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Cloud-based Technologies Can Drive the Future of Europe’s Automotive Industry

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In July 2021, the German Association of the Automotive Industry, known as Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA), cut its forecast for production growth from 13 percent to 3 percent, citing supply-chain disruptions, including a shortage of semiconductors. billion pounds ($3.30 Euros) to costs. billion pounds ($3.30

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HP Supply chain and additive manufacturing opportunities in Spain

SMMT

We are facing a global supply crisis, strongly affecting the automotive sector, hindering its production chains and, therefore, its sales. Thus, we have learned that we must evolve towards more diversified supply chains, where components manufacturing sites are closer to assembly lines and consumer markets. in Southern Europe.