As someone that is inside a historic car manufacturer right now in IT : The latter. They have had 20 years of having nothing to deliver and reduction in budget.

As someone that is inside a historic car manufacturer right now in IT : The latter. They have had 20 years of having nothing to deliver and reduction in budget. It shows. Engines and mechanical parts are good, mainly because it makes the car less expensive and help to keep up with pollution and security laws. And partly because if you are in that type of field, apart from a car manufacturer... who are you going to work for ? But for the tech part... forget it. Really.