There are changes on the horizon for the auto manufacturing industry, and the thought of this makes many people nervous. After all, despite the continued incorporation of technology into the factories, the auto manufacturing process itself has remained more or less the same over the years. Not to mention the product. While the designs are annually altered with increased horsepower, the concept has not changed at all. This is a comforting fact because the auto industry is married to a booming economy in the minds of many. They were seemingly infallible leading up to 2008, and a symbol of a developed nation. But like I said, there are new and disruptive trends arising that have the power to change the face of the auto industry.