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With nearly 9% of the workforce directly or indirectly tied to the sector, the automotive industry remains a key driver of the French economy.

However, the sector faces significant uncertainties with the shift towards shared and autonomous mobility and the gradual phasing out of fossil fuels. The transition to electric powertrains represents a major technological challenge for carmakers and equipment manufacturers. The development of recharging networks, and later hydrogen production and transport networks, are crucial challenges that extend beyond the private sector. Integrating services into product offerings, driven by new technologies, will allow new entrants to disrupt markets.

Issues & Challenges

These changes are significantly impacting global leaders in the sector, as well as the entire ecosystem of companies within the value chain. They all need to :

  • Rethink and overhaul their industrial facilities by introducing new business lines.
  • Free up budgetary flexibility to finance major transformation investments.
  • Shift from a traditional cost-focused approach to a more agile organisation capable of handling rapid variations in workload and product mix.
  • Reorganise certain production units around transformation or retrofitting to meet the growing demands of the circular economy.

AXSANT added value

To address these challenges, our clients in the automotive sector rely on our expertise in the following areas:

  • Optimise purchasing and the upstream supply chain by reviewing sourcing strategies, supporting supplier transformation and performance, optimising component stocks.
  • Rethink their industrial strategy by optimising footprint and flows, reorganising production sites.
  • Improve their industrial performance through lean management, operational management techniques and optimisation of maintenance organisations and tools.
  • Adapt their design processes by optimising product development timelines and using new digital tools to their fullest potential.