Training in support of the digital and electrification transitions taking place in the automotive industry is turning into a critical success factor as new technologies change the core skillsets that carmakers need. Automotive executives in Europe and North America alike have been forced to compete with other industries to recruit people with the digital skills they need.

This extends to component manufacturers with Germany’s Continental having announced a major push into digital technologies and provision for training pre-dating the global pandemic. ZF, also headquartered in Germany, told Automotive Manufacturing Solutions that its upskilling efforts for its workforce also aim to quell some of the anxiety of such a monumental shift.