
It’s Time for the Auto Industry to Reset Expectations
Automotive companies must be realistic about the current environment—and ready to make the necessary moves to stay competitive in the future.
Successfully navigating the future of the automotive industry requires embracing a new mindset, new products, and new ways of working. BCG automotive consulting experts have the experience and global presence to transform today’s auto leaders and empower the game-changers of tomorrow.
It’s one of the most disruptive periods the automotive industry has ever experienced, and one of the most exciting. Breakthroughs in electric vehicles, self-driving cars, ridesharing, and more aren’t just affecting the industry. They’re poised to change the world.
Over the last hundred years, vehicular mobility has been the engine that transforms society—but companies throughout the automotive industry still have much further to travel.
BCG is dedicated to helping each of our clients design an automotive strategy that’s built around the ability to reinvent and reshape the industry. We help companies throughout the automotive industry:
To help our automotive industry clients realize bold ambitions, we draw on a deep well of knowledge and experience and a global team of specialized automotive consultants.
We help our automotive industry clients analyze how major industry trends affect their business, including:
Our automotive strategy specialists have deep industry experience and use issue-specific diagnostics and benchmarks to help clients strategize and prioritize. Then we help them determine how and when to adopt new approaches and products by partnering with them to turn those ideas into concrete actions.
Our work spans the entire automotive value chain—from corporate strategy and shareholder value creation to functional improvement programs and full-scale organization redesigns.
In addition to our functional work, we’ve built six centers to drive automotive-specific products and innovation:
Many AI engagements in the automotive industry never progress beyond proof-of-concept. Our advanced analytics solution uses business and technology expertise to help clients achieve lasting, end-to-end implementations that change the course of the industry, disrupting operations, sales, marketing and more.
Automotive companies must be realistic about the current environment—and ready to make the necessary moves to stay competitive in the future.
Urban mobility is the source of multiple pain points. We believe that ride-hailing fleets made up of autonomous, electric vehicles are the best solution.