New Generation of Automotive Mechanical and Electronic Components: Technological Challenges for Suppliers

The automotive sector is one of the most important economically, it not only generates direct employment, but also provides jobs to the entire associated industry. Today, component manufacturers and suppliers face disruptive changes. Electronics, which plays a fundamental role in innovation, new companies and technological giants, who claim their place in the sector; and the mentality of consumers, which opens towards other forms of mobility are some of the irruptions to which face. This article reviews the current literature and exposes the situation that the automotive sector is going through. Component suppliers that have not yet taken the step towards mechatronics or that lack high added value products will have to undergo an industrial regeneration, changing their design processes, if they want to remain competitive and continue in the sector. Keywords: Automotive, Electronics, Industrial Processes, Industrial Regeneration.