{"id":34067,"date":"2025-12-02T12:10:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T11:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoirecetelem.com\/?page_id=34067"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:15:12","slug":"edito","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/observatoirecetelem.com\/en\/lobservatoire-cetelem-de-lautomobile\/5-ways-to-bounce-back\/edito","title":{"rendered":"Edito Automotive Observatory 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To paraphrase a famous French aphorism, it\u2019s tempting to say \u2018when the car industry is going well, everything is going well\u2019. The problem is that the car industry isn\u2019t going well: in any case, it isn\u2019t thriving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For several years, the automotive sector has been buffeted by headwinds ranging from health crises to geopolitical crises. These have plunged it into a slump from which it is struggling to recover. Of course, some countries, including China, the world leader in terms of production, registrations and innovations, are holding their own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, in Europe, a continent where, like in Germany, car manufacturing is historically a source of pride, power and wealth, the crisis is both structural and existential, with potentially devastating consequences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Too gloomy an outlook, you say? Not really. What\u2019s more, the statements made by the heads of the major companies in the sector do not argue in favour of more light.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019Observatoire Cetelem has always studied the sector as lucidly and objectively as possible. It not only observes the facts, however unpleasant they may be, but also seeks to anticipate market trends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this new 2026 edition, while we note a worrying situation, we also identify five levers that could allow the automotive sector to bounce back to health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is an obligation, given the high economic and social stakes involved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/observatoirecetelem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portrait-flavien-neuvy-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observatoirecetelem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portrait-flavien-neuvy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/observatoirecetelem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portrait-flavien-neuvy-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flavien Neuvy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Director of Observatoire Cetelem<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To paraphrase a famous French aphorism, it\u2019s tempting to say \u2018when the car industry is going well, everything is going well\u2019. The problem is that the car industry isn\u2019t going well: in any case, it isn\u2019t thriving. For several years, the automotive sector has been buffeted by headwinds ranging from health crises to geopolitical crises. 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