{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"167398","rtpr_id":"nPn5WX4NGa-20261013","ticker":"MBGL","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["MBGL"],"title":"CHINA'S AUTOMOTIVE PLAYBOOK IS REWRITING GLOBAL COMPETITION, MOBILITY GLOBAL FINDS","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-13T11:54:39.704Z","article_body":"CHINA'S AUTOMOTIVE PLAYBOOK IS REWRITING GLOBAL COMPETITION, MOBILITY GLOBAL FINDS\nPR Newswire\n\nCENTREVILLE, Va., Oct. 13, 2026\n\nNew report finds Chinese-origin brands could reach nearly 20% of Europe's\nlight-vehicle market by 2030 and intensify pressure in North America, with the\nindustry's real battle now being system vs. system, not car vs. car.\n\nCENTREVILLE, Va., Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The global automotive industry\nhas entered a new competitive era in which success is determined by who can\norchestrate an entire industrial system aligning cost, technology, supply\nchains, development speed and policy across an ecosystem, according to New\nOrder: China, the West, and the Battle for Automotive Advantage,\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796496-1&h=1731450546&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobilityglobal.com%2Fen-us%2Fautomotive-insights%2Fwhitepaper%2Fchina-west-battle-for-automotive-advantage&a=New+Order%3A+China%2C+the+West%2C+and+the+Battle+for+Automotive+Advantage%2C)\n a new report from Mobility Global examining how the shift is reshaping\ncompetition across Europe and North America.\n\nChina has treated the automotive sector as a pillar of its national power,\naccording to the report, and has built a decisive and difficult-to-replicate\nlead.\n\nThe scale of the shift is already evident, according to the analysis. Mobility\nGlobal's analysis projects that Chinese-origin brands could reach nearly 20%\nof Europe's light-vehicle market by 2030, while foreign automakers' share of\nthe Chinese market is expected to fall from roughly 60% in 2014 to 20% by\n2030. Over the same period, China's share of global EV production is forecast\nto remain near 50%, down from 60% today.\n\n\"Much of the conversation around the industry has focused on electrification,\nbut that misses the bigger story,\" said Michael Robinet, vice president of\nforecast strategy at Mobility Global. \"What we are witnessing is a\nrestructuring of the competitive landscape itself. Companies that succeed over\nthe next decade will be those that reduce complexity, accelerate\ndecision-making and build organizations capable of adapting to continuous\nchange. The challenge is no longer just building better vehicles. It is\nbuilding a better system.\"\n\nThe report argues that some Western automakers face a uniquely complex\nchallenge. They must simultaneously defend home-market share, offset shrinking\nprofit pools in China, modernize legacy operations and compete against rivals\nthat bring products to market faster and at a lower cost. At the same time,\nthe analysis finds China's rise stems from decades of deliberate industrial\ndevelopment that built deep supplier ecosystems, compressed development\ncycles, cultivated extensive battery supply-chain control and fostered a\ndomestic market that functions as a large-scale laboratory for product\ninnovation.\n\nDrawing on Mobility Global's proprietary scenario planning, the report\nexplores two potential paths for Western automakers. In a \"Western\nRenaissance\" scenario, manufacturers make sustained progress in platform\nconsolidation, parts standardization, software integration and shorter product\ndevelopment cycles, gradually reducing some of China's current competitive\nadvantages by 2030. In a \"Managed Retreat\" scenario, adaptation falls short of\nthe pace required to remain competitive across all segments, prompting\nautomakers to retreat from portions of the mass market and pursue further\nconsolidation to preserve scale and profitability.\n\nThe report contends that future competitiveness will be won through structural\nreform rather than headline product launches. Manufacturers that simplify\noperations, consolidate their architectures and standardize\nnon-differentiating parts can free up the capital and invest quickly where it\nmatters most: resilient supply chains and the software-defined capabilities\nthat now shape how a vehicle is judged.\n\nGovernments, too, will play an increasingly visible role. With Europe's\nautomotive sector accounting for 7% of GDP, 14 million jobs and €57 billion\nin annual R&D, according to the European Automotive Manufacturers'\nAssociation\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796496-1&h=1420044238&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acea.auto%2Ffact%2Ffacts-about-the-automobile-industry%2F&a=according+to+the+European+Automotive+Manufacturers%27+Association)\n (ACEA), the stakes extend well beyond individual firms. But Mobility Global\ncautions that tariffs and other protective measures can only buy time unless\npaired with sustained investment in industrial capacity, workforce\ndevelopment, critical materials and supply-chain infrastructure.