Market Trends & Strategy

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - Design studio molo is reimagining ambient lighting as both a material and a wellbeing tool, using paper-like textile lamps and sculptural luminaires to soften workspaces, public interiors and homes while improving acoustics and visual comfort.

Light as a Material for Architecture and Wellbeing

At molo, light is treated as a material in its own right, on par with wood or paper. With its ability to influence how people experience space, both natural and artificial light are central to the studio's approach. Textile lamps become architectural elements that modulate shadow, texture and colour, turning illumination into an emotional component of interior design rather than a purely functional afterthought.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - Growing demand for lightweight, design-driven and performance-oriented components is steadily expanding the global automotive alloy wheel market, with new research from Valuates Reports projecting revenues to rise from USD 11.4 billion in 2022 to USD 14.17 billion by 2029, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1% driven by OEM integration and aftermarket upgrades worldwide.

OEM Shift to Lightweight Wheels Reshapes Automotive & Mobility Strategies

In the global Automotive & Mobility industry, alloy wheels have moved from optional upgrade to core specification as manufacturers seek every opportunity to reduce vehicle weight and improve driving dynamics. Lower unsprung mass translates into smoother acceleration, more responsive steering and more efficient braking - all critical attributes as automakers balance efficiency, comfort and safety.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - As DEKRA concludes its 100th anniversary year, the global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) organization is reporting resilient performance, mid-single digit revenue growth and a clear strategic course focused on Mobility, Digital Trust and Sustainability despite a volatile macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop.

Resilient TIC Performance in a Challenging Environment

In 2025, DEKRA operated against a backdrop of elevated volatility, geopolitical uncertainties and weak economic conditions in several European markets. Even so, the group expects mid-single digit revenue growth for the full year and overall stable results at the level of the previous year. In the first ten months alone, revenue growth in the core TIC business stood at around 4 percent, underscoring the robustness of its service portfolio.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - As urban mobility systems evolve and traffic volumes rise, new data from DEKRA's Road Safety Report 2025 show that "Vision Zero" - the target of eliminating road fatalities and serious injuries - is already a reality in hundreds of cities worldwide, with the German city of Detmold now receiving the DEKRA Vision Zero Award 2025 for its outstanding performance.

Vision Zero Moves from Utopia to Measurable Reality

"Vision Zero" - the goal of zero traffic fatalities or, ultimately, serious injuries - is not unattainable. Hundreds of cities around the world have achieved zero road fatalities in at least one calendar year since 2009, according to official national statistics. Among them are now several with around 300,000 inhabitants. The DEKRA Vision Zero Award for the best performance among cities over 50,000 inhabitants has been presented to the German city of Detmold.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group is strengthening its position in the European commercial vehicle market with a new spare parts warehouse and a three-way strategic cooperation that aims to boost parts availability, fleet uptime and green logistics performance across the region.

Strategic Partnership Anchored in London

On 24 November 2025 in London, Farizon, Duvenbeck Logistics Group and AGN LEANWAY International Logistics, part of Amass Group, signed a strategic cooperation agreement to support mutually beneficial growth in European logistics operations. The agreement was signed by Cook Xue, CEO of Farizon International Company, Marco Nazzari, Chief Commercial Officer of Duvenbeck, and Peter Wenren, Chairman of AGN Leanway, and witnessed by Farizon Group CEO Mike Fan alongside senior management from all three companies.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - Chinese tire manufacturer Linglong Tire is stepping up its global brand-building strategy in the Automotive & Mobility sector with a new partnership agreement with the Chicago Bulls, leveraging one of the NBA's most iconic franchises to accelerate its visibility and market penetration across North and Latin America.

Global Sports Marketing as a Strategic Growth Lever

On 25 November 2025, Linglong Tire announced a global partnership with the Chicago Bulls, adding another high-profile sports collaboration to a portfolio that already includes European football giants Chelsea and Real Madrid. The deal underlines Linglong's ambition to position itself alongside internationally recognised sports brands as it competes for mindshare in mature and emerging tire markets.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - As the global electric vehicle charging ecosystem races to standardize secure Plug & Charge and other transaction models, the SAE Industry Technologies Consortia's Electric Vehicle Public Key Infrastructure (EVPKI) Consortium has launched a Production Certificate Trust List (CTL) that brings multiple certificate authorities and OEMs into a shared, interoperable security framework.

Production CTL Marks Milestone for Interoperable EV PKI

The newly announced Production CTL is built to enable real-world quality assurance testing with six EVPKI root certificates from major PKI providers and automotive OEMs, including DigiCert, Hubject, Irdeto, ISS, General Motors and Tesla. Using the EVPKI production testing platform, the consortium can now validate its PKI interoperability model against a diverse set of roots that reflect the emerging EV charging market structure.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 27, 2025 - The home improvement and garden retail sector in Germany and the wider European market is still searching for a sustained upswing, as new figures from the Handelsverband Heimwerken, Bauen und Garten e.V. (BHB) reveal a modest decline in sales after the third quarter of 2025 despite a strong second quarter and pockets of category growth.

Cautious Consumers Slow DIY and Garden Spending

Across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, macroeconomic uncertainty and consumer caution continue to weigh on DIY spending. After nine months of 2025, German DIY and home improvement stores generated €16.08 billion in gross sales, down 1.4% year-on-year, or 1.2% on a like-for-like basis. Switzerland also reported a decline, while only Austria managed to end the period with a positive overall result.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 25, 2025 - Nestlé Health Science is deepening its open innovation strategy in nutrition and health through a series of academic and startup collaborations focused on women's health, healthy longevity and weight management, positioning itself at the center of fast-growing therapeutic nutrition markets. By linking university-based science, entrepreneurial talent and its own R&D capabilities, the company aims to accelerate the translation of emerging technologies into differentiated nutritional solutions for consumers and patients.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 14, 2025 - Koelnmesse has secured another major reputation milestone, earning first place in the "Most Desirable Employer 2025" ranking for German trade fair venues. The award, issued by the F.A.Z. Institute in cooperation with ServiceValue, highlights Koelnmesse's strong employer reputation based on workplace culture, career development, and long-term employee satisfaction.

Comprehensive Reputation Study Positions Koelnmesse as Industry Leader

The new ranking draws upon a wide-ranging analysis of public online data and structured employer surveys. For the category of "trade fair locations," Koelnmesse achieved the highest score in Germany, building on its previous achievements after being named "Company of the Year" twice in a row by FOCUS MONEY and DEUTSCHLAND TEST.