Valeo, Forvia, Plastic Omnium, Michelin and all European automotive suppliers are preparing for a new year of change. Weak growth in Europe, technological transition, rise in power of Chinese players… Not everyone anticipated the scale of this revolution in the same way.

“With the in-depth transformation of cars (electrification, autonomy, etc.), there will be a redistribution of roles between the winners and the losers,” estimates Christophe Périllat, general manager of Valeo.