When the world is in a constant change, challenges become opportunities: economic crisis, Ukraine-Russia conflict, European ban on petrol’s cars. What is the position of the automotive aftermarket today? How companies in our industry should react? When challenges become opportunities, StepsBridge was interwied to help understand the market and set...

Due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, many companies are leaving the Russian market. Not surprisingly the Ukrainian market is currently zero. Thus, the automotive market risks missing sales of about 1 million cars. However, no one likes to reduce production & sales plans and profit forecasts. So...

After our article about the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine crisis in the Russian automotive industry, we are continuing the analysis. This time you can read about the impact of the war on the Automotive Sector in Europe. It is now apparent that the Russian automotive sector is heavily integrated into...

A deep analysis of our Associate Alexander Gruzdev What is happening in the Russian segment of the automotive business? At StepsBridge, we support Ukraine and people of Ukraine and Russia. Not the current Russian government. This is a business only article, no politics, just facts, and analysis. At the moment,...

There has been much speculation about the effect on the UK economy and the implications to the UK automotive sector. What can we expect?

On January 11th and 12th, we participated in the 6th German Online Automotive Dealer Congress. Over 30 speakers from different companies and backgrounds gave a 360° view on the topics affecting the automotive value chain, with a specific focus on the car dealership segment and also on leadership in general.  Topics covered...

This week StepsBridge attended to the 18th edition of Automechanika Dubai with much better days in December than when it was in May. It was a nice walk to the show without being BBQ-ed on the street because of the hot temperature. The participation was impressive, specially the first day. We can say, it...

Last December 8th, StepsBridge attended the Conference “Sensors + IoT: Auto, Mobility, Transportation“. The event covered current topics around new technologies. The main focus was especially on sensors and IoT in transportation. Featuring speakers and panelists from companies such as Isuzu, Volkswagen, Volvo, Ford, Continental, Honda, Toyota, CN and Hyundai. Our main takeaways: OEM ‘s are investing heavily into...