Recovering consumer demand has clashed with supply constraints, causing inventories relative to demand to fall in several industries, such as autos,...
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Global | A greener economy won’t lead to 1970s-style inflation
Posted by Stephen Foreman on Jul 2, 2021
The transition to a greener economy through changes in government climate policy, technology, investment, and consumer preferences will fuel huge...
Global Industry | Spiking producer prices will subside before long
Posted by Stephen Foreman on Apr 27, 2021
Rising raw materials prices, supply-chain disruptions, and surging shipping costs are raising expenses for producers, boosting near-term global...
Supply disruption dents Q1 2021 outlook but recovery to resume from Q2
Posted by Stephen Foreman on Mar 17, 2021
The near-term outlook is clouded by the global shortage of semiconductors for auto parts. This shortage is forcing major automakers to slash vehicle...
Global | The shift to driving on electricity is speeding up
Posted by Stephen Foreman on Mar 16, 2021
2021 looks to be the year hybrid and electric vehicles, or xEVs, break into themainstream. We project global xEV sales as a share of total new...
Growth to accelerate from Q2 as services reopen
Posted by Stephen Foreman on Mar 8, 2021
Even with recent vaccine approvals raising hopes of ending the pandemic later this year, tightening activity restrictions, delayed vaccine rollouts,...
Global | Scorecard shows vulnerability to supply chain disruption
Posted by Stephen Foreman on Feb 16, 2021
Disruption to global supply chains has resurfaced in recent months, as material shortages and freight delivery delays have damaged manufacturers’...
Global | First, pandemic hits automakers, now it’s a chip shortage
Posted by Stephen Foreman on Jan 20, 2021
Since the end of 2020 semiconductors used in the automotive sector have been in short supply. Pressure built as the auto industry recovered from the...
Global | Auto output to recover pre-covid levels by mid-2021
Posted by Stephen Foreman on Dec 11, 2020
Following the record-breaking fall in global automotive activity in the first halfof 2020, the market has staged an impressive rebound, with global...
Global Industry Key Themes 2021: Behavioural shifts drive transformation
Posted by Stephen Foreman on Dec 9, 2020
The global economy is unlikely to return to the world that it was prior to thepandemic, in our view. Some behavioural shifts will leave scars in...