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Argentina's Biggest Automotive Software Company Doesn't Build Cars. It Exports Code to Companies That Do.
A country's automotive software industry doesn't have to be the same size as its car market. Marqstats explains how Globant built a genuine export business from Buenos Aires.
Three Rival Japanese Automakers Just Agreed to Stop Competing on Software
Three competing automakers just agreed to build the same vehicle software together instead of separately. Marqstats explains the volume arithmetic that made cooperation the rational choice.
Brembo Has Made Brakes for a Century. Its Newest One Doesn't Have Hydraulic Lines.
A company can spend a century making one of the most purely mechanical parts in a car, then reinvent that same part as a software system. Marqstats explains how Brembo did it, and what it signals for other Tier 1 suppliers.
Tata Put UPI Payments in a Car's Dashboard. It Only Worked Because India Already Had UPI.
Most SDV reports treat in-car payments as a distant, speculative feature. Tata shipped it in a production vehicle in 2025. Marqstats explains what made that possible in India specifically.
Two-Thirds of Germany's New Car Registrations Aren't What They Look Like
The city where a car gets registered and the region where it actually gets driven are often two different places in Germany. Marqstats explains why that gap matters for anyone reading SDV market data.
Huawei's Automotive Software Unit Grew 72% Last Year. Its Biggest Customer Is Also Its Part-Owner.
A supplier posting 72% revenue growth sounds unambiguously strong, until you notice its single biggest customer also owns a piece of the company. Marqstats explains why that matters.
Canada Assembles 1.3 Million Cars a Year. Its Software Runs in 275 Million of Them.
Canada's automotive economic footprint has quietly become an intellectual-property export engine, almost independent of how many vehicles roll off Canadian assembly lines. Marqstats explains the gap.
A Software Engineer in Guadalajara Costs a Third of One in Detroit. That's Not Even the Real Gap.
The headline salary comparison between Mexican and US automotive software engineers is real. It also understates what's actually driving the investment. Marqstats explains the fuller picture.
A 3-Point Tax Gap Made One Brazilian State Home to a Quarter of the Country's Vehicle Fleet
A vehicle can be taxed in one state and driven in every other one. Brazil's biggest fleet operators discovered that gap years ago, and it has quietly reshaped how connected-car telematics gets built.
Australia Switched Off 3G. Thousands of Connected Cars Lost Their Safety Features Overnight.
A vehicle's software can be updated forever. Its connectivity hardware cannot. Australia's 3G shutdown is a preview of what happens when that gap catches up with an ageing connected fleet.
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