LONDON, 28 October 2025 – As electrification, regulatory shifts, and evolving consumer expectations continue to redefine the global automotive industry, navigating uncertainty demands both data precision and human insight. GlobalData Plc, the trusted intelligence partner to leading organizations worldwide, empowers clients through its artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced Automotive Intelligence Solution, where advanced technology amplifies the depth and accuracy of analyst-driven forecasting across global light vehicle sales, production, and powertrain dynamics.
For nearly four decades, GlobalData’s automotive forecasts have been built on a global network of expert analysts and industry partners employing rigorous proprietary research and forecasting methodologies.
Today, this expertise is further strengthened by AI that helps analysts extract insights from complex and unstructured sources, including patents, company filings, recruitment patterns, and deals, offering an unparalleled view of emerging trends, technology focus areas, and strategic investments across the automotive value chain.
Benjamin Asher, Global Head of Automotive at GlobalData, comments: “Our forecasts remain grounded in the expertise of our analysts, but they are now supported by AI tools that help us uncover patterns that were previously hidden within complex, unstructured intelligence. This synergy between human intelligence and artificial intelligence enables a deeper, faster understanding of where the industry is heading.”
Transforming data into insight
GlobalData’s analysts leverage AI to navigate and interpret the expanding universe of industry data, identifying key signals among the noise. AI aids analysts in:
- Extracting relevant insights from millions of patents, job postings, and company filings to detect technological priorities and workforce strategies.
- Mapping investment patterns and innovation clusters across mobility technologies, battery development, and aftersales services.
- Tracking shifts in corporate strategy through deal activity, regulatory disclosures, and supply chain signals.
This enhanced intelligence ensures that every forecast reflects both quantitative rigor and contextual understanding, allowing clients to anticipate inflection points and adapt with confidence.
Analyst expertise meets AI innovation
GlobalData’s methodology continues to blend top-down market analysis, examining macroeconomic, regulatory, and regional policy drivers, with bottom-up intelligence drawn from OEM product plans, production schedules, and component sourcing.
By integrating AI into this framework, GlobalData’s analysts can test scenarios faster, validate assumptions with greater precision, and continuously refine their models as new data becomes available, without compromising on the analytical integrity that defines the company’s reputation.
Asher adds: “AI does not replace our analysts but empowers them. It allows us to turn vast quantities of raw, often unstructured information into meaningful intelligence that supports faster, smarter decisions for our clients.”
GlobalData advantage
- AI-enabled insight, guided by decades of analyst experience.
- Comprehensive global coverage across vehicle sales, production, and powertrain technologies.
- Proprietary data and robust primary research drawing from key opinion leaders across the automotive value-chain
- Exclusive access to qualified industry data and intelligence on product plans and OEM strategy
- Real-time intelligence from unstructured sources: patents, jobs, deals, filings decoded and contextualized by expert analysts.
- Tailored forecasting solutions helping automakers, suppliers, and investors identify opportunities and manage risk.
Asher concludes: “GlobalData’s Automotive Intelligence Solution brings together the best of human expertise and AI innovation, helping our clients navigate complexity, mitigate risks, and seize opportunities with confidence.”
