In this episode of Fuel for Thought, S&P Global Mobility experts discuss auto safety systems. As more ADAS systems are installed in new vehicles, consumers, automakers and repair shops will have to ensure cars stay safe after modifications and repairs are performed.

A slight modification or accident to a vehicle could make its driver-assist and crash-avoidance technology not work properly – or at all. And as more ADAS vehicles enter the fleet, the service and repair industry is struggling to keep pace.

Join Mark Rechtin - Executive Editor, Nishant Parekh - Senior Research Analyst of Auto Technology & Aftermarket, Jeremy Carlson - Associate Director of Autonomy, and Todd Campau - Associate Director of Aftermarket Solutions at S&P Global Mobility as they share their thoughts on this topic.

In today's episode, we will be looking at the transition from an internal combustion world to one of battery electric propulsion and what that means for the traditional automotive supplier base. If you are a maker of engine, transmission, fuel, or exhaust systems, how do you fit into this picture? And how do you make a business case in such an environment? How existential is this crisis? Is it survivable? Or is your doomed fate inevitable? 

Join Mark Rechtin, Executive Editor, Michael Robinet, Consulting Executive Director, Mike Wall, Sales Engineering Executive Director, and Michael Southcott, Associate Manager of Propulsion Component Research at S&P Global Mobility as they share their thoughts on this topic.

CERAWeek 2023

With more than 8,000 delegates and 1,000 speakers, S&P Global's CERAWeek conference displayed the ever-closer entwining of the energy and mobility sectors. Scores of CEOs and ministers from global energy and utilities – as well as automotive, technology, manufacturing, policy, and financial communities – gathered to discuss the transition of these key industries.

The easy days of selling from low inventories are over. Brands, dealers, and salespeople need to start fighting for auto buyer attention and consideration once again, and need to work together to win. As inventories continue to move toward pre-pandemic levels, customers are finding themselves with more freedom when it comes to selecting a vehicle, the price they pay, and how they shop.

Nowhere was this looming trend more evident than on the NADA show floor in Dallas, where thousands of dealers, vendors, and automaker reps came together to discuss the near- and long-term future of automotive retail.

Join Mark Rechtin - Executive Director, Executive Editor, S&P Global Mobility, Kristen Balasia - VP of Consulting Services, S&P Global Mobility, Joe Kyriakoza - VP & GM, Polk Automotive Solutions, S&P Global Mobility and Grant Gitre - Consulting Associate Director, S&P Global Mobility.

The end of cheap capital – combined with worsening macroeconomic conditions, the war in Ukraine, raw material uncertainties, and the continuing chip shortage – will combine to mark 2023 as the beginning of an era when demand-side considerations replace the current supply-side fixation. Listen

Already, we are seeing these conditions impact the burgeoning mobility startup ecosystem. But in a larger framework, the industry will continue its pivot away from internal combustion engines toward electrified vehicles in all formats – as well as the exploration of connectivity and monetizing the reams of data produced as the industry seeks more profit pools.

Join Kristen Balasia, VP of Advisory Services, Brian Rhodes, Associate Director of Supply Chain & Technology, and Colin Bird-Martinez, Consulting Principal as they share their thoughts on this topic.

Global new light vehicle sales will reach nearly 83.6 million units in 2023, a 5.6% increase year-over-year, according to a new forecast by S&P Global Mobility, a world leader in information, analytics and solutions. The auto industry continues to navigate supply chain challenges while confronted by several markets facing deteriorating economic conditions and fading pent-up demand. As semiconductor availability plays out, demand destruction is expected to take a more fundamental role in 2023, impacting production and the inventory restocking cycle.

Join Kristen Balasia, VP of Advisory Services, Chris Hopson, Principal Research Analyst, and Colin Couchman, Executive Director, Global Light Vehicle Sales Forecast as they share their thoughts on this topic.