Automotive, Transport and Mobility

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Electrification and Sustainability, ACES, vehicle Connectivity and Electrification, Connected Vehicle Platforms  

New Energy - Hydrogen Fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), Electrofuels e-Fuels, lithium-ion battery supply chain, producing nickel, cobalt, graphite and aluminum

 Automotive operating model and value proposition, MBSE, Advanced modular platform, electric vehicle platform, Software Defined Vehicles, Evolution of OEM Business Model, Vehicle subscriptions business model 

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G), V2X, V2L, V2G, V2H, V2I; ADAS, Infotainment, OTA

Developing the African Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Ecosystem and the Electric Vehicle (EV) Value Chain, Supply chain risk and resilience, end-to-end supply chain for electric vehicles (EV), 

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 Sustainable mobility future, Sustainability and low carbon emission, lithium-ion battery repurposing

 Nickel-metal hydride (NMC), Lead-acid,  ultracapacitors, Solid State EV Batteries, Cobalt-Free lithium-ion Batteries, Sand Batteries, Silicon Anode Batteries, Mining and production of lithium-ion batteries

 Semiconductors and Microchips, Mining and mineral processing, 

Haptic Technology in Automobiles - Haptic technology is rapidly growing in industry, with Global Marketing Insights estimating that the market will reach $10 billion by 2026. A lot of this revenue will come from already established consumer goods like cars and mobile devices.

Connected vehicles, digital car keys and cybersecurity 

 Smart EV Charging, Electric Cars Wi-Fi Charing, Over the Air Ultrasound Charging, State-of-the art fast-charging,  800V Electric Vehicle Platform and Charging Infrastructure, ultrafast charging battery technologies

The increasing global competition necessitates intelligent manufacturing systems integrated with adaptable logistics systems. Which can be readily adapted to meet the growing demand for model diversity. At SSCG, we help automotive companies develop strategies and integrate innovative technologies to increase their core strengths, productivity and efficiency. Identify the appropriate supply chain models and design alternatives to meet manufacturing challenges efficiently at cost, quality and timely.

The automotive industry is very dynamic and requires extreme flexibility, adaptability and agility. The benefits of manufacturing processes digitisation are quite clear as robotics and automated processes provide high levels of accuracy, efficiency, productivity and to accomplish more complex engineering tasks.  We support  our clients asses their manufacturing capabilities, plan to stand in the competition, cope with developments around Industries 4.0, demographic change and data-driven production.

Micro mobility sector in Africa encompass a strong customer base and has done so roughly two to three times faster than either car sharing or ride hailing. The sector has been core for intra  and inner cities transportation across the region and continues to grow. In just a few years, several micro mobility start-ups have been launched. However the sector faces constraints include its suitability for relevant mobility use cases, safety control, customer adoption, vehicle age fit, low carbon emission control, congestion and traffic management and micromobility’s lower presence in rural areas.

 To stimulate African automotive manufacturing and assembly localisation, industrialisation and growth of local market for new vehicles, traditional dealership models and aftermarket must be transformed to limit the volume of imported second hand vehicles and components imported. Favourable policies, framework and strategies should instituted. 

Top automobile manufacturers in Africa

Rolls-Royce Power Systems business unit is opening its headquarters for East Africa in Kenya.

Isuzu East Africa has launched a $3.5M Ultra-Modern Paint Plant. 

Africa’s automotive market is expected to grow by 40 per cent to reach $42.06B by 2027.

Africa’s automotive market size is expected to grow from 1,325.89 thousand units in 2023 to 1,777.69 thousand units by 2028.

Auto and mobility business services can generate value in multiple ways; by accelerating growth, improving margins, increasing income stream predictability, and boosting both customer and product intimacy. Beyond these evolving stakes, companies must move proactively to capture the next opportunities: Use digital technologies to increase technical and customer experience and adopt connectivity-driven commercial models to capture consumer data to aid planning and decision making.

8 electric vehicles coming to South Africa in 2024

Given high commodity prices and the predicted tight supply of nickel and cobalt in the coming years. Recycling EV batteries can make sense as battery electrodes contain highly valued metals. While having an additional source of battery metals through recycling can be compelling to battery makers looking to secure supply, it is critical now to develop a recycling process that is sufficiently cost-competitive with mining for the path to gain scale. However, to unlock this new pool of battery supply, four challenges in repurposing must be overcomed  while  battery-ownership models evolve: battery-pack design size, falling cost for new batteries, second-life-battery quality or performance standards and immature regulatory regime