Comparative Analysis of the Competitive Position of the EU Automotive Industry and the Impact of the Introduction of Autonomous Vehicles Final Report
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GEAR 2030 Strategy 2015- 2017 - Comparative analysis of the competitive position of the EU automotive industry and the impact of the introduction of autonomous vehicles Final report Written by Nick Asselin-Miller, Gareth Horton, Sofia Amaral, Hannah Figg, Dominic Sheldon (Ricardo), Christian Lutz, Markus Flaute (GWS), Peter Wells (CAIR) September – 2017 EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Directorate C - Industrial Transformation and Advanced Value Chains Unit C.4 - Automotive and Mobility Industries Contact: Aleksander Lazarevic E-mail: [email protected] European Commission B-1049 Brussels EUROPEAN COMMISSION GEAR 2030 Strategy 2015- 2017 - Comparative analysis of the competitive position of the EU automotive industry and the impact of the introduction of autonomous vehicles Final report Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs 2016 Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union. 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GEAR 2030 Strategy 2015-2017 - Comparative analysis of the competitive position of the EU automotive industry and the impact of the introduction of autonomous vehicles Table of Contents GLOSSARY OF TERMS ............................................................................................................ 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................... 11 1 OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT ........................................................................................... 16 1.1 Background ....................................................................................................... 16 1.2 Purpose and scope of the study ......................................................................... 17 2 METHODOLOGY AND MODELLING ENVIRONMENT ........................................................ 20 2.1 Overall project methodology and objectives ....................................................... 20 2.2 Identification of trends and data collection activities........................................... 21 2.3 Overview of modelling approach ........................................................................ 25 2.4 Microeconomic model ........................................................................................ 26 2.4.1 Model overview ................................................................................... 26 2.4.2 Input data ........................................................................................... 26 2.4.3 Step 1: Quantification of trends ........................................................... 27 2.4.4 Step 2: Estimation of additional vehicle production costs and profit margin ................................................................................................ 30 2.4.5 Step 3: Estimation of the additional material use in vehicles ................ 35 2.4.6 Step 4: Preparation of inputs for GINFORS macroeconomic model ........ 35 2.5 GINFORS-E macroeconomic model..................................................................... 36 3 BASELINE AND SCENARIO DEFINITION ....................................................................... 41 3.1 Baseline definition ............................................................................................. 41 3.1.1 CO2 emission regulations ..................................................................... 41 3.1.2 Pollutant emission regulations.............................................................. 42 3.1.3 Safety regulations ............................................................................... 43 3.2 Scenario definitions ........................................................................................... 44 3.2.1 Scenario 1: EU levelling gradually ........................................................ 46 3.2.2 Scenario 2: EU one-off levelling ........................................................... 47 3.2.3 Scenario 3: EU overshooting gradually ................................................. 48 3.2.4 Scenario 4: EU one-off overshooting .................................................... 50 3.2.5 Scenario 5: Freezing of EU regulations ................................................. 51 3.2.6 China case scenario ............................................................................. 53 4 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS .......................................................................................... 55 4.1 Micro-economic modelling outputs ..................................................................... 55 4.1.1 Baseline scenario................................................................................. 55 4.1.2 EU at varying levels of leadership (scenarios 1 - 4) .............................. 70 4.1.3 Freezing of EU regulations (scenario 5) ................................................ 77 4.1.4 Strengthening of Chinese regulations to global-leadership standards (China case scenarios)......................................................................... 79 4.2 Macro-economic modelling outputs .................................................................... 84 4.2.1 Baseline Scenario ................................................................................ 84 4.2.2 EU at varying levels of leadership (scenarios 1 - 4) .............................. 89 4.2.3 Freezing of EU regulations (scenario 5) ................................................ 97 4.2.4 Strengthening of Chinese regulations to global-leadership standards (China case scenarios)......................................................................... 99 4.3 Impact on Tier 1 suppliers ............................................................................... 101 4.3.1 E-mobility.......................................................................................... 101 4.3.2 Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Technologies .................... 108 4.3.3 Overall conclusions on the impacts of e-mobility and CAV technologies on Tier 1 suppliers ............................................................................. 113 5 ANALYSIS OF THE L-CATEGORY MARKET ................................................................... 115 GEAR 2030 Strategy 2015-2017 - Comparative analysis of the competitive position of the EU automotive industry and the impact of the introduction of autonomous vehicles 5.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 115 5.2 Scope .............................................................................................................. 115 5.2.1 Electric bicycles ................................................................................. 116 5.2.2 Scooters ............................................................................................ 117 5.3 Descriptive and quantitative analysis of market trends ..................................... 117 5.3.1 Data sources and methodology .......................................................... 117 5.3.2 Overview of market trends ................................................................ 118 5.3.3 Trends in vehicle ownership ............................................................... 126 5.3.4 Impacts of market trends on the competitiveness of EU manufacturers126 5.4 Key trends affecting the competitiveness of the EU L-category vehicle industry 127 5.4.1 Environmental trends ........................................................................ 128 5.4.2 Safety trends..................................................................................... 137 5.5 Conclusions on the EU L-category vehicle industry ........................................... 143 6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................. 144 6.1 Key conclusions from the analysis of the Tier 1 supply industry ........................ 148 6.1.1 Impacts of a 100% EV transition........................................................ 148 6.1.2 Impacts of high penetration of CAV technology .................................. 148 6.2 Key L-category conclusions from analysis......................................................... 149 6.2.1 For EU manufacturers ........................................................................ 149 6.2.2 For the EU market ............................................................................. 150 6.2.3 For the EU economy .......................................................................... 151 6.3 Recommendations for the EC ........................................................................... 151 6.3.1 M1/N1 – category vehicles................................................................. 151 6.3.2 Automotive supply chain...................................................................