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Trade war impact: 12.5 million cars lost globally by the end of 2026 and a $30 billion annual hit to OEM bottom lines
Top Tier Consultants forecasts a $30B annual profit loss and 12.5 million fewer vehicles sold globally by the end of 2026 due to U.S. tariffs. This post segments OEMs into four groups and outlines strategic responses to mitigate the impact.
6 days ago2 min read


Quantifying the Effects of the Trade War on European and Hungarian Automotive Suppliers
What does the new 25% US car import tariff mean for European and Hungarian automotive suppliers? This analysis breaks down regional exposure and explains how Top Tier Consultants can help suppliers quantify the revenue impact at OEM, platform and program level.
Apr 144 min read


Top Tier Consultants in the NEWS
Press coverage of Top Tier Consultants and Managing Director Tamas Rozsa.
Automotive market forecast, latest on emobility.
Feb 371 min read


Automotive suppliers: what challenges to prepare for in 2025
Significatn challenges foreseen for Tier-1 Suppliers while market expected to grow moderately
Jan 193 min read


Five New Chinese Car Factories in Europe Could Reshape the Industry – What’s Next for European OEMs?
Five New Chinese Car Factories in Europe Could Reshape the Industry – What’s Next for European OEMs
Oct 14, 20241 min read


The uptake of vehicle electrification could easily halve the vehicle markets of domestic and less developed European countries
The development of vehicle electrification so far is charting a very different path in different European markets, according to an...
Jun 28, 20242 min read


Car manufacturing plants to be closed in Europe as excess capacity prevails
Europe has traditionally been at the forefront of innovation in internal combustion engine (ICE) technologies. The three major German...
Jun 1, 20234 min read


Europe's electric future and the 50 million cars lost
The successive crises of recent years have hit the automotive industry at a very critical point in time. The transition to...
May 19, 20236 min read


Advances in Vehicle electrification and China - 5 trends to watch in 2023
5 Automotive Industry trends in 2023 by Top Tier Consultants. Vehicle electrification; Chinese electric vehicle breakthrough in Europe
Feb 11, 20234 min read


Two million vehicle production lost in 2022 due to war in Ukraine
Suppliers in Hungary to gain new orders The COVID-19 pandemic set back European vehicle production by 25% in 2020 which, despite car...
Apr 19, 20223 min read


Vehicle electrification: Suppliers can buy 5 years' time before the end
The Top Tier Consultants round table on the Portfolio/ MAGE conference discussed the effects of vehicle electrification on the supply...
Jun 21, 20211 min read


Vehicle sales outlook in the COVID crisis - Top Tier Consultants Conference 2021 April 28.
COVID crisis in the automotive industry was deep but outlook is positive. The CASE vision becomes outdated and has to change.
Apr 30, 20211 min read


Material price increase and the effect on Suppliers
Raw material prices in the Automotive industry increased significantly in 2021. Top Tier Consultants: automotive management consulting
Mar 9, 20212 min read


COVID Effect Automotive Suppliers - 2020. Nov. update
Automotive industry output has been better than expected in Q2 2020, but due to temporary support
Oct 28, 20205 min read


Can the CASE vision be saved?
How to save tha automotive case vision in light of COVID-19 Coronavirus: Connected Autonomous Shared Electric
Mar 31, 20201 min read


Automotive CASE vision 2020 update
Automotive CASE vision in 2020 shows a diverging trend: Connected and Electric are accelerating, while Autonomous and Shared look to be...
Jan 13, 20202 min read


Labor Efficiency Challenge in Central and Eastern Europe
Based on the Top Tier Consultants’ CEE Automotive Supplier database we benchmarked operational and labor efficiencies of of the sector.
Jun 12, 20192 min read


The Future of Automotive Powertrains - EUROPE
In light of Diesel scandals Management Summary The global vehicle sales trend show an overall positive picture, according to Top Tier...
Mar 25, 20182 min read


AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER OUTLOOK – EUROPE
Global vehicle demand is already above 96m units in 2017 and is forecasted to keep growing and reach 100m units by 2019. This growth...
Mar 16, 20182 min read


DENTAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS CHALLENGED BY NEW ENTRANTS FROM LOW COST COUNTRIES
There are real fundamentals driving growth of the Dental CAD/ CAM market: 160 m people living with missing teeth in the EU and North...
Mar 14, 20181 min read


EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT IN BANKING USING LEAN (AUTOMOTIVE) STRATEGIES
The Hungarian Banking sector is in a prolonged crisis, more efficiency improvement is needed: Stricter regulations and equity...
Mar 13, 20181 min read


AUTOMOTIVE CERAMICS MARKET ENTRY
There are plenty of opportunities exist for a new market entrant to the Automotive ceramics market. The global Automotive ceramics market...
Mar 12, 20181 min read


ASIAN CARMAKERS’ ADVANCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Have outside circumstances helped Asian OEMs to gain market share, or did they out-smart the rest of the field? Turbulent changes were...
Mar 11, 20181 min read
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