\n\nNowhere is this tension more visible than in North America, where the\nchallenge facing legacy manufacturers is heavily shaped by policy. While 100\npercent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)\nsourcing requirements have created a temporary shield, the report warns this\npolicy wall risks fostering a complacency trap. Rather than accelerating\nstructural reform, some US automakers are retreating into their profitable\n\"sanctuaries\" of large pickup trucks and SUVs, supported by a transitional\nbridge of hybrid and plug-in hybrid platforms. The analysis cautions that\nwhile this preserves near-term profitability, it delays the much-needed\ntransformation.\n\nAccording to the report, the most likely outcome is not the disappearance of\nWestern automakers but a more divided global industry: one ecosystem centered\non China and driven by scale, cost and rapid innovation; the other a more\nregionalized Western market focused on profitability, premium positioning and\ndifferentiated technology.\n\nHowever, the significance of China's automotive rise could extend beyond\nvehicle exports or market share.\n\n\"It has exposed a widening gap between traditional measures of competitiveness\nand the capabilities required in a more technology-driven, capital-intensive\nand supply-chain-dependent industry,\" said Calum MacRae, executive director\nfor supply chain and technology at Mobility Global. \"How manufacturers respond\nto that gap will play a central role in determining the industry's future\nstructure.\"\n\nContacts:\nMedia\nNaz Fathi\nExternal Communications Director\nContact us: Media@mobilityglobal.com (mailto:Media@mobilityglobal.com)\n\nMobility Global (NYSE: MBGL) is a leading provider of automotive data,\nproviding critical data and analytics across the full vehicle lifecycle. Its\nportfolio of trusted brands and products includes CARFAX,\nautomotiveMastermind, Polk Automotive Solutions, and Market Scan, supporting\nthe world's major automotive manufacturers, suppliers, dealer groups, media,\nfinancial institutions, and consumers with data, forecasts, insights,\ntechnology, and innovation. For more, visit mobilityglobal.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796496-1&h=376087693&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmobilityglobal.com%2F&a=mobilityglobal.com)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nThis press release contains \"forward-looking statements,\" as defined in the\nPrivate Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which\nexpress management's current views concerning future events, trends,\ncontingencies or results appear at various places in this press release and in\nthe referenced report and use words like \"anticipate,\" \"assume,\" \"believe,\"\n\"continue,\" \"estimate,\" \"expect,\" \"forecast,\" \"future,\" \"warn,\" \"plan,\"\n\"potential,\" \"predict,\" \"project,\" \"explore,\" \"target,\" \"contend\" and similar\nterms, and future or conditional tense verbs like \"could,\" \"may,\" \"might,\"\n\"should,\" \"will\" and \"would.\" For example, management may use forward-looking\nstatements when addressing topics such as: the outcome of contingencies;\nfuture actions by regulators; changes in the business strategies within the\nautomotive industry; future actions by suppliers and consumers; the\ndevelopment and performance of the automotive market; and the impact of global\nand regional economic conditions.\n\nForward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties.\nSeveral factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Mobility Global and its\nsubsidiaries operate in a dynamic business environment in which new risks\nemerge frequently. Accordingly, Mobility Global cautions readers not to place\nundue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the\ndates on which they are made. Mobility Global undertakes no obligation to\nupdate or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or\ncircumstances arising after the date on which it is made, except as required\nby applicable law. Further information about Mobility Global is contained in\nits filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including in\nItem 1A, \"Risk Factors,\" in Mobility Global's Registration Statement on Form\n10 filed with the SEC on May 27, 2026, as amended.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chinas-automotive-playbook-is-rewriting-global-competition-mobility-global-finds-302907015.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chinas-automotive-playbook-is-rewriting-global-competition-mobility-global-finds-302907015.html)\n\nSOURCE Mobility Global, Inc.