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Car manufacturers

The automotive industry is facing challenges on many fronts: CO2 reduction, low-cost cars, new competitors, stagnating core markets, increasing complexity – to name just a few. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants is supporting car makers globally to develop and implement "creative strategies that work". A strong global team that covers all relevant markets is ready to help you find solutions.

"Your success is our profession"

In brief

The automotive sector is the key industry in almost all industrialized economies. Major macroeconomic factors such as growth, employment, technological progress and the rate of innovation are all strongly influenced by the automitive industry. This is true especially for carmakers, whose products are both produced and sold worldwide.

The automotive industry is changing dramatically, due mainly to globalization and environmental issues. Traditional carmakers are facing serious problems with stagnating or shrinking core markets, while new markets with new players are on the rise. Traditional combustion engines are being challenged and new low- or zero- emission solutions are maturing and being gradually introduced.

Developing solutions and turning them into "strategies that work" is the core of our service to car makers. We support executives in getting a full picture of the developments that are influencing their strategies and business models, as well as recommending actions to maintain or achieve profitable growth.

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants is a partner for nearly all global carmakers – covering the entire supply chain as well as all markets. Our superior expertise and experience gained from hundreds of projects makes us a leading consultancy in the automotive arena.

Our experts

Ralf Kalmbach

Partner and Head of Automotive

Munich, Germany
Phone: +49 89 9230-8669
E-mail: e-mail

 
Sebastien Amichi

Principal

Paris, France
Phone: +33 1 70394-282
E-mail: e-mail

 
Antonio Benecchi

Partner

Detroit, USA
Phone: +1 248 729-5000
E-mail: e-mail

 
Wolfgang Bernhart

Partner

Stuttgart, Germany
Phone: +49 711 3275-7421
E-mail: e-mail

 
Max Blanchet

Partner

Paris, France
Phone: +33 1 53670-907
E-mail: e-mail

 
Monica Bravi

Principal

Milan, Italy
Phone: +39 02 295 01-227
E-mail: e-mail

 
Bernd Brunke

Partner and Head of Corporate Performance

Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 30 39927-3527
E-mail: e-mail

 
Martin Eisenhut

Partner

Munich, Germany
Phone: +49 89 9230-8262
E-mail: e-mail

 
Boris Firsov

Partner

Moscow, Russia
Phone: +7 495 72119-51
E-mail: e-mail

 
Jochen Gleisberg

Partner

Stuttgart, Germany
Phone: +49 711 3275-7221
E-mail: e-mail

 

Principal

Munich, Germany
Phone: +49 89 9230-8954
E-mail: e-mail

 
Alexei Grigoriev

Principal

Moscow, Russia
Phone: +7 495 72119-52
E-mail: e-mail

 
Fabrice Kahn

Partner

Paris, France
Phone: +33 1 53670-324
E-mail: e-mail

 
Masugi Kaminaga

Partner

Tokyo, Japan
Phone: +81 3 35876-660
E-mail: e-mail

 
Stephan Keese

Principal

São Paulo, Brazil
Phone: +55 11 3046-7111
E-mail: e-mail

 
Takayuki Kito

Partner

Tokyo, Japan
Phone: +81 3 358 76-660
E-mail: e-mail

 
Oliver Knapp

Principal

Stuttgart, Germany
Phone: +49 711 3275-7213
E-mail: e-mail

 
Uwe Kumm

Partner

Moscow, Russia
Phone: +7 495 72119-51
E-mail: e-mail

 
Thomas Kunze

Partner

São Paulo, Brazil
Phone: +55 11 3046-7111
E-mail: e-mail

 
Ralf Landmann

Partner

Frankfurt, Germany
Phone: +49 69 29924-6300
E-mail: e-mail

 

