CE Automotive Newsletter
June 2025
AI in Procurement: When Your New Robot Colleague Needs a Babysitter
Procurement isn’t typically headline-grabbing—until AI enters the scene. Suddenly, tender cycles shrink, global suppliers appear out of nowhere, and bots start negotiating better deals than humans. But along with the breakthroughs come risks: from awarding contracts to shady shell companies to ordering parts that don’t fit... at all.
In this article, we dive into how AI is transforming procurement—from a Polish case study that slashed tender times by 80%, to real-world blunders involving glitter-level chaos. We explore the opportunities, pitfalls, and the human guardrails needed to keep your robot colleague from accidentally buying jet fuel or partnering with a barn.
This one really is worth the read. Seriously.
Task Force Services for the Automotive Sector: Guiding Companies Through Financial Challenges
As Central Europe’s automotive sector faces mounting pressure from increased global competition, many Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers are encountering severe financial strain. This article explores how specialized Task Force services provide crucial operational support during moments of instability, helping companies prevent insolvency, maintain continuity, and recover sustainably.
Discover how expert-led intervention can stabilize cash flow, enhance financial planning, and restore stakeholder confidence in times of uncertainty. Task Force services offer a multidisciplinary approach to risk mitigation. Even when insolvency is unavoidable, structured support ensures operational continuity, coordinated stakeholder communication, and effective legal navigation.
Learn how a strategic blend of financial guidance, ERP optimization, and cross-departmental coordination empowers automotive enterprises to adapt under pressure. With tailored solutions for both pre-insolvency challenges and formal insolvency proceedings, this article outlines a clear roadmap for automotive suppliers to regain stability and reposition themselves for future growth. Whether navigating short-cash scenarios or managing complex OEM expectations, Task Force services deliver pragmatic, high-impact strategies that preserve operations, protect reputations, and enable long-term resilience.
2025 Global Human Capital Trends: Consumer Industry Companion Report
Amid supply chain pressures and rising labor costs, automotive companies are rethinking how work gets done—streamlining processes, adopting AI, and tackling a growing skills gap. With 67% saying it's critical to reinvent the employee value proposition, the industry is at a turning point. Read on to explore what’s shifting—and what leaders can do now to stay ahead.
