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Tim Williams Chief Executive ‘Challenges and Opportunities in the Automotive Supply Chain’ _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 AGENDA • SOME AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY FACTS AND FIGURES • SUPPLY CHAIN STRUCTURE • UK AUTOMOTIVE CHALLENGES • TECHNOLOGY AND SUPPLY CHAIN ROADMAPS • THE GREEN AGENDA • ACTIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS vm TIER 1 TIER 2+3 _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 The Automotive Industry In Wales • 2 Engine Plants – Ford & Toyota • 1 System Integrator – Calsonic Kansei • > 38 International Component Plants • > 100 Related SME’s • 8 Universities • 18,000 employed • > £3Bn turnover _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 SUPPLY CHAIN STRUCTURE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PLANT TIER 1 – MAJOR ASSEMBLIES GLOBAL V LOCAL TIER 2 + 3 SUB COMPONENTS WALES IS A COMPONENT MANUFACTURER PRINCIPALLY AT TIER 1 LEVEL WITH SUPPLY CHAIN DECISION MAKING OUTSIDE OF WALES! SUPPORTED IN THE MAIN BY SERVICE COMPANIES AND NOT TIER 2OR 3 IT IS RECOGNISED THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF NICHE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS AND REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS AND ALSO MOTORSPORT VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS IN WALES. _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 CLUSTERS + VALUE NETWORKS • WE SHOULD LOOK AT CREATING MORE CLUSTERS – POWERTRAIN – DOOR SYSTEMS – INTERIORS – SERVICE • VALUE NETWORKS – NEW TECHNOLOGIES • PRODUCTIV LTD – WALES: PRECISION ROTARY PRODUCTS » MOTORS, ELECTRIC TURBOCHARGE RS, FLYWHEELS _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 UK Auto Challenges • Macro Economic Environment – Western markets flat with pull from new markets – BRICS • Globalisation / Rationalisation / Localisation – Regional advantage as lever for global competitiveness – (£v€) Supply Chain and Low Carbon Footprint • Pressure on Business Performance – Quality, Cost and Delivery, Innovation – Legislation – Funding - Skills • Climate Change - Impact – CO₂ Reduction Targets (UK -80% by 2050) • Challenges of Technology – Vehicle Roadmap – (Automotive Council) – Shortage of skills & capacity to deliver new technology solutions is driving new approaches • Access to Funds – Finding finance at the right price _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 Technology Roadmap _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 Driving Towards a Greener Wales Driving Towards a Greener Wales The Climate Change Agenda OPPORTUNITIES (INCLUDING PUBLIC PROCUREMENT) _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 Wales Green Automotive Agenda • CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ENERGY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY WIND – WAVE - BIO MAS REFUSE VEHICLES BUSES _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 ACTIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS • CONTINUE THE DIALOGUE WITH UK VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPERS • RE-DEVELOP THE LOW CARBON VEHICLE CLUSTER • CREATE A LOW CARBON VEHICLE / TECHNOLOGY PARK (Ebbw Vale – Enterprise Zone) • VITAL THAT WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A STRONG SKILLS BASE - WALES’S USP? • WORK WITH WELSH GOVERNMENT FOR FDI AND EXPORTS • ASSIST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ‘HYDROGEN HIGHWAY’ - Low Carbon Economic Area • WORK WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON VEHICLE PROCUREMENT • IMPROVE THE MARKETING OF WALES COMPETENCIES _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 OUR FUTURE _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12 WWW.WELSHAUTOMOTIVEFORUM.CO.UK _________________________________________________________________ 28/03/12