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  • The average new automotive OEM vehicle programme represents billions in investment and several years of development time. The automotive industry is a significant contributor to economies of countries around the globe. Clients rely on us to help make better business decisions:

    • Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) depend on our insight to create future product plans, evaluate new technologies, stay abreast of competitors’ offerings, streamline design and manufacturing, and monitor changing regulatory issues.
    • Suppliers rely on IHS to target customer opportunities, formulate financial and operational plans, make product and capacity investment decisions.
    • Financial and industry analysts trust our assessments of the industry to strategically build their portfolios and operate their investment companies.
    • Governments count on us to guide them in crafting new industry legislation, sizing regulatory gaps and attracting industry investment inside their borders.

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    • Opportunity Risk and Reward: Evaluate potential opportunity and risk of specific markets, technologies or customers.
    • Vehicle Electrification and Safety: Which technology solution paths will OEMs and their suppliers adopt to meet stringent global emission regulations.
    • Save Time and Money: Streamline automotive design and manufacturing processes and reduce bill-of-material costs.
    • Assess Competition: Understand competitive risks to prepare offensive strategies or contingency plans.
    • Prioritize Capital Investments: Enable rolling business planning, including scenarios, to prioritise critical investment in products, technologies and capacity.
  • From future vehicle and powertrain investments and technology adoption to short-term supply chain and procurement issues, IHS Automotive offers original equipment manufacturers the information and insight they need to grow their markets and stay ahead of the competition.
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    Product Planning

    • Identify and leverage emerging product segments and market needs
    • Optimise business case margins for planned future vehicles
    • Assess competitive future vehicles and powertrains
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    Research and Development

    • Identify cost reduction ideas for vehicle bill-of-materials
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    • Assess product compliance gaps with varied market legislative requirements
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    • Manage US federal, state and local regulations
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    • Negotiate steel and other commodity prices to reduce supply chain costs
    • Implement supplier cost reduction ideas for vehicle bill of materials
    • Track bill-of-material costs improvements and forecast margin impact
    • Enable bill-of-material spend analytics for commodity and vendor strategy
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  • To effectively manage margins, suppliers must commercialise innovation, pursue profitable business and optimise capacity utilisation while monitoring the health of both its clients (OEMs) and its competitors. IHS Automotive provides the insight and intelligence you rely on to broaden your market share, minimise costs and risks, prioritise capital allocation and operate profitably.
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  • Evaluate investment opportunities and risks associated with the automotive industry. From daily analysis of the world’s light-vehicle and truck manufacturers to assessments of long-term OEM and tier one supplier business strategy, including market conditions and forecasts, we provide the insight you need to make more informed investment decisions.
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    • Forecast margin performance of business units, products and customers, including alternative market scenarios
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    • Identify and size new markets
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    • Identify and size new markets
    • Assess and forecast performance of public-traded automotive OEMs, suppliers and their markets
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    • Identify, target and prioritise future OEM and tier one supplier opportunities
    • Forecast client margin performance of business units, products and customers, including alternative market scenarios
    • Risk assessment of client's book of business
    • Evaluate strategies of client’s competitors
    • Optimise capacity utilisation
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  • Federal, state and provincial governments have a vested interest in future plans for automotive plants and product development centres, vehicle emissions and safety along with forecasts of vehicle sales. From jobs growth to tax revenues, the automotive industry can play a huge role in a region's economy.
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    Economic Development

    • Attract automotive industry employment and facilities investment in manufacturing and product development to your region
    • Size the potential of your region's automotive market
    • Identify and assess automotive OEMs and tier one suppliers growing business in your region
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    Legislative & Regulatory Policy

    • Formulate responsible and achievable emissions and safety regulations for citizens and the automotive industry
    • Monitor the viability and outlook of new technologies
    • Assess compliance of OEMs and tier one suppliers with your legislated standards
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    Taxation & Revenue Generation

    • Generate government revenue to serve the needs of citizens and the automotive industry
    • Monitor the viability and outlook of new technologies
    • Assess compliance of OEMs and tier one suppliers with your legislated standards
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