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Automobility Limited is a strategy consulting and investment platform helping our clients to build and profit from the future of mobility.
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management consultants and investment advisors with considerable experience
and proven track records in Asia and China.
The new “automobility” business model is enabled with technology that bridges
the connected automobile (physical internet of mobility) with smart mobility services
(digital internet of mobility).
Our thought leadership on the new automobility business model is unparalleled.
Our insights are regularly featured in local and international media and
we regularly speak at leading events and conferences around the world.
We feature a global network of partners to expand our capabilities to offer our clients
a full range of investment advisory and merchant banking services.
In recent years, we have witnessed successive waves of technology innovation that are transforming the automotive industry. Mobility needs are increasingly being served through a user-centric business model, which has triggered the entry of a new class of competitors that see the vehicle as a rolling smart device that is monetized as a digital platform. We are at the inflection point of a secular shift and exponential rise of the electric and shortly thereafter followed by autonomous mobility technology. This is paradigm-changing development in the automotive industry, requiring a complete rethinking of the way to deliver value to the users of these smart mobility devices.
To succeed, companies must expand their focus from the product (the automobile) to the utility derived from the product (“automobility”), and create a business model and digital ecosystem optimized to provide digitally enabled solutions for both car owners and mobility services users.
Automobility engages with clients to build and profit from the future of mobility through a portfolio of consulting, scouting, investment and business development services. To learn more about our thesis on the future of mobility, click here
The world’s leading global expert on the development of the automotive industry and the future of mobility. Nearly 4 decades of experience in the auto, electronics and information technology industries. Currently serving as the Chair of the Automotive Committee at the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.
A broad experience of over 2 decades in the hi-tech industry, working across a range of management roles and leading dozens of large scale multi-million dollar technological projects with major international companies. He brings experience in B2B to B2C transitions including development of new ecosystems and business models.
Cross-border investment professional, with experience working and living on 4 continents with deep expertise in the Chinese automotive sector. Over a decade of strategy and business development experience, working with OEMs, startups, tech conglomerates and banks.
Experienced strategy and management consultant expertise in market research, market entry, marketing and branding strategy and organization optimization, etc. Passionate about the future of automobile, he is ready to bring insight and know-how from consumer goods and healthcare industry to shape the future with clients.
Had both communication marketing and consulting experiences in cross-industry sectors, including energy, automotive, FMCG, finance and healthcare. Led projects in market entry, market insights, marketing communications, new products development, etc. Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Michigan State University and an MBA from CEIBS.
Previous experiences as a financial consultant cover a wide range of industries, including energy, automotive, finance and Internet industry. Previously at PwC as a Senior Associate, he held successful track record in IPO consulting and PE buyouts. He is also an experienced investment manager who was heavily involved in fund operations, project investment and post-investment management.
Automobility provides investment advisory, merchant banking and business development services for investors, corporations and startups.
Our portfolio companies are curated based on their fit and relevancy to our thesis on the future of mobility, with a particular emphasis on markets with a high potential to commercialize their technology.
Cognomotiv provides realtime services to automotive and transportation industries to certify the safety, security and proper functioning of connected, semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles throughout their operational lifecycle.
Arbe has repositioned radar, the most dependable of sensing technologies, from a supportive role to the backbone of a vehicle’s sensor suite, delivering unprecedented road safety through 4D ultra high-resolution imaging.
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AMP design automotive grade hardware and software that is MISRA, ISO-26262 and ISO-13849 compliant. Your hardware with our software! Our software with your hardware! Or a complete hardware / software AMP Solution!
Karamba Security provides industry-leading, award winning, embedded cybersecurity solutions for connected systems. Karamba’s software is designed and implemented to safeguard resource-constrained systems.
Full-service solution provider democratizing fleet electrification by providing access to a entire ecosystem of services
Evoke Electric Motorcycles design, manufacture and engineer the latest in smart motorcycles which are safer, environmentally friendly all the while being easily accessible to those with a desire to ride regardless of skill level.
Magnovate and partners are helping lead the next generation of changes in transportation.
The technologies involved are as significant as the pivotal changes we have seen in the past century and will reshape how we travel, work and live.
First purpose built smart mobility vehicle
Elaphe provides most advanced in-wheel electric powertrains with above 1500Nm of torque packed inside each wheel. It enables new mobility applications and improvements in traditional vehicles. Patented technology is proven on more than 50 different vehicles and can be tailored to specific vehicle requirements.
Enervibe designs energy harvesting solutions with a focus on a chip size Dynamic Vibration Energy Harvester (D-VEH). The D-VEH intended to power IoT devices such as smart industrial sensors for asset monitoring and predictive maintenance, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) sensors, smart sports equipment, sportswear, and wireless and battery-free switches for commercial and industrial use.
Cipia, formerly Eyesight Technologies, is a leader in computer vision AI for driver and cabin sensing. Its mission is to make cars better understand, cater to, and predict people’s needs by leveraging the power of embedded computer vision AI.
AutoX is building the most advanced self-driving AI platform for the most challenging traffic scenarios in China. The same self-driving platform can drive different vehicles, including RoboTaxis and RoboTrucks.