\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2011515/Mobility-Global-Infographics.jpg?id=OA3013733\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1875961/Mobility-Global-Logo.jpg?id=OA3013341\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn5WX4NGa-20261013","title":"CHINA'S AUTOMOTIVE PLAYBOOK IS REWRITING GLOBAL COMPETITION, MOBILITY GLOBAL FINDS","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"MBGL","created":"2026-10-13T11:54:39.704Z","tickers":["MBGL"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"CHINA'S AUTOMOTIVE PLAYBOOK IS REWRITING GLOBAL COMPETITION, MOBILITY GLOBAL FINDS\nPR Newswire\n\nCENTREVILLE, Va., Oct. 13, 2026\n\nNew report finds Chinese-origin brands could reach nearly 20% of Europe's\nlight-vehicle market by 2030 and intensify pressure in North America, with the\nindustry's real battle now being system vs. system, not car vs. car.\n\nCENTREVILLE, Va., Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The global automotive industry\nhas entered a new competitive era in which success is determined by who can\norchestrate an entire industrial system aligning cost, technology, supply\nchains, development speed and policy across an ecosystem, according to New\nOrder: China, the West, and the Battle for Automotive Advantage,\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796496-1&h=1731450546&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobilityglobal.com%2Fen-us%2Fautomotive-insights%2Fwhitepaper%2Fchina-west-battle-for-automotive-advantage&a=New+Order%3A+China%2C+the+West%2C+and+the+Battle+for+Automotive+Advantage%2C)\n a new report from Mobility Global examining how the shift is reshaping\ncompetition across Europe and North America.\n\nChina has treated the automotive sector as a pillar of its national power,\naccording to the report, and has built a decisive and difficult-to-replicate\nlead.\n\nThe scale of the shift is already evident, according to the analysis. Mobility\nGlobal's analysis projects that Chinese-origin brands could reach nearly 20%\nof Europe's light-vehicle market by 2030, while foreign automakers' share of\nthe Chinese market is expected to fall from roughly 60% in 2014 to 20% by\n2030. Over the same period, China's share of global EV production is forecast\nto remain near 50%, down from 60% today.\n\n\"Much of the conversation around the industry has focused on electrification,\nbut that misses the bigger story,\" said Michael Robinet, vice president of\nforecast strategy at Mobility Global. \"What we are witnessing is a\nrestructuring of the competitive landscape itself. Companies that succeed over\nthe next decade will be those that reduce complexity, accelerate\ndecision-making and build organizations capable of adapting to continuous\nchange. The challenge is no longer just building better vehicles. It is\nbuilding a better system.\"\n\nThe report argues that some Western automakers face a uniquely complex\nchallenge. They must simultaneously defend home-market share, offset shrinking\nprofit pools in China, modernize legacy operations and compete against rivals\nthat bring products to market faster and at a lower cost. At the same time,\nthe analysis finds China's rise stems from decades of deliberate industrial\ndevelopment that built deep supplier ecosystems, compressed development\ncycles, cultivated extensive battery supply-chain control and fostered a\ndomestic market that functions as a large-scale laboratory for product\ninnovation.\n\nDrawing on Mobility Global's proprietary scenario planning, the report\nexplores two potential paths for Western automakers. In a \"Western\nRenaissance\" scenario, manufacturers make sustained progress in platform\nconsolidation, parts standardization, software integration and shorter product\ndevelopment cycles, gradually reducing some of China's current competitive\nadvantages by 2030. In a \"Managed Retreat\" scenario, adaptation falls short of\nthe pace required to remain competitive across all segments, prompting\nautomakers to retreat from portions of the mass market and pursue further\nconsolidation to preserve scale and profitability.\n\nThe report contends that future competitiveness will be won through structural\nreform rather than headline product launches. Manufacturers that simplify\noperations, consolidate their architectures and standardize\nnon-differentiating parts can free up the capital and invest quickly where it\nmatters most: resilient supply chains and the software-defined capabilities\nthat now shape how a vehicle is judged.\n\nGovernments, too, will play an increasingly visible role. With Europe's\nautomotive sector accounting for 7% of GDP, 14 million jobs and €57 billion\nin annual R&D, according to the European Automotive Manufacturers'\nAssociation\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796496-1&h=1420044238&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acea.auto%2Ffact%2Ffacts-about-the-automobile-industry%2F&a=according+to+the+European+Automotive+Manufacturers%27+Association)\n (ACEA), the stakes extend well beyond individual firms. But Mobility Global\ncautions that tariffs and other protective measures can only buy time unless\npaired with sustained investment in industrial capacity, workforce\ndevelopment, critical materials and supply-chain infrastructure.