Is the automotive industry a champion in Industry 4.0 or only an early adopter?

In the evolution towards smart manufacturing – also known as Industry 4.0 - end-user requirements are set to evolve and become more complex than ever before. Global suppliers are finding it increasingly difficult to meet the growing needs of the end-users that are further augmented with a very high degree of complexity. For this reason, asset efficiency is becoming a major driver for competiveness in manufacturing.