Automotive Insiders host Jason Stein talks to Mark Wakefield about AlixPartners’ 2025 Global Automotive Outlook, the consulting firm’s annual in-depth industry analysis. Automotive companies must pursue a wholesale transformation of their operations if they hope to survive the existential level of disruptions currently affecting the industry, including tariffs and other geopolitical actions, less-than-expected electric-vehicle sales, the continued rise of many hyper-competitive Chinese auto companies, regionalization pressures, supply constraints, ADAS opportunities, and the shift to software-defined vehicle architectures.