Automotive

The additive manufacturing sector has seen significant growth in recent years owing to growing demand for customized products and complex geometries in various sectors, including automotive, defense, aerospace, consumer electronics, manufacturing, and energy. AI has a wide range of applications in additive manufacturing at various levels and is a k...

The Mobility Technology Opportunity Engine (TOE) covers innovations pertaining to Urban Mobility, Radar, LiDAR, and Autonomous Fleet Intelligence, among others.The purpose of the Mobility Technology TOE is to raise awareness of global technology innovations in self-propelled ground-based mobile platforms that are not only technically significant bu...

The global commercial vehicle market faced significant headwinds in 2024, with declining sales in the medium-duty (MD) and heavy-duty (HD) truck segments. This trend continued into the first half of 2025. Economic uncertainty, exacerbated by trade and tariff policies in the United States, stricter emission standards, rising inflation, supply chain ...

With the expanding BRICS bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), there has been an increased drive to reduce Western dominance and build South-South collaboration. Members are involved in developing technologies and infrastructure to reduce dependence on traditional, Western-based technologies. This strategic shift spans sectors such...

Open-source software (OSS) architectures for vehicles are entering a new phase, reshaping SDV development by enabling collaborative, cloud-native stacks across the in-vehicle and cloud domains. This Frost & Sullivan study examines how automakers, Tier Is, silicon vendors, open foundations, and toolchain providers are converging to reduce cost and t...

Global transit and coach bus sales are forecast to reach 266,700 units in 2025, with substantial growth attributed to the fast-growing markets in China and India. Increased demand for transit buses is fueled by fleet modernization and government subsidies for alternative powertrains, while the robust tourism growth drives the coach bus segment.The ...

The United States has levied 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada—2 markets closely connected to the US auto market. Most brands in the United States depend on Mexico and Canada for sourcing and production. Coupled with retaliatory tariffs, near-term impacts to North American volumes and inflation can be sizable. Firms should prioritize re...

The global steer-by-wire (SbW) market is expected to grow despite the technology itself being over a decade old. Early adopters, including Infiniti and Tesla, as well as premium segment EV manufacturers, introduced SbW systems years ago; however, penetration in the mass market has been slow. This is largely due to high system costs, the need for ro...

This Frost & Sullivan report profiles Tenneco, offering an overview of its evolution, management team, and technological capabilities. In an effort to shift from its position as a major internal combustion engine (ICE) component supplier to a diverse mobility solutions provider, Tenneco is accelerating research and development (R&D) for electric ve...