Ottopia Technologies, founded in 2018, is a software company engaged in the design, development and commercialization of teleoperation systems.
Addionics is creating the next generation of energy storage by focussing on battery physics and are enabling higher energy density, lower charging time, and improved heat safety, with the largest markets in mind.
Parkingbnb helps drivers to find the cheapest and closest parking space considering personal preferences, and allows parking owners to increase their profit by deploying contactless payment, dynamic pricing and occupancy control system.
KWh Bikes is a developer of electric scooters. Its features include automatic dialing of emergency contacts, telematics with maps, durable chassis with integrated battery and controllers, as well as a mobile app for statistics like mileage covered, drivetrain customization, charging monitoring, locked and unlocked status.
DeLorean Motor Company is an iconic automotive brand known for its unique gull-wing door DMC-12 sports car, which achieved legendary status through its role in the “Back to the Future” films, despite the company’s early demise due to financial struggles.
XtraLit is an innovative lithium technology company specializing in Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE), offering an economical and ecologically friendly solution for extracting lithium from lowconcentration aqueous sources, which is crucial for the production of electric vehicle batteries and the renewable energy sector.
Arbe, a globally recognized leader in Perception Radar solutions, has officially unveiled its latest...
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The Shanghai-North America Clean Tech and Carbon Neutrality Cooperation Summit, jointly organized by...
This is the fifth time that Automotive Committee Chairman Bill Russo has received recognition on b...
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July 7, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tel Aviv, Israel and Shanghai, China ARMONIC, a mixed reality (MR...
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Click here to the audio link Background on this Doon Insights Podcast Automobility’s EXCELe...
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Media Source : Wall Street Journal Geopolitics drives carmakers to update their strategies for where they make and sell cars By Yoko Kubota in Beijing Mar 28, 2024 BEIJING—The rise of electric vehicles is dividing the global auto market into two: one that welcomes China-made......
Media Source : Rest of World Rarely seen globally, there are already thousands of battery swap stations across China. By CAIWEI CHEN 3 APRIL 2024 China is combating EV infrastructural issues like long wait times for charging and sparse chargers in rural areas with battery......
Media Source : CNBC Click here to the AUDIO Link Xiaomi tries to establish itself in the new category with EV launch, key question is can it compete? Bill Russo of Automobility says Xiaomi hopes to leverage on its smart device ecosystem to win over......
Media Source : CNBC 18 MAR 2024 by Dylan Butts and Evelyn Cheng KEY POINTS Given policy uncertainty around Chinese EV exports to major markets like the U.S. and Europe, BYD is seeking to bolster overseas sales by moving production to regions perceived as more......
Media Source : Reuters March 28, 2024 By Sarah Wu and Yelin Mo BEIJING, March 28 (Reuters) – China’s Xiaomi (1810.HK) will launch its highly anticipated electric vehicle (EV) on Thursday when it will reveal its pricing and start taking orders, marking the electronics company’s......
Media Source : The Wire China The fierce competition between Chinese automakers has the potential to reshape EV markets around the world — and stoke resistance. By Rachel Cheung March 24, 2024 When BYD kicked off its latest marketing campaign last month, it used a......
Media Source : Xinhua News In 2023, China’s auto exports surged 57.9 percent year on year to a record high of 4.91 million vehicles. Especially, new energy vehicle exports were growing rapidly. In the latest InShanghai Roundtable, we’ll explore more about China’s NEV industry. Guests:......
Media Source : Bloomberg News March 11, 2024 Major automakers look to high-tech features beyond drivability Country’s cut-throat industry has had sluggish start to year In China, electric vehicles with built-in fridges and even in-car karaoke systems are considered passé. Instead, carmakers are turning to......
Media Source : The Wall Street Journal Once laggards, Chinese carmakers are stirring envy—and fear—in the global auto industry By Selina Cheng in Hong Kong and Yoko Kubota in Beijing Mar 4, 2024 China is speeding ahead in the electric-vehicle race. Riding the nation’s EV......
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Mobility Tech Salon: Conversations at Bonny Doon THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024 (8:30 AM – 8:30 PM) (UT...
Joint SingCham/AmCham Suzhou Event Event Description We are facing a secular and generational shift ...
Committees Event – Automotive Committee April 23, 2024 9AM – 10AM (GMT+8) The AmCham Sha...
DATE: March 28, 2024 TIME: 18:00 – 21:00 DRESS: Business Attire VENUE: Kempinski One Sui...
DATE: March 28, 2024 TIME: 18:00 – 21:00 DRESS: Business Attire VENUE: Kempinski One Sui...
Committees Event – Automotive Committee March 21, 2024 9AM – 10AM (GMT+8) The AmCham Sha...
Committees Event – Automotive Committee February 20, 2024 9AM – 10AM (GMT+8) The ...
On January 30, AmCham Shanghai’s Automotive Committee held an event titled “Look Back & Look...
Committees Event · Automotive Committee Jan 30, 2024 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM (GMT+8) AmCham Shang...
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Committees Event – Automotive Committee December 19, 2023 9AM – 10AM (GMT+8) The AmCham ...
