Driving your future

For automotive companies, every day is a race to beat the competition. You’re under pressure to improve the way you operate, to make the most of your investments and to reduce your financial risk.

Our Global Automotive Center enables us to give you a service that addresses the specific challenges you face. Operating between Detroit, Stuttgart, Beijing and Tokyo, the Center focuses on the mega trends driving the huge changes in the industry.

Wherever you are in the world, we put together a team with broad experience providing assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services — and a deep knowledge of your industry.

Whether you’re consolidating and restructuring your business, improving regulatory compliance or addressing the impact of climate change on your strategy, we can give you a clear perspective on how to move forward.

So you get the help you need to meet your goals and compete effectively.

Strategic business risk: automotive 2008

What strategic challenges are likely to affect the automobile industry in 2008? We analyze 10 of the most critical risks, including geopolitical and macroeconomic risks, trends and uncertainties, and operational threats. We also look at risks currently ‘below the radar’ that may be topping risk tables in the years to come.

Perspectives on the industry's key business issues

Read a collection of our viewpoints on issues such as mergers and acquisitions, employee pension plans, financial performance management, and technology risk from the pages of AutoBeat Daily in our AutoBeat Daily compilation. This US publication offers an insight into how we work with clients by sharing our points of view on their industry. (pdf, 412kb)

Mega trends reshaping auto industry

Globally, the industry shows significant growth. We believe the mega trends driving change in the industry (pdf, 382kb) are key markets, consolidation and restructuring, operating profit issues, compliance and risk, emerging markets, retaining employee knowledge and competency, and the impact of climate change on product strategy.

Central and Eastern Europe auto industry outlook

What are the risks and rewards, challenges, and sales and production activity in the CEE markets? This annual report culls insights from key industry executives, Ernst & Young professionals, and other reliable data sources to look at the Central and Eastern Europe automotive market as a whole, as well as the local markets for key countries in the region.

Corporate ethics and anti-fraud

The latest in the series of Viewpoints produced by our Global Automotive Center professionals addresses the increased focus companies have on ethics and fraud. Bill Stewart, Americas champion for the firm's anti-fraud program, explains. Read more about detecting, deterring (pdf, 58kb), and services we provide in these areas.

Russia on the rise

Investors take note: this industry overview of the Russian automotive market recaps the key market indicators of strong growth in 2006 and the future. Find comments from market leaders and government officials, a snapshot of legislative reforms and incentives affecting business development and operations in the country, and an introduction to how we help foreign automotive investors in Russia.