Beyond technical implementation, success hinges on design choices that promote adoption, thoughtful process reengineering, and an unwavering focus on savings targets.
Unlocking the Value of AI in the Automotive Industry
Many AI engagements in the automotive and trucking 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.
Offering capabilities that can’t be found anywhere else in the industry.
From manufacturers and suppliers to dealers and service providers, players in the automotive and trucking industry can be left frustrated when looking for meaningful ROI from artificial intelligence implementations. BCG helps companies across the entire industry realize clear competitive advantage through AI. Our customized Auto AI solutions, powered by BCG X, focus on value, speed, and scale and are guided by proven use cases—enabling more resilient supply chains, double-digit savings in incentives spend, and strong margin gains.
From manufacturers and suppliers to dealers and service providers, players in the automotive and trucking industry can be left frustrated when looking for meaningful ROI from artificial intelligence implementations. BCG helps companies across the entire industry realize clear competitive advantage through AI. Our customized Auto AI solutions, powered by BCG X, focus on value, speed, and scale and are guided by proven use cases—enabling more resilient supply chains, double-digit savings in incentives spend, and strong margin gains.
Our Approach to AI in the Automotive World
BCG’s experts on AI and the auto industry leverage a full stack of end-to-end delivery capabilities to meet the client’s exact business challenge and has successfully developed customized automotive and trucking AI solutions for a variety of use cases, including:
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Auto AI’s Equation for Success
BCG teams orient a full stack of capabilities to the client’s exact business challenge and build innovative solutions that position the company for early value and sustainable results.
Our Clients’ Success with Automotive AI
BCG helped a global OEM build and deploy a dynamic spare-parts pricing platform, enabling the client to react faster to market changes. The platform allows the client to set optimal prices at the individual SKU level by leveraging internal and external data and state-of-the-art analytics. By implementing this approach, the client’s EBIT on spare parts increased by 2 percentage points.
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EBIT increase
The resource-intensive option management system at a multinational parts manufacturer was too complex, leading to eroding margins. BCG created a solution that used multidimensional data to improve forecast data by 25% and extended forecasting timeframes to 24 months.
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BCG helped a global car manufacturer develop a fully integrated, customer-centric, build-to-stock sales platform. The solution blended analytics and business insights to recommend vehicle configurations that would provide dealers and national sales companies faster turnover rates and higher profit margins.
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reduction in days on lot
Meet Our Auto AI Leaders
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Powerful footfall data can provide visibility into dealership performance for automotive OEMs and large dealership groups—if you know how to look at it right.
OEMs have harnessed AI’s power under the hood. Now they must apply it in sales. Seven best practices help automakers scale AI across the organization.
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Powerful footfall data can provide visibility into dealership performance for automotive OEMs and large dealership groups—if you know how to look at it right.
Our Insights on Auto AI by BCG X
BMW Group's Transformation: Turning GenAI Concepts into Scalable Success
BMW has launched a major transformation initiative, leveraging GenAI to streamline procurement tasks, rethink processes, and improve supplier interactions. As an extension of our existing partnership around AI, BCG and BMW are now partnering with AWS, BCG X, and BCG Platinion to ensure a secure, scalable integration of GenAI.
Using Generative AI to Revolutionize the Automotive Customer Experience
Why Generative AI enables a leap forward in the automotive customer experience.
Using AI to Improve Customer Centricity in the Automotive Sector
BMW's Global Head of Brand and Product Management explains how his company leverages the power of AI, big data, and advanced analytics to gain a better understanding of what buyers want in order to deliver a consistent, differentiated customer experience.
Strengthening a Brand with GenAI
BMW's Global Head of Brand and Product Management explains how the right organizational processes and platforms can help companies maximize the value of GenAI tools.
The Future of Auto Sales
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