Automobility will co-sponsor the Mobility Tech 9 workshop which will take place on November 29-30 in...
Automobility’s Founder & CEO Bill Russo delivered an opening keynote speech on at the New Ener...
Automobility’s Founder & CEO Bill Russo will be a speaker and panelist at the Mobility Worl...
Committees Event – Automotive Committee November 21, 2023 9AM – 10AM (GMT+8) Event Detai...
On Wednesday, October 18, AmCham Shanghai held its 2023 Automotive Conference at the Hualuxe Shangha...
EVENT THEME: “Competing in the New Intelligent Connected Mobility Game” AmCham Shanghai’...
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Committees Event – Automotive Committee September 21, 2023 9AM – 10AM (GMT+8) Event Deta...
Seven years and seven months ago , Bill Russo was invited to a panel discussion hosted by the legendary John McElroy for his Autoline This Week program, which was recorded on the floor of the Beijing Auto Show. John has covered the auto scene in the USA......
We are very proud to share the news that our book “Selling to China” has risen to the #1 ranking in the International Business section of the Amazon bookstore! The book is a compilation of stories from several points of view from executives who have......
Comments from Bill Russo, Founder & CEO of Automobility Ltd. Year-over-Year Shipments Changes from January to July: NEV +41.7% ICE -1.6% Please Note: NEV = New Energy Vehicles (including Battery, Plug-in Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles) ICE = Pure Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles “Peak Car” was......
Click here to the audio link GlobalAutoIndustry.com’s latest Audio Interview “Selling to China: for Automotive Industry Professionals” features Bill Russo. Mr. Russo is the Shanghai-based Founder and CEO of Automobility Limited, a strategy and investment advisory firm helping its clients to create the future of mobility. His......
Five Takeaways from the China Auto Chongqing Summit 2023: 1. The End of the ICE Age: Rise of the Chinese NEV 2. Control of the Upper End of the Supply Chain is Vital 3. Chinese Brands are Going Global 4. A Shift from “Big” to “Powerful” 5. A Massive Reckoning......
Bill Russo, the Founder & CEO of Automobility Limited, and the Chairman of the Automotive Committee at AmCham Shanghai was interviewed by AmCham. The End of the ICE Age [Bill Russo Interview] is the cover story of the Summer 2023 edition of The Journal of the American Chamber......
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by Bill Russo and Lorenzo Song The 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (referred to as the Shanghai Auto Show) was held from April 18 to 27, 2023. This year’s show was themed “Embracing the New Era of the Automobile Industry” and was housed in......
by Bill Russo and Lorenzo Song The 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (referred to as the Shanghai Auto Show) was held from April 18 to 27, 2023. This year’s show was themed “Embracing the New Era of the Automobile Industry” and was housed in......
By Bill Russo and Howard Chao China abruptly dropped its draconian zero-COVID policies and reopened to the world in December of last year, a complete about-face. The Chinese authorities originally stated (and the world believed) that China would wind down these policies gradually, and the......
By Bill Russo, Twyla Zhang and Benjamin Fan Key Takeaways: China’s automotive market will continue to grow due to an expanding and aging car population. The secular shift to connected, electric and autonomous mobility will change the mix of cars being serviced and will fundamentally......
The CES 2023 show featured plenty of exhibitors advancing two of the most compelling technology megatrends of the future, namely sustainability and human security. We scanned for technology trends at CES that enable revenue and profit opportunities in the new “automobility” business model enabled by......
Hyper-competition Triggers Price War II Comments from Bill Russo, Founder & CEO of Automobility Ltd. As we have highlighted in our February newsletter, China’s automotive market is contending with a number of headwinds exiting 2023: Multi-year decline in sales volumes of Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) powered vehicles (down 11 million......
Structural Overcapacity Drives Focus on Exports and Price Discounts Comments from Bill Russo, Founder & CEO of Automobility Ltd. Vehicle shipments in January reached 2.4 million units, a 47.9 percent increase from the previous January, with NEV shipments up 78.8% and ICE shipments up 40.1%. It is important to......
Record Vehicle Shipments in a Weak Domestic Market Comments from Bill Russo, Founder & CEO of Automobility Ltd. Vehicle shipments for the full year in 2023 reached 30.1 million units, surpassing the previous peak of 28.9 million units reached in 2017. Total volumes were up 12% over 2022,......
We are very pleased to share the 46th Edition of Automobility’s EXCELerate pipeline. As always, we are continually scanning the global mobility technology landscape to curate excellent investment opportunities that we believe offer differentiated solutions which fit our “Internet of Mobility” (IoM) and Energy Transition......
Comments from Bill Russo, Founder & CEO of Automobility Ltd. Year-over-Year Shipments Changes from January to November: NEV +36.7% ICE +2.1% Please Note: NEV = New Energy Vehicles (including Battery, Plug-in Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles) ICE = Pure Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles 2023 Shipments Surpass Full Year......
Comments from Bill Russo, Founder & CEO of Automobility Ltd. Year-over-Year Shipments Changes from January to October: NEV +37.8% ICE -0.05% Please Note: NEV = New Energy Vehicles (including Battery, Plug-in Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles) ICE = Pure Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles NEV Breaks......
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