Horiba MIRA: Radical rethink of R&D investment required in 2020

摘要

Continued disruption, restructuring and re-shaping of the automotive industry will be required to make increasing levels of R&D affordable whilst simultaneously representing a major growth opportunity in the year ahead, according to engineering consultancy Horiba MIRA. The proliferation of electrification and connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies will continue to be amongst the top automotive trends in 2020 which will continue to push up the already soaring costs of research and development (R&D). Indeed, latest figures show European auto manufacturers spent a record ￡33.3 billion on R&D - 35 per cent more than the ￡24.6 billion spent in 2014.