We just updated the game to version 1.42, here is the full changelist:
[version 1.42]
1) [GUI] Changes to marketing GUI to make active campaigns more distinctive.
2) [GUI] Event notifications in the bottom right of the screen now flash to draw attention.
3) [Balance] Strength of competition now affects how negatively customers perceive missing (expected) features.
4) [GUI] The Task-picker window now shows the color coding used for zoom-out UI when zoomed out, also some colors changed to be more obvious.
5) [Bug] Fixed crash bug when archiving a car design whilst the production schedule window was open and showing that design.
6) [Balance] Customers will now purchase cars from rivals if competition is high and your brand awareness is low.
7) [Feature] Added options to allow the game to run when in the background, and to disable the floating resource-consumed tooltips.
8) [Feature] New start game window allows you to choose sandbox or freeplay mode (no competition or costs).
9) [Feature] Support for scenarios with goals (and a single test goal added for the first map.
10) [Balance] Slowed down the rate at which market competitiveness changes.
The big change in this build is support for freeplay (no financial worries or competition) and also for scenarios with fixed targets and timelines. Because I wanted to get a build out there with all the other GUI and balance tweaks in, the objectives GUI is not as polished as I would like, and right now only the first map in the game has a scenario, but all that will change with the next update.
Hope you like it! And if you do, positive steam reviews are really welcome, and obviously telling your friends about the game or tweeting / posting to facebook really helps us a lot too. Thanks for all your support and ideas!