Issue Automotive resilience is framed as diversified suppliers, codesigned chips and localized manufacturing

Summary

NTT DATA lists semiconductor, supply chain and geopolitical resilience among the main challenges facing the automotive industry. Its recommended response is to spread purchasing across more suppliers and to codesign chips with partners. It also calls for localising manufacturing and building supply networks with built-in risk mitigation. The aim is to reduce exposure to critical chokepoints where a single disruption could halt production. This challenge sits within a broader picture of carmakers needing to secure battery and chip supplies amid geopolitical fragmentation. It connects the automotive outlook to the report's macrotrend on sovereign semiconductor ecosystems.