\n\nNowhere is this tension more visible than in North America, where the\nchallenge facing legacy manufacturers is heavily shaped by policy. While 100\npercent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)\nsourcing requirements have created a temporary shield, the report warns this\npolicy wall risks fostering a complacency trap. Rather than accelerating\nstructural reform, some US automakers are retreating into their profitable\n\"sanctuaries\" of large pickup trucks and SUVs, supported by a transitional\nbridge of hybrid and plug-in hybrid platforms. The analysis cautions that\nwhile this preserves near-term profitability, it delays the much-needed\ntransformation.\n\nAccording to the report, the most likely outcome is not the disappearance of\nWestern automakers but a more divided global industry: one ecosystem centered\non China and driven by scale, cost and rapid innovation; the other a more\nregionalized Western market focused on profitability, premium positioning and\ndifferentiated technology.\n\nHowever, the significance of China's automotive rise could extend beyond\nvehicle exports or market share.\n\n\"It has exposed a widening gap between traditional measures of competitiveness\nand the capabilities required in a more technology-driven, capital-intensive\nand supply-chain-dependent industry,\" said Calum MacRae, executive director\nfor supply chain and technology at Mobility Global. \"How manufacturers respond\nto that gap will play a central role in determining the industry's future\nstructure.\"\n\nContacts:\nMedia\nNaz Fathi\nExternal Communications Director\nContact us: Media@mobilityglobal.com (mailto:Media@mobilityglobal.com)\n\nMobility Global (NYSE: MBGL) is a leading provider of automotive data,\nproviding critical data and analytics across the full vehicle lifecycle. Its\nportfolio of trusted brands and products includes CARFAX,\nautomotiveMastermind, Polk Automotive Solutions, and Market Scan, supporting\nthe world's major automotive manufacturers, suppliers, dealer groups, media,\nfinancial institutions, and consumers with data, forecasts, insights,\ntechnology, and innovation. For more, visit mobilityglobal.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796496-1&h=376087693&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmobilityglobal.com%2F&a=mobilityglobal.com)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nThis press release contains \"forward-looking statements,\" as defined in the\nPrivate Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which\nexpress management's current views concerning future events, trends,\ncontingencies or results appear at various places in this press release and in\nthe referenced report and use words like \"anticipate,\" \"assume,\" \"believe,\"\n\"continue,\" \"estimate,\" \"expect,\" \"forecast,\" \"future,\" \"warn,\" \"plan,\"\n\"potential,\" \"predict,\" \"project,\" \"explore,\" \"target,\" \"contend\" and similar\nterms, and future or conditional tense verbs like \"could,\" \"may,\" \"might,\"\n\"should,\" \"will\" and \"would.\" For example, management may use forward-looking\nstatements when addressing topics such as: the outcome of contingencies;\nfuture actions by regulators; changes in the business strategies within the\nautomotive industry; future actions by suppliers and consumers; the\ndevelopment and performance of the automotive market; and the impact of global\nand regional economic conditions.\n\nForward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties.\nSeveral factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Mobility Global and its\nsubsidiaries operate in a dynamic business environment in which new risks\nemerge frequently. Accordingly, Mobility Global cautions readers not to place\nundue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the\ndates on which they are made. Mobility Global undertakes no obligation to\nupdate or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or\ncircumstances arising after the date on which it is made, except as required\nby applicable law. Further information about Mobility Global is contained in\nits filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including in\nItem 1A, \"Risk Factors,\" in Mobility Global's Registration Statement on Form\n10 filed with the SEC on May 27, 2026, as amended.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chinas-automotive-playbook-is-rewriting-global-competition-mobility-global-finds-302907015.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chinas-automotive-playbook-is-rewriting-global-competition-mobility-global-finds-302907015.html)\n\nSOURCE Mobility Global, Inc.\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2011515/Mobility-Global-Infographics.jpg?id=OA3013733\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1875961/Mobility-Global-Logo.jpg?id=OA3013341\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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