Nikkei Asian Review, November 28, 2018 by Edward Tse and Bill Russo China is set to record its first annual decline in car sales in decades -- at least, if the downward trend of the last four months continues. Sales in the world’s biggest car market fell...
LinkedIn Pulse, December 2018 by Bill Russo, Bevin Jacob and Edward Tse In the past several years, mobility services have exploded in China, providing affordable and convenient transportation solutions to address the needs of an increasingly urbanized society. In a population where most mobility users are passengers,...
Nikkei Asian Review, September 18, 2018 After passenger deaths, Chinese ride service has to show it is not 'evil' by EDWARD TSE and BILL RUSSO Click here to to read the article at Nikkei Asian Review Didi Chuxing Technology, China's dominant ride-hailing service, pledged this month to invest 140...
CKGSB Knowledge, Summer 2018 “Tesla wants to sell electric cars to individuals. Nio wants to do that and also to put people into the digital ecosystem of Tencent,” says Russo. “I’m bullish on China’ s path. The electrification and automation of transportation is going to be...
AmCham Shanghai China Voices, June 21, 2018 Today we’re joined by Bill Russo, founder and CEO of Automobility, a strategy and investment advisory firm helping companies navigate the automobile market’s disruptive shift from a vehicle-centric business model focused on hardware ownership to a mobility-centric model focused...
Nikkei Asian Review, May 11, 2018 Working with local tech companies could be better option than going solo bu Bill Russo ad Edward Tse International automakers have earned hefty profits from China's emergence over the past two and half decades as the world's largest car market, yet have...
The Hill, April 2, 2018 Click here to view this article at thehill.com For over three decades, the Chinese government has required foreign carmakers to form joint ventures with local companies in order to produce and sell cars in China. Foreign carmakers have done so in order to...
LinkedIn Pulse, March, 2018 Historical and China Context of Industry 4.0 To understand the origins of the term Industry 4.0, it is important to view it from a historical perspective. The invention of the steam-powered loom by Edmund Cartwright in 1784 marked the start of the first industrial...
The Golden Era of Automobility Innovation: The “Internet of Bikes” sensation in China By Alan Chan and Bill Russo What is the “Internet of Bikes”? The pendulum has swung back in the world of mobility in China. Just over two decades ago, bicycles were the predominant form of...
The first engine predates the Benz Patent-Motorwagen by over 100 years. The first steam engine of 1712 was not designed for cars; rather, it was primarily used to pump water from mines. This, along with many other seemingly unrelated advances, was a critical step in the direction of horseless...