Manufacturing - Research & Studies

The road map of the global automotive industry shows big change as its players look for new ways forward, finds KPMG’s 12th annual automotive survey.

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Lax risk management makes CEE auto sector susceptible to fraud as in the midst of the global financial crisis and economic downturn enterprises let down their guards.

The recent report of KPMG International describes a deepening crisis throughout the industry, spurred by the collapse of credit markets, a decline in sales in many regions, the threat of bankruptcies or foreclosures and general economic stress across the industry.

Are we still in the midst of metals commodity super-cycle, albeit with a slowdown, or is the industry resetting itself? Is the slowdown in the real economy likely to prevent any meaningful recovery for the metals industry in 2009?

Global crisis yields mixed results and responses.

The world is not yet coming to an end ...

With the European auto industry in turmoil following precipitous falls in vehicle sales in the 2nd half of 2008 and no immediate prospect of a return to normal selling rates, governments in the region are being pressured to act to provide relief to the industry’s value chain. In the words of Carlos Ghosn, Renault’s CEO, “The industry faces a crisis that is brutal, global and exceptionally large. We can even talk of the Great Depression of 1929.”

Deloitte is pleased to present European Powers of Construction (EPoC) 2008, our annual publication identifying the 100 largest European construction companies by construction revenue and providing industry insights into the current marketplace.

How manufacturing corporations preserve and create value.

Contents: Global Commercial Vehicle Markets, The Situation in the Global Commercial Vehicle Industry, Basic Conditions and Challenges, Customer Structures and Requirements, Winning Strategies:Trends in the European Commercial Vehicle Industry and others.

The Czech Republic continues to rank as 10th on BMI‘s Business Environment Ranking. We expect the Czech Republic to continue to play a key role in the production plans of manufacturers looking to transfer production out of Western Europe.