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2 days to go... Is the automotive workforce keeping pace with technological transformation? While 31% of automotive manufacturers are investing in automation, just 19% are expanding training programmes, according to the Automotive Manufacturing Outlook Survey 2025. Join us this Thursday for our livestream, 'Workforce Transformation', as we explore how manufacturers can bridge this growing skills gap and prepare their teams for the future. 🎙️ Hear insights from industry experts: • Raidan Lage - Regional Smart Factory Coordinator, ZF Group • Lazola Tutani, MBA - Production Department Manager, Continental What we'll explore: ✅ Reskilling teams for automation, EV production and digital manufacturing ✅ Attracting and retaining the next generation of manufacturing talent ✅ Leading workforce transformation and building a culture of adaptability Link in the comments to register! #AutomotiveManufacturing #WorkforceTransformation #SmartManufacturing #Livestream

Could cleaner steel be the key to stronger, lighter and more durable powertrains? As OEMs push for higher performance, greater efficiency and smaller components, the demands placed on automotive steel are becoming increasingly complex. So how can steelmakers keep pace? In our latest article with Nucor Corporation, we explore how advances in steel cleanliness, ultrasonic testing, automation and predictive analytics are helping meet the evolving requirements of ICE, hybrid and electric powertrains. Featuring insights from Nucor's Noel Saxton and Chris Easter, we examine what these developments mean for material quality, fatigue performance and supply chain collaboration. 🔗 Discover how steel innovation is helping shape the next generation of automotive powertrains - link in the comments! #AutomotiveManufacturing #Powertrain #SteelInnovation #AutomotiveEngineering

What will shape the next chapter of automotive manufacturing? From AI and robotics to shifting supply chains, rising costs and the skills needed for tomorrow’s factories, the industry is facing some big decisions. Now in its fifth year, the Automotive Manufacturing Outlook Survey 2026 is inviting industry professionals to share their perspectives. The findings will help build a clearer picture of where manufacturers are feeling the pressure, where they see opportunity and what priorities are shaping the road ahead. What’s at the top of your agenda for 2026? Have your say in the survey: https://lnkd.in/d-e-sn-t #AutomotiveManufacturing #IndustryOutlook #Automation #ManufacturingInnovation

What can manufacturers and materials specialists achieve when they engineer together? JLR and ArcelorMittal’s off-cycle study explores how advanced steels, specialist coatings and component integration can support vehicle performance, manufacturing efficiency and sustainability. The collaboration puts material selection within a whole-vehicle engineering brief, with crash performance and battery safety central to the work. Shared bill-of-materials and simulation data helped the teams identify opportunities across battery enclosures, door rings and anti-intrusion structures. Most analysis took place virtually, with targeted physical testing of the battery lid delivering positive results. The manufacturing opportunity is equally compelling. Consolidating components into larger stampings creates scope to streamline joining operations, tooling and bodyshop layouts. Successful stamping trials of XCarb lower-carbon steels on Range Rover components add another practical dimension to the sustainability discussion. For automotive engineering and manufacturing leaders, the study offers a useful perspective: consider materials, vehicle architecture and production processes together when evaluating opportunities for future programmes. Link to the full article in the comments! #AutomotiveManufacturing #AdvancedMaterials #VehicleEngineering

Low-carbon steel is moving from ambition to implementation across automotive manufacturing. The new Low-Carbon Steel Automotive Manufacturing Survey 2026, captures the views of 307 automotive OEMs, tier suppliers and design and engineering service providers worldwide. The findings point to a clear shift in purchasing priorities: 🔹 93% of respondents now consider sustainability to some degree when choosing a steel supplier 🔹 71% say their company is at least moderately advanced in implementing low-carbon steel 🔹 72% now have recycled-steel targets, up from 46% in 2024 🔹 39% identify internal net-zero or carbon-reduction commitments as a primary driver of adoption But significant barriers remain. 41% of respondents cite cost effectiveness as a challenge, alongside supply, emissions tracking, recycling limitations and a need for greater industry clarity. For OEMs and suppliers, the question is increasingly shifting from whether low-carbon steel will play a role in automotive manufacturing to how quickly and effectively it can be scaled. Download the full report to benchmark your organisation against the wider industry and explore where adoption is accelerating - and where the biggest challenges remain. #AutomotiveManufacturing #Sustainability #LowCarbonSteel #Steel #Decarbonisation #SupplyChain #AutomotiveIndustry #NetZero #CircularEconomy

How can bodyshops stay flexible as vehicle architectures evolve? As OEMs push for greater automation, tighter packaging and faster responses to design changes, traditional cavity-sealing solutions can create added complexity and tooling costs. In our latest feature with Henkel, we explore how Henkel’s pumpable baffle technology offers a different approach: a one-component, heat-reactive solution that can be robotically applied using conventional pumping equipment, helping manufacturers address narrow cavities while retaining flexibility when body designs change. The technology is already being used in series production and is designed to support more automated, adaptable bodyshop processes. Full article link in the comments! #AutomotiveManufacturing #BodyShop #Automation #Manufacturing #AutomotiveEngineering #NVH #Henkel