Global powertrain and battery production forecast: ever-evolving complexity
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Automotive Manufacturing Solutions Magazine – Issue 1, 2025
Automotive manufacturers are investing heavily in battery production and electrified powertrains, increasingly changing the map of manufacturing plants and the mix of products across assembly lines. In this session, Daniel Harrison, automotive analyst at Automotive from Ultima Media – the business intelligence arm of AMS – shares the latest production forecast for models by powertrain type across major regions and analyses global demand for battery gigawatt capacity.
Harrison also explores how expansion in these areas will transform automotive production processes and supplier relations over the next decade and more.
Featuring
Daniel Harrison, Automotive Analyst, Automotive from Ultima Media
Moderator
Christopher Ludwig, Editor-in-Chief, AMS and Ultima Media