washington, Actually Killed GM's Data-Selling Business
Federal policy gets the headlines. State regulators got the result. Marqstats explains how Texas and California actually stopped GM's data sales.
Why Hundreds of Thousands of US Fleet Vehicles Are Titled Somewhere They Never Drive
US fleet registration data doesn't show where vehicles actually drive. Marqstats explains the tax-driven titling pattern behind the gap.
Ford Makes More Money From Vans Than GM Does From Individual Drivers
Ford bet on commercial fleets. GM bet on consumers. Marqstats explains why one bet is clearly winning.
Why China's Own Regulator Just Cut Its Safety-Tech Target by 42.5 Points
China's own regulator set a 50% safety-tech target and got 3.5%. Marqstats explains the coordination problem behind the miss.
China's Connected Car Fleet Is 86.64% Offline. Here's the Math Nobody Runs.
China's connected car statistics measure new sales, not the road fleet. Marqstats does the math that reveals the real number.
That '14 Trillion RMB' China Car Market Number You Keep Seeing Is Mostly Not Cars
That giant China car market number circulating online isn't measuring what you think. Marqstats traces it back to its source.
Wolfsburg Has 978 Cars Per 1,000 Residents. It's Not Because Everyone There Loves Driving.
Wolfsburg's car density looks impossible until you know who's registering the cars. Marqstats explains Germany's regional registration distortion.
Why BMW's 9 Million Connected Cars Are Really 1.45 Million in Germany
BMW's connected-car statistics describe the whole world, not Germany. Marqstats maps the global figure onto KBA's own German registration data.
BMW Spent €6,000 on Self-Driving Tech Germans Didn't Want. Here's What It Bought Instead.
BMW's premium self-driving option didn't fail on technology. It failed on trade-offs. Marqstats explains why German buyers said no.
Why a Supreme Court Ruling Just Redefined What 'Connected' Means in India
India's near-universal commercial telematics hardware wasn't actually connected. Marqstats explains the Supreme Court ruling that exposed the gap.
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