supply chains software is also becoming important with the rise in connectivity he said according to the bain company report digital and environmental social and governance esg are longterm value creation hot spots over the next decade with the increasing focus of major economies on achieving net zero emissions and the omnipresence of digital esg and digitalrelated deals can unlock significant value by driving a multiplier effect on valuationsthe pwc report also stated that deal activity in 2022 is likely to continue to expand as we experience greater access to emerging sources of capital notably spacs investment in new energy vehicles nev and technology across all automotive subsectors traditional trends in supplier and retail consolidation may continue though with a focus on investments in technologies for future driving and new ways of engaging with customers whose habits of buying from traditional sources have changedthe consultancy also expects ma to be both a catalyst and opportunity for organisations to rightsize operations to meet new market demands and strengthen supply chains in a postpandemic world some vehicle manufacturers enter partnerships to combat shortages of key production inputs mainly semiconductors and expect others to follow suit as these challenges may persist well into the whole of 2022 while we remain bullish investors will need to be cognizant of navigating ever complicated geopolitical uncertainties and regulators that are beginning to focus on netzero emission policies the pwc report said mahindra group and reliance join hands for ev and lowcarbon solutionsthe tie up between mahindra and reliances mobility brand jiobp will explore battery swapping solutions for electric 3wheelers and business models like mobility as a service maas and battery as a service baassee more details auto sector a buy for next 2 yrs here are 4 top betswe like tata motors maruti and to some extent mahindra mahindra these are the three names that we really like in the auto space and in the auto ancillary we like apollo tyressee more details by shubhangi bhatia etauto published on jan 19 2022 at 0736 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app ma deals in 2021 mergers and acquisitions acquisitions in auto industry partnerships in auto industry mergers in auto sector stellantis electric vehicles auto technology etauto original homenewsindustryshaping up for the future auto cos in india strike major ma deals in covid year