Our automotive team was at CES 2026 to meet with industry executives and cover all the key announcements across the sector.
We have condensed a week’s worth of meetings into a 64-page report which covers our biggest auto segment takeaways from the show.
Peter Richardson
Peter has 27 years experience in the mobile industry with extensive experience in market analysis and corporate development. Most recently Peter was Global Head of Market and Competitive Intelligence at Nokia. Here he headed a team responsible for analyzing and quantifying the industry. Prior to Nokia, Peter was an equity analyst at SoundView Technology Group. And before that he was VP and Chief Analyst of mobile and wireless research at Gartner. Peter’s early years in the industry were spent with NEC and Panasonic.
Greg Basich
As Associate Director at Counterpoint Research, Greg Basich focuses on the automotive industry. Prior to joining Counterpoint Research, Greg worked at TechInsights and Strategy Analytics for a combined 11 years, providing market intelligence and advisory services to companies in the automotive electronics market and related verticals. Prior to his career as an analyst, Greg was a business-to-business journalist at Bobit Business Media for 13 years, focused on automotive interiors, aftermarket electronics, and the fleet market. Greg holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California, San Diego.
Murtuza Ali
Murtuza is a Senior Analyst at Counterpoint Research based out of the UK. In Counterpoint, he closely tracks the Automotive Industry and Markets with a focus on pivotal technologies such as Electric Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Software Defined Vehicle, Infotainment & Digital Cockpit, Mobility and Connectivity. He started his career at Tata Motors developing Electric Vehicles graduating into Strategy roles. His most recent experience prior to joining Counterpoint Research has been as a Consulting Manager at the Transport & Mobility consultants Ricardo UK. He holds an Executive MBA from Warwick University, MSc in Automotive Systems Engineering from Loughborough University and a BEng. in Automobile Engineering from Mumbai University.
