Manufacturing and automotive insights
In the past few weeks, the US president has kept financial markets and business leaders on their toes. With a surge of incoming information, analysts and investment managers know that systemic risks are rising, but how best can they navigate these changes?
We’ve measured the AI preparedness of over 300 businesses in the UK. Find out the results.
This past week was predictably eventful, and the upcoming week promises to be even more so. The US President continued his reshaping of both the American and global economy, imposing 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and an additional 10% on China beginning on 1 February, promising that Europe is next.
Looking ahead in 2025, there are obvious challenges to the global trade environment, whilst above-target inflation and the resulting elevated interest rates add further grit to the wheels of the global economy at a time when equity valuations are looking a little expensive. At the same time, acute recessionary and inflationary risks have diminished, meaning we remain essentially neutral in terms of...
Donald Trump officially became President of the United States of America for the second time. In the last few days, we have heard a lot about the new President’s plans: a precipitous hike in tariffs, deregulation in the bank, tech, energy and pharma sectors, reducing corporate taxes, a “cultural revolution”, ending global strife, rewriting global borders, ending illegal immigration… and so much more.
Forecasts are at the heart of investment management. Understanding the world as is, even perfectly, offers little value to investors, as that knowledge is “priced in” by financial markets. Forecasts, putting a price on future events, such as earnings, economic growth, inflation, etc, are where the true value lies.
The automotive industry has seen fewer cybersecurity attacks compared to other sectors, with no major incidents undermining consumer confidence in manufacturers. However, as digital integration continues, regulations increase, and consumer demands evolve, the industry will need to adapt.
The Budget presented by Rachel Reeves, the first female Chancellor in UK history, can only be described as a complex budget in challenging times, but how will the announcements impact the UK’s Manufacturing and Automotive businesses?
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) conducted a review of claims-handling processes for valuing vehicles which have been stolen or written off (‘total-loss’ claims).
In the field of critical infrastructure, the security of operational technology (OT) is paramount. The growing convergence of IT and OT, coupled with escalating global tensions, has led to a surge in cyber threats targeting critical infrastructure worldwide. Notably, 2023 witnessed a staggering 50 percent rise in reported ransomware attacks.
We asked C-suite executives in the mobility sector for their views of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
Our expert commentary on how the Spring Budget has affected the automotive and manufacturing sector.
Whilst many of the measures announced during the Spring Budget will be welcomed by businesses across all sectors, those within the automotive sector may feel disappointed it stops short of including any real investment to support the strengthening of the UKs Electric Vehicle (“EV”) sector and charging infrastructure.
The automotive industry is constantly changing, facing external challenges posed around new technologies and business models. Carve-outs are under the spotlight to help companies mitigate these risks and offer strategic opportunities. Mazars experts around the world provide insights about carve-outs, from a range of different strategic perspectives.
Mobility and the next wave of disruption, the third series in the Reinventing the wheel campaign, explores how data, analytics, robotics, 5G and other technologies will shift the mobility landscape in the coming decades, and how mobility players should prepare for the changes to come....
This is the second set of articles in our ‘Reinventing the wheel’ series. Here, we focus on the rise of MaaS - mobility as a service and how the mobility sector is moving towards multi-modal, multi-platform services that get people and goods from A to B.
How can the mobility sector respond to evolving consumer expectations to influence and lead a transformation towards cleaner, more connected and collaborative systems?
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