Auto & Heavy Industry Outlook

The EU's Electrification Action Plan targets 46% electrification by 2040, pushing replacement of fossil fuels in transport and industry with...

China's long-term strategy turned NEVs from a niche bet into a trillion-yuan industry by defining the vehicle itself.

Rather than follow foreign...

Failed US-Canada talks locked in 50% tariffs on Canadian aluminum, which supplies 56% of US imports, raising costs for automakers and equipment makers...

CAR's white paper outlines six interconnected factors behind China's automotive rise, challenging Western OEMs with coordinated strategy and speed.

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New tactile sensors, grippers and real-time weld guidance are expanding robot use in electronics and automobile manufacturing by improving dexterity...

Product compliance now requires deep supply chain data on chemicals and materials, a shift hitting auto and heavy industry manufacturers hardest amid...

MIT researchers developed a new excavator controller using a model arm that operators move directly, replacing complex joystick pairs to make controls...

The industry is shifting from efficiency-only models to resilient supply chains while advancing software-defined vehicles.

• Supply chains now...

The US Battery Management System market is projected to more than double from $1,335.9 million in 2024 to $2,828 million by 2029 at a 16.2% CAGR,...

China is advancing on multiple fronts to reshape global automotive technology.

• Export dominance: High-tech shipments like EVs and semiconductors...

Digital twins are expanding beyond design verification in battery manufacturing. They now support full-lifecycle optimization through AI, sensors,...

• China's electrification supply chain shows extreme concentration, with CATL and FinDreams Battery holding 65.5% of power battery installs in H1...

Market forecasts across construction, machine control, fabrication, and mining all point to accelerating adoption of automation and digital tools.

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Addionics' Smart 3D Porous Current Collectors replace flat foils with an engineered structure that improves ion transport, delivering more usable...

Geopolitical tensions, tariffs and EV transitions have collapsed traditional 3-5 year planning horizons to just six months, leaving carmakers with...

• Human-centric cobots use layered sensing and edge intelligence for safe collaboration, extending existing workforces amid shortages.
• Autonomous...

• EV pilot programs significantly boost sales in participating countries
• Global BEV sales projected to grow from 17.8M units in 2024 to 32.6M by 2031
• Government incentives paired with falling prices signal accelerating path to mass adoption

Nexperia debuts 19 automotive MOSFETs on its T2X platform, cutting on-resistance up to 50% while slashing costs via 12-inch wafers.

• 40V parts hit...

• Cell inconsistency in real fleets cuts pack SOH 6.2-7.5%, lifetime 17.7-22.8% and utilization to 73-81%
• 3D porous current collectors improve...

• Stark gap exposed: 70% of manufacturers expect robot fleets in five years, but just 40% have formal human-robot strategies
• New hardware push:...