Principal

Duesseldorf, Germany
Phone: +49 211 4389-0
E-mail: e-mail

 
Ken Mori

Partner

Tokyo, Japan
Phone: +81 3 35876-660
E-mail: e-mail

 
Satoshi Nagashima

Partner

Tokyo, Japan
Phone: +81 3 35876-660
E-mail: e-mail

 
Jürgen Reers

Partner

Detroit, USA
Phone: +1 248 729-5000
E-mail: e-mail

 
Axel Schmidt

Partner and Head of Operations Strategy

Stuttgart, Germany
Phone: +49 711 3275-7322
E-mail: e-mail

 
René Seyger

Partner

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Phone: +31 20 7960-620
E-mail: e-mail

 
Jun Shen

Partner

Shanghai, China
Phone: +86 21 52986677-874
E-mail: e-mail

 
Gabriel Assad Singaby

Principal

Paris, France
Phone: +33 1 70 39 4-110
E-mail: e-mail

 
Nobuteru Suzuki

Principal

Tokyo, Japan
Phone: +81 3 35876-660
E-mail: e-mail

 
Erkut Uludag

Partner

Istanbul, Turkey
Phone: +90 212 3700066-0
E-mail: e-mail

 
Thomas Wendt

Principal

Detroit, USA
Phone: +1 248 729-5124
E-mail: e-mail

 
Huchu Xu

Principal

Shanghai, China
Phone: +86 21 52986677-831
E-mail: e-mail

 

Further reading

Automotive inSIGHTS 2/2009

Customer magazine, 2009

We are once again offering insights on how to develop and implement strategies with impact for the global automotive industry …  >>

 
Powertrain 2020 – The Future Drives Electric

Study, 2009

Powertrain electrification will reshape the current mobility value chain, forcing consolidation and new partnerships as well as opening up new revenue and profit pools for existing and new players …  >>

 
Automotive inSIGHTS 1/2009

Customer magazine, 2009

The automotive industry is facing exceptionally difficult and volatile business conditions, making it harder to plan for them months ahead …  >>

 
Automotive inSIGHTS 2/2008

Customer magazine, 2008

"Electrification of the car" is just one of the key developments that spring to mind when we talk about the outlook for the global automotive industry …  >>

 
The next wave: Emerging market

How low-cost vehicles impact the automotive industry, 2008

In winter 2006, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants published a study entitled "The early bird catches the worm". …  >>

 
Automotive inSIGHTS 1/2008

Customer magazine, 2008

In our latest issue of Automotive inSIGHTS, we take a close look at the topic of low cost cars. An exclusive interview with Ratan N. Tata reveals some of the peculiarities of developing and marketing low cost cars such as the Tata "Nano". …  >>

 
Automotive inSIGHTS 2/2007

Customer magazine, 2007

Improving efficiency of sales operations has a major impact on profitability for both OEMs and dealers. It can actually improve EBIT by 5 to 25%. That's the key result of a joint study by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and IBM Global Business Services on automotive sales excellence. …  >>

 
"Solving the Powertrain Challenge"

Study, 2007

The automotive industry at the crossroads. OEMs and suppliers need to work together to develop more cost efficient solutions in order to reduce the negative impact on margins caused by the CO2 emission target …  >>

 
Automotive sales excellence study

Study, 2007

A joint study by IBM Global Business Services and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants reveals that automotive companies that restructure their car distribution networks can realize sales growth of as much as 11 percent and cost savings of 12 percent …  >>

 
LCC study

Study, 2006

Low cost cars represent high growth potential in various markets, presenting significant opportunities for the OEMs that are ready to reap their benefits. …  >>

 
Driven: Are China’s car manufacturers ready to compete in the US and Europe?

Briefing paper, 2006

Briefing paper by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) sponsored by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants …  (PDF, 1748 KB)

 
How to master the electronics challenge?

Study, 2005

For the trend study on in-vehicle electronics Roland Berger Strategy Consultants conducted more than 25 interviews with OEMs and suppliers about the trends and challenges in automotive electronics …  >>

 

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