1、1Autotech&Mobility M&A Overview 2H 2022Autotech&Mobility:everything set for changeThe global automotive industry is seeing tremendousdisruption.In addition to the widely discussed shift toelectric vehicles,a host of other technological andsocietal“megatrends”involvinge-mobility,sustainability,and cu

2、stomer experience are convergingto definitively transform the industry.Traditionalindustry players that fail to keep up with thesetectonic trend shifts will inevitably be left behind.Inrecentyears,electric carsrapidlyestablishedthemselves on the mass market.Today,despite Covid-19 and the semiconduct

3、or and chip shortage,thehunger for electric vehicles is still very much alive,translating into phenomenal growth in the space.Interestingly,while the electric car market is still very.much dominated by Tesla,the EV charging marketcounts a variety of different players vying for a pieceof the pie.Mean

4、while,even the simple way we buy and use carsis changing drastically,with more and more drivers“subscribing”to a car or paying for“on-demand”automotive services.When it comes to the M&A market,players in thesales and after-sales segments(e.g.car dealerships&spare part channels)face the challenge of

5、remainingrelevant or selling at the right time,in anticipation ofsweeping digitalisation.2Autotech&Mobility M&A Overview 2H 2022Sources:Accenture(2022),IEA(2022),McKinsey(2021),ADLittle(2022).Megatrends keeping the industry on its toesAutonomous driving attracts large investmentsand partnerships,but

6、 still has a long way to goInanincreasinglyinterconnectedworld,electric,shared,and autonomous vehicle technology providesolutions to mobility challenges in urban and suburbanareas.Despite uncertainties regarding when this market willtruly take off and how large it will grow,since 2010more than$330 b