CESEE countries in (e-)motion: trends in the automotive industry and individual mobility

89th East Jour Fixe of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank - CESEE countries in (e-)motion: trends in the automotive industry and individual mobility

After 120 years of producing and developing petrol and diesel engines, the automotive industry is racing to switch to all-electric cars – at least across Europe. Having ramped up their efforts to go green, car manufacturers in Central, Eastern and Southeastern European (CESEE) countries are keeping the pace of electrification. The region is even expected to benefit from it – also thanks to Germany, the nucleus for the shift to electric mobility/greener vehicles. At the same time, CESEE has little room for maneuver, with its automotive industry remaining highly dependent on decisions taken by Western headquarters. Moreover, there are numerous challenges, starting with the human and political tragedy in Ukraine, which creates immediate risks for the sector. Yet, there are also structural issues, such as the localization of battery production, deployment of charging infrastructures, future of combustion engines in emerging markets as well as innovation and future mobility trends.

The 89th East Jour Fixe is organized by the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) in cooperation with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw).

00:02 Welcome remarks, Robert Holzmann, Governor, Oesterreichische Nationalbank

10:15 Keynote address, The future of automotive mobility, Klaus Schmitz, Partner, Arthur D. Little

50:36 Session 1
The electric car revolution in Europe: are CESEE countries ready?
Chair: Birgit Niessner, Director of the Economic Analysis and Research Department, Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Kick-off presentation of joint EIB-OeNB-wiiw research (part 1),
Recharging the batteries: the effects for CESEE countries of the electric revolution in the automotive sector, Matteo Ferrazzi, Senior Economist, European Investment Bank; Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Senior Economist, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)

Panel discussion,
Chair: Robert Stehrer, Scientific Director, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw); Michal Hrubý, Research Fellow, EUROPEUM; Soňa Muzikárová, Chief Economist, GLOBSEC; Klaus Schmitz, Partner, Arthur D. Little

2:09:33 Session 2
Risks, challenges and opportunities for a sector in transition: a bumpy
road ahead for CESEE countries?
Chair: Debora Revoltella, Director, European Investment Bank

Kick-off presentation of joint EIB-OeNB-wiiw research (part 2)
Tomáš Slačík, Senior Economist, Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Panel Discussion
Chair: Debora Revoltella, European Investment Bank
Petr Pavlínek, Professor, University of Nebraska Omaha, Charles University
Nils Poel (online), Trade and Market Affairs Manager, European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA)
Georg Zaccaria, Analyst Editor, Raiffeisen Bank International

Find more infos about this event here:
https://www.oenb.at/Termine/2022/2022...

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