The growth in the automotive industry has shifted to markets like US, Western Europe, and China, while their growth rate in emerging markets seems to have cooled off in recent times. At this pace, we can expect the sales in the global vehicle market to slow down over the next few years. Furthermore, at the […]
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The growth in the automotive industry has shifted to markets like US, Western Europe, and China, while their growth rate in emerging markets seems to have cooled off in recent times. At this pace, we can expect the sales in the global vehicle market to slow down over the next few years. Furthermore, at the current pace of evolution and technological advancement in the automotive industry, we believe the automotive industry is likely to witness more changes in the next decade than it has in the last 20 years. Here’s our take on some of the key automotive industry trends revolutionizing this sector:
Automotive industry trends 2019
Usage based insurance
Almost every industry in the world is greatly influenced by the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT has established a wave of connectivity even in industries such as insurance and fintech. For instance, insurance companies are increasingly using IoT data to improve their precision in assessing risk, pricing policies, and estimating a necessary reserve. It has also created significant opportunities in the automotive insurance sector such as usage based insurance (UBI). Usage based insurance (UBI) for the automotive industry is a category of motor insurance that takes into account several factors while calculating the premium. This includes factors such as the type of vehicle used, distance traveled, and the behavior of the driver. Usage based insurance encourages safe driving behavior that consequently leads to fewer accidents, which in turn helps insurance companies to reduce claims payout and improve the bottom line.

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