Heavy-duty transportation: the electric revolution is underway
Manufacturing, automotive and batteries form one of the most capital intensive and rapidly transforming industrial ecosystems in the world, as electrification, automation and reshoring reshape decades old production models. The global automotive industry alone produces over 90 million vehicles a year, while the battery market races to keep pace with surging demand for electric mobility and energy storage.
This transformation plays out differently across the world’s major manufacturing hubs.
Wherever they operate, manufacturing, automotive and battery companies face the same core challenge: retooling decades old industrial assets for electrification and automation while securing the critical raw materials and skilled talent this transition demands. This is exactly where ABGi operates, helping companies across production, mobility and energy storage secure R&D tax credits and innovation funding for their transformation.
96.4M
Vehicles produced worldwide in 2025
17M+
Electric vehicles sold globally in 2024
1TWh+
Global electric vehicle battery demand surpassed in 2024
59%
Share of global vehicle production concentrated in Asia Pacific in 2025
ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY SUPPLY CHAINS
Scaling battery cell and pack manufacturing while securing critical raw materials such as lithium, nickel and cobalt against import dependency.
AUTOMATION AND SMART MANUFACTURING
Deploying robotics, digital twins and AI driven production systems to boost throughput, precision and factory flexibility.
PRODUCTION RAMP UP AND CAPACITY CONVERSION
Retooling legacy internal combustion engine plants for electric vehicle and battery production without disrupting existing output.
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE AND SOVEREIGNTY
Reducing dependency on single source suppliers and geopolitically sensitive regions for semiconductors, batteries and critical components.
COMPETITIVENESS AND COST PRESSURE
Managing heavy capital investment and labour costs while facing intensifying competition from lower cost international manufacturers.
DECARBONISATION AND CIRCULAR MANUFACTURING
Reducing the carbon footprint of energy intensive production processes while scaling battery recycling and end of life vehicle reuse.
Operations & Performance
Technology
ESG & Sustainability
ABGi’s experts deliver answers grounded in your industry environment, combining in depth sector knowledge, a forward looking view of the market, and a thorough analysis of every opportunity available to you.
Pierre MARRION, Scientific Expert
A generalist Mechanical Engineer, graduate of Polytech Lyon, he brings over 10 years of experience in the transport sector (Stellantis, Renault Trucks) before moving into consulting. He now supports clients in securing R&D funding and managing their innovation projects. He has an in depth understanding of the challenges facing manufacturers, equipment suppliers and engineering firms across the On Road and Off Road sectors.
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