Global car manufacturers and IT companies are realising the car’s potential as a gateway to the internet, according to KPMG’s 13th Global Automotive Executive Survey
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Some key findings:
- Over a third (38%) of car executives expect car makers to develop new products and/or technologies in the next five years to generate growth
- The vast majority of global manufacturing executives intend to increase their investment over the next five years in new products (90%); e-motor production (83%); battery technology (81%)
- Global car suppliers intend to increase their investment over the next two years in new manufacturing technologies (87%); battery technology (83%); power electronics for e-cars (77%); connected in-car software (77%); e-motor production (73%)
- Over half (53%) of car executives expect hybrid fuel, over the next five years, to attract the most auto industry investment – however 61% expect optimization of internal combustion engines (ICEs) will still offer greater efficiency and C02 reduction
- Two-thirds of executives don’t expect electric vehicles to exceed 15% of annual global sales within the next 15 years
- Majority of car executives expect German and Chinese companies to take the most global market share next five years: VW (70%); BMW (63%); BAIC (58%); SAIC (55%)
- Global auto executives expect the world’s biggest markets for auto sales and production volume in five years time (2016) to be: China (80%, 81%); USA (42%, 44%); Germany (24%, 21%)
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