From challenges to opportunities - the future of automotive manufacturing

The scale and speed of transformation in the automotive industry is incomparable but despite numerous challenges, the outlook remains bright. The ability to reinvent itself over the next decade to become zero emission, sustainable, to embrace new technologies such as connectivity, artificial intelligence and autonomy creates potentially huge new opportunities that stakeholders must capture to thrive in this exciting future automotive world.

 

To accurately assess the extent of the challenges and opportunities within automotive manufacturing and supply chains, Automotive Manufacturing Solutions (AMS) has teamed up with automation and robotics expertABB to gauge industry views and provide definitive data with the  ABB / AMS Automotive Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

Infographics

EV manufacturing is driving ahead, but the 2030-40 target could be beyond reach

Factories are getting smarter but perceived barriers could be holding manufactures back

Previous survey results

ABB survey reveals need for global automotive supply chain to embrace automation

Auto industry points to rising European energy costs and US labor rates as key challenges

Global automotive manufacturers are rethinking “just in time” approach

EV adoption targets are unachievable within regulatory timelines, says global automotive industry

Workforce challenges are a growing global concern for automotive manufacturing