Vehicle & mobility industry

The mobility industry is at the intersection of technological innovation, global supply chain complexity, and increasing sustainability requirements. Companies in this sector develop and produce all types of vehicles – from passenger cars and commercial vehicles to aircraft, rail systems, ships, and micromobility solutions.

The shift toward electric drive technology, autonomous driving, and new mobility concepts (mobility-as-a-service) is creating increasingly modular, cross-technology manufacturing requirements. At the same time, the industry is highly regulated, innovation-driven, and dependent on smoothly functioning production networks.

Typical sub-areas:

Automotive & vehicle manufacturing: OEMs and suppliers for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and e-mobility
Aerospace engineering: Component manufacturing, structural parts, cabin equipment, avionics
Rail, shipping & special vehicles: Rail vehicles, shipbuilding, construction machinery, military technology
Motorcycles & bicycles: Lightweight construction, drive technology, accessories, e-bikes, new forms of mobility
Key challenges:

Transformation towards e-mobility and sustainable manufacturing
Disruption of international supply chains (e.g., semiconductors, batteries)
High pressure to innovate and short product cycles
Strict quality and safety requirements (ISO, IATF, etc.)
Increased complexity due to modular platform architectures
Potential for digital procurement:

Rapid access to specialized component manufacturers worldwide
Availability display for critical components (e.g., batteries, power electronics)
Comparability of manufacturers based on industry-specific certificates
Flexible response to fluctuations in unit quantities (Pilot to series production)
Co-engineering potential with international partners through networked platforms