Automotive Manufacturing Outlook Survey 2026

Share your expertise. Shape the future.

Now in its fifth year, the annual Automotive Manufacturing Outlook Survey from Automotive Manufacturing Solutions and ABB Robotics has become an essential barometer of the industry, helping to shape strategy, policy, and identify the key trends across automotive manufacturing.

This is your opportunity to have your say and share your expert insights on the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the sector - from supply chain resilience and skills shortages to sustainability, digitalisation, and automation.

The AMS/ABB Automotive Manufacturing Outlook Survey 2026 also explores long-term priorities including skills, future technologies, electrification, and sustainability. Share your views today and join industry experts shaping the conversation on how automotive manufacturing is adapting to unprecedented change.

Why take part?

By contributing, you will:

• Shape industry understanding - your responses help map the realities OEMs and tier suppliers are facing across regions.

• Benchmark your perspective - see how your challenges and opportunities compare with peers across the industry.

• Gain forward-looking insights - discover how electrification, sustainability, automation, and robotics are reshaping manufacturing.

• Highlight solutions - contribute to identifying strategies to tackle rising costs, labour shortages, and supply chain disruption.

What does the survey cover?

• Challenges in automotive manufacturing

• Labour and skills challenges

• Manufacturing complexity

• Future of automotive manufacturing

• Sustainable manufacturing

• Electrification & alternative fuels

• Automation & robotics

• State of the industry

• Rising costs

• Challenges in supply chains

• AI's rapid rollout in automotive manufacturing

All responses are completely confidential and will be reported only in aggregate.

As an incentive, you can choose to enter a prize draw to win one of THREE prizes

1st prize: Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy tablet (worth $500)

2nd prize: Apple AirPods or Samsung Galaxy Buds wireless headphones (worth $200)

3rd prize: $50 Amazon voucher

TAKE THE SURVEY

Sponsor

This survey was compiled in partnership with ABB Robotics.

ABB Robotics is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 105,000 talented employees in over 100 countries.