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End of the car as we know it

The end of the car – as we know it: The automotive industry in transition

The automotive industry is facing the biggest transformation in its history. In just 15 years, according to one conceivable scenario, no one will buy a car anymore. The reason: Increasing connectivity and intelligent automation of vehicles is turning mobility into a service offering – a multi-trillion dollar market. The differences between the old era of the automobile and the new era of mobility are massive, but with a good strategy, the transformation can succeed.

Zukunft der Mobilität: Die 8 wichtigsten Trends und Technologien

Roadmap to Disaster? Surviving Disruption!

As an automotive supplier, are you looking for a strategy to successfully master the challenges of the future? In the area of tension between continuity and disruption, the development of a future-robust vision and strategy is an urgent necessity. Trends and technologies will permanently change both customer expectations and mobility itself. Parts of the traditional automotive value chain are disappearing. Especially when much of today’s business is threatened, successful transformation requires a clear vision.

How much is a good mission and vision worth in euros?

You will more easily attract and retain your customers, your investors and your employees. Show people a future they can look forward to. Take your chance. Don’t wait until someone comes along who has a great vision. Develop your bright future now.

More mobility – fewer cars: Is the German automotive industry facing extinction?

In retrospect, the early 2020s will mark the beginning of the end of individual motorized transport and the internal combustion engine. Massive changes are in store for the automotive industry, as the mobility world of the 2030s will be a different, radically data-driven and service-oriented one. In the worst-case scenario, German automakers are suppliers to the major U.S. IT giants.

Genome Editing and CRISPR

Since time immemorial, man’s goal has been to improve himself and his living conditions. To do this, we use science and technology and, in doing so, we repeatedly cross boundaries.

Six strategies for success in the next era of mobility

Electromobility and autonomous driving are coming. I remember well that even in leading automotive companies, this statement was fundamentally questioned just a few years ago. There is now agreement on this, and the only disagreement among leadership teams is about the speed of change and the urgency of action.

Will blockchains & co. revolutionize our lives and work?

Blockchain technology is seen as having great potential: It is supposed to simplify, democratize, revolutionize and disrupt almost everything, i.e. make it superfluous. It is designed to create new markets and destroy known markets. It is said to be the biggest innovation since the invention of the World Wide Web. But what actually is blockchain? And who exactly will benefit and how?

You cannot lead without a picture of the future

A lot of authentic field reports of well-known companies about their cooperation with FutureManagementGroup AG brought an exciting insight into different aspects of future management at the 12th Eltville Future Days in the Pyramide Mainz. During the conference, Thomas Rupp had the opportunity to talk to Dr. Pero Mićić, founder and CEO of Eltville Future Managers, for the Strategie Journal.

Professions with a future

Which professions are being eliminated and which are being created? How is the German economy developing? – Questions that Dr. Philipp Reisinger explores.