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The automotive sector is one of the world’s largest industries and is a highly complex market characterised by constant challenges and technological innovations.

Automotive firms need to spend more on new technologies such as connectivity, driving automation, shared mobility, electrification. Simultaneously they need to continue investing in ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) technologies for efficiency, reducing emissions for a few more years. Also, they need to plan other technology investments as lightweight, hydrogen, more safety, security, and other new features.

Driving towards the future: the automotive industry’s race for innovation and cost optimisation

The profound changes affecting the automotive industry as well as the high competitiveness of the sector, and the need to optimise costs have led manufacturers to accelerate the pace of innovation and minimise product time-to-market.

After the health crisis, governments launched massive investment plans to support the development of electric and hydrogen technologies and the associated services and infrastructure.

Several digital giants (e.g. Apple, Foxconn, Xiaomi) have confirmed the launch of their electric car projects. Today, Tesla’s stock market valuation exceeds that of all other manufacturers combined.

In order to remain competitive, traditional manufacturers and their suppliers are moving to control their value chain: relocation of strategic production (batteries, semi-conductors, etc.) and internalisation of software development related to smart mobility.

ALTEN, a major player in the automotive sector

ALTEN supports its customers in the industry’s priority challenges, including

Autonomy: secured and connected
The Customer: intuitiveness and comfort
Mobility: shared and globalized
The Economy: a vector of sustainability
Society: low carbon

Our know-how in automotive engineering, the quality of our project management methodologies (CMMI level 3 since 2013) and the performance of our international R&D structures position us as a technological partner.

ALTEN in the automotive industry

680 M€

2022 turnover

+10,700

consultants en 2022

countries

What are the market trends in the Automotive Industry?

Earlier automotive outsourcing drivers were flexibility and time to market. Now there are costs and talents. Engineering service companies, as ALTEN, provide services to develop faster and in a cost-effective way to take advantage of this with access to the right resources and skills.

Carbon-free society

In order to meet the challenges of global warming, public health and reducing dependence on fossil energy resources, all mobility stakeholders are committed to hybrid, electric or hydrogen propulsion technologies.

Challenges:

Reduce the cost of electric power components
Increase battery life and control battery supply
Deploy recharging infrastructures and reduce recharging time

Autonomous and connected transport

Artificial intelligence, the low cost of sensors and the development of new communications technologies have created a boom in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and self-driving vehicles.

AD (Autonomous Driving) systems offer new opportunities in the passenger and goods transport market, which is 5 times more important than the automotive market.

Challenges:

Allow the autonomous driving algorithm to cover as many situations as possible
Prepare the individual for use based on a rethought ergonomics
Prioritize new services related to autonomous transport

Growth of the automotive market

The growth in mobility in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East has reached the 100 million vehicles sold per year mark.

In the last 15 years, car sales in China have multiplied by 25, that is almost 25 million new vehicles in 2017, more than one third of the global market.

Challenges:

Harmonize the logistics on the international scale
Develop and use local industrial and R&D resources
Anticipate rapid changes in these markets

Connectivity & Data

Collecting data will make it possible to develop new services (insurance, parking, etc.), optimize R&D, and production costs based on actual use by car drivers, or even implement predictive maintenance.

The market for collecting and using vehicle data could reach 33 billion dollars in 2025 compared to 2 billion in 2017.

Challenges:

Protect personal data and car manufacturer data
Exploit a large quantity of unstructured data
Innovate in distribution and services in the automotive sector

ALTEN value proposition

International partner

Close to the engineering and production centres of automotive industry manufacturers and suppliers: Europe, USA, China, Japan, India…

Technical expertise

Global presence in the major engineering and technology sectors: Embedded electronics (HMI, architecture, real-time software), Powertrain and Energy Storage (thermal, hybrid & electric), Systems and synthesis, Equipped body & Process