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Risk analysis of building gigafactories in Europe

Europe and the UK region have witnessed a few high-profile battery companies abruptly filing for insolvency in the recent past, leaving behind a noteworthy setback for the region’s local battery production ambitions. UK’s promising battery startup Britishvolt, which was once hailed by the country’s prime minister, filed for insolvency in January 2023. It was soon followed by the Swedish battery company Northvolt, which represented Europe’s hopes to compete with China’s hegemony in t...

FISITA World Mobility Conference 2025: Key themes and concerns for the automotive industry

One thing is abundantly clear after the FISITA World Mobility Conference (WMC) last week. Megatrends impact everything. No longer can chassis development, braking, safety validation and so forth stand alone without impact from the broader drive towards electrification, the AI revolution or SDVs, to name a few. The event’s sessions gave the impression that electrification is already baked into the industry, particularly in Europe where the debate on (regulation-pushed) direction is ...

Beyond horsepower: Compute becomes the new competitive edge for OEMs

Automotive compute power is becoming a defining metric of vehicle capability — not just for autonomy, but across cockpit systems, connectivity and life-cycle software deployment. As vehicles transition toward centralized electrical/electronic (E/E) architectures and software-defined platforms, silicon performance is now a core determinant of what a vehicle can do — and how long it will remain competitive in the field. Two metrics have emerged as industry standards for measuring this compu...

CES 2024 Preview

As we kick off the new year, S&P Global Mobility analysts are covering the anticipated trends to expect at CES 2024 in Las Vegas next week. Our team will be on the ground covering the event, with some daily shared content available via our platforms and channels. Additionally, meetings with the team are available if you’ll be at the show; we’d love to connect. Please reach out to your account representative or mobility@spglobal.com to make arrangements for a meeting. Connected C...

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28-Sep-2023

IAA Mobility 2023: Connectivity and UI/UX review

The International Motor Show Germany, popularly known as the IAA or Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung in German, is one of the world’s most keenly observed and influential mobility events. Held from September 5 to 10 in Munich, the 2023 version of the show played host to about 750 exhibitors from 38 countries, showcasing more than 300 world premieres and innovations. Nearly half a million visitors and 3,700 journalists from 82 different countries attended IAA Mobility 2023. Analysts from...

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22-Sep-2023

Shifting gears from Frankfurt to Munich and the race for electric dominance

Previously known as the Frankfurt Motor Show, the IAA Mobility relocated to Munich in 2021, shifting the focus away from the traditional static motor show to giving practical demonstrations of new technology. While the ritualistic wall-to-wall “thumpin’-and-pumpin’” music inside the Messe Frankfurt every other September is but a distant memory, the sheer range of exciting new electric and autonomous vehicle concepts are still on display in different locations in Germany’s third-largest...

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