Aakash Arora is a core member of Boston Consulting Group’s Automotive practice area and the Automotive & Mobility sector. He is the global topic leader for electric vehicles for the firm, and the North America lead for BCG’s Center for Digital in Automotive. Aakash also serves as CDC advisor and leader of alumni relations in the Detroit office. 

Aakash has worked with OEMs and suppliers for both passenger and commercial vehicles, and is experienced in active safety, autonomous driving, connected car, data monetization, and mobility business models. In addition, he has extensive experience in automotive operations with project experience in sales and marketing, sourcing, and engineering. He has worked with corporate and private equity clients on many due diligence projects. 

Before joining the firm, Aakash worked at Continental Automotive, Motorola Automotive, and Siemens Automotive, in various software engineering and BU strategy roles.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MBA, honors, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
  • MS, computer engineering, Wayne State University
  • BE, First Class, mechanical engineering, Panjab University

Publications and Videos

Electric Cars Are Finding Their Next Gear

The world stands on the threshold of a new age of electrified mobility thanks to developments over the past year. Spurred by a renewed sense of urgency, regulators in Europe and the US have set far more demanding goals for curbing greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light vehicles. Automakers have also raised their game and introduced electric vehicle (EV) options in every part of their product portfolios. Together, these forces are turbocharging the global market for EVs.
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Why Electric Cars Can’t Come Fast Enough

Sales of electric vehicles are booming. But to meet the necessary targets for cutting worldwide emissions, the automotive industry needs to transition to EVs even more rapidly.
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Chasing the Software-Defined Dream Car

Digital-age car buyers will favor customer-centric vehicles that can be personalized and updated just like a smartphone. Automakers must transform to tap this lucrative opportunity.
Four Ways PE Can Accelerate Returns in Automotive

Four Ways PE Can Accelerate Returns in Automotive

Far from being up on the blocks, the automotive sector has massive untapped potential. Investors that lock in their strategy now could tap into billions of dollars in value.
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Confluence of Energy and Mobility

In this BCG Perspective report, Kaustubh Verma along with other MDPs analyze India’s carbon footprint, focusing on the difficulties and potentials of EVs from a business perspective.
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Shifting Gears in Auto Manufacturing

To succeed in a future of electric vehicles, manufacturers must understand and prepare for the profound effects of this transformation on operations and labor requirements.
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The Case for a Circular Economy in Electric Vehicle Batteries

Recycle or reuse? That’s the decision for companies looking to profit from millions of retiring EV batteries. What’s the business case?
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Who Will Drive Electric Cars to the Tipping Point?

Sales of electrified vehicles will seize a third of the global market by 2025 and 51% by 2030. Are governments and the industry ready?
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The US Mobility Industry’s Great Talent Hunt

Advances in technology will create thousands of new jobs in the coming decade. How will automakers find computer scientists, engineers, and tradespeople with the right skills to fill them?
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How Hardware Makers Can Win in the Software World

Manufacturers of everything from medical devices to farm equipment recognize the big opportunities in software solutions. But to succeed, they need radically different business models.
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A Roadmap to Safer Driving Through Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

Advanced technologies could slash the 33,000 fatalities caused annually by traffic accidents in the US—if consumers would use them. Here’s how to spur adoption.
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Accelerating Innovation: New Challenges for Automakers

Some 60% of new cars may soon be “connected”—just one of the developments marking a new era of automotive innovation.
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