THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING IN EUROPE 2015-2020: THE

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Content

1 Overview and Methodology1

2 The Automotive Industry in Europe2

2.1 Industry Structure .2

2.2 Trade.3

2.3 Changes in Market Structure 3

3 Socio-economic Trends .5

3.1 Conclusions from Developments of Industry Structure .5

3.2 Socio-economic Trends Derived from the Interviews6

4 Technology Trends in Automotive Manufacturing8

4.1 Changes in Manufacturing Driven by Changes in Concepts

for Personal Cars 8

4.1.1 Multi-material Processing.8

4.1.2 Processing of Lightweight Materials10

4.1.3 Possible Adoption of Nanotechnologies.16

4.1.4 Manufacturing and Emerging New Concepts in the Power Train17

4.1.5 Manufacturing and Electronics in Personal Cars .20

4.2 Technological Developments Driven by Demand on Flexibility and Speed22

4.2.1 Processes.23

4.2.2 ICT Technologies in Manufacturing 24

4.2.3 Diffusion of Existing Technologies25

4.3 Skills and Competencies.26

4.4 Summary: Technological Items for the Research and Policy Agenda.28

5 Production Strategies 31

5.1 Restructuring the Value Chain: Options for Different Actors32

5.2 Flexibility and Customisation: New Techno-organisational Concepts in the Automotive

Industry.34

5.3 E-commerce, globalisation and regional cluster.37

5.4 Options for OEMs to Handle Electronics Production 38

5.5 Personnel Development40

6 Sustainability Issues in Future Automotive Manufacturing .42

6.1 Current Environmental Issues in Car Manufacturing.42

6.1.1 Relevant Legislation .43

6.1.2 Recycling and Re-Manufacturing.45

6.1.3 Volatile Organic Compounds .47

6.1.4 ICT Enabling Reduction of Environmental Impact48

6.1.5 Life Cycle Assessment .49

6.2 Possible Disruptions – Demands on Manufacturing Arising From New Concepts of Mobility50

6.3 Environmental Impact – Some Possible Trajectories of Automotive Manufacturing 51

6.4 Social Sustainability Aspects53

7 Governance of Manufacturing: Experiences from Automotive Industry 54

8 Conclusions and Policy Implications: Challenges for Competitive and Sustainable Manufacturing

of Personal Cars in Europe .57

8.1 Competitive challenges.57

8.2 Sustainability Issues in Future Car Production.60

9 References.63