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March 30, 2026 in Robotics

ABB Robotics Survey Shows EV Confidence as Production Shifts from Disruption to Delivery

  • More than two-thirds of manufacturers expect EV production to increase in 2026 compared with 2025
  • Over half of respondents (51%) say EVs are now easier to manufacture than 12 months ago, with 41% reporting EV manufacturing costs have fallen
  • ABB Robotics continues to support automotive manufacturers in the flexible manufacturing of combustion, electric and hybrid production with more autonomous and versatile robotics (AVR)

Automotive manufacturers worldwide are showing growing confidence in their ability to build electric vehicles efficiently and at scale, according to ABB Robotics’ latest Automotive Manufacturing Outlook Survey, as EV production becomes a more established and predictable manufacturing discipline.

“This year’s survey presents a more positive picture of EV manufacturing than we have seen in previous years,” said Joerg Reger, Managing Director of ABB Robotics Automotive Business Line. “Key indicators such as manufacturing time, cost and integration show that EV production is increasingly becoming a known quantity. This is supported by sustained investment in automation, such as ABB Robotics’ delivering more autonomous and versatile robotics (AVRTM), capable of creating a leap in productivity and flexibility by combining key skills to autonomously plan and independently perform diverse, complex tasks in real time.”

The global survey, conducted in partnership with Automotive Manufacturing Solutions, shows that manufacturers in all major regions expect EV output to rise in 2026 compared with 2025, signaling continued commitment to electrification at the manufacturing level despite uneven consumer demand in some markets.

EV Manufacturing is Shifting from Disruption to Delivery

Confidence has also improved around the practical delivery of EV programs. Fifty-one percent of respondents say EVs and their key components are now easier to manufacture than a year ago, compared with just eight percent who believe they have become harder to build. This suggests that EV assembly processes are becoming faster, more stable and less disruptive as experience grows, supported by developments in automation.

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