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.

KPMG International in cooperation with Lean Enterprise Research Centre at Cardiff Business School conducted a survey which aims to examine, in-depth, the shape of logistics and supply chains within UK manufacturing today. In addition, it provides six lessons on cost reduction.

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 automotive industry today is marked by deep and widespread uncertainty. As global stock markets plunge and consumer confidence dips to historic lows, light vehicle sales in almost all regions continue to slide, says the recently published white paper A rough road: The effects of today´s financial crisis on the global automotive industry published by KPMG International.

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.