Wolfgang Bernhart
Dr. Wolfgang Bernhart has been a Partner at Roland Berger’s Stuttgart office since 2007 and is an expert for automotive topics. He has carried out numerous strategy projects and transformation programs around the world. He helps clients across the whole automotive mobility ecosystem to boost growth and leverage technology and business model innovations around digitization and eMobility.
He began his career as a Project Manager for Diebold Deutschland, then joined a major international consulting company in 1996, where he became Associate Director in 1999 and Co-Head of the Automotive Practice in 2001. In 2002, he joined COVISINT Europe as Key Account Director for a big German automotive OEM before returning to consulting in 2003.
Wolfgang studied Production Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe. He completed his PhD in 1993 at the Institute for Machine Tools and Operations Technology, also in Karlsruhe, where he was an Assistant Professor.
A good consultant needs to understand the potential of technology to challenge his clients’ perspectives and business models.
Deep-sea mining: a promising critical mineral solution
Study, March 31, 2025
Battery Monitor 2024/2025: A turbulent year and outlook for value chain players
STUDY, February 6, 2025
Lithium-ion battery value chain in Europe
Podcast, June 26, 2024
Raw materials: Resilient supply chains
STUDY, April 18, 2024
Battery Monitor 2023: An assessment of the current and future battery value chain
STUDY, December 8, 2023
Unpacked: the EU’s new battery regulation
Article, November 15, 2023
Automotive industry: Transformation through partnerships
Article, September 4, 2023
Electrification in the age of deglobalization
Article, July 26, 2023
The future of electric vehicles in an increasingly deglobalized world
Article, July 26, 2023
Automotive Disruption Radar 13: Industry powers through recent uncertainty
Study, June 26, 2023
Second life and recycling: Enabling a circular battery economy
Article, June 20, 2023
Battery Monitor 2022: Battery usage
Article, May 17, 2023
Battery Monitor 2022: Battery production and Product performance
Article, March 16, 2023
Battery Monitor 2022: Battery materials
Article, February 16, 2023
Battery Monitor 2022: An overview of the battery market
Article, February 8, 2023
Singapore takes pole in latest ADR as global downturn hits Europe and China
Study, November 17, 2022
Clean Hydrogen Radar
Article, November 8, 2022
Battery Monitor 2022: Technology and sustainability in the battery market
Study, November 8, 2022
No turning back: How global disruptions changed manufacturing
Article, July 15, 2022
Computer on Wheels: The software-defined vehicle approach
Article, June 28, 2022
Automotive Disruption Radar #11
Study, June 15, 2022
Digging deeper: How to manage supply chain risk for lithium-ion batteries
Article, April 6, 2022
Automotive Disruption Radar #10
Study, October 25, 2021
Meet the automotive disrupters: How to build electric supercars
Interview, September 10, 2021
Triple Transformation IAA
Article, September 7, 2021
Meet the automotive disrupters: Building tomorrow's battery today
Interview, July 15, 2021
Transferring the open source approach from tech to automotive
Interview, June 2, 2021
Automotive Disruption Radar #9
Flyer, May 26, 2021
Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems: A ubiquitous technology for the future of vehicles
Article, March 31, 2021
E-Mobility booms despite the pandemic
Report, March 23, 2021
Hitting the next gear: Israel's smart mobility market in 2021
Report, March 21, 2021
Automotive Disruption Radar
Article, February 26, 2021
Powertrain Market Outlook 2030
Study, February 22, 2021
Computer on Wheels: A new role for Tier 1 suppliers
Article, February 22, 2021
Energy storage enters adolescence
Article, February 8, 2021
Automotive Disruption Radar #8
Report, December 15, 2020
Lithium-ion batteries for the global automotive industry and beyond
Report, December 11, 2020
Computers on Wheels: Turning OEMs into software-enabled companies
Article, June 25, 2020
Reboot: Preparing for the new normal in technology-based industries – A summary
Article, May 27, 2020
The automotive industry's road to recovery
Study, May 7, 2020
Pandemic may accelerate disruption in the automotive industry
Study, April 29, 2020
E-Mobility Index 2019: China pulls further ahead
Study, December 3, 2019
Battery recycling is a key market of the future: Is it also an opportunity for Europe?
Article, November 14, 2019
Automotive Disruption Radar: Growing despite the downturn
Report, September 29, 2019
ADR5: Autonomous mobility is coming – faster than you think
Study, March 20, 2019
Electromobility: Key raw material nickel is in short supply
Article, February 21, 2019
Passenger drones ready for take-off
Study, November 21, 2018
Israel's automotive & smart mobility industry
Study, October 15, 2018
New mobility trends: China is driving away from the competition
Study, October 1, 2018
E-mobility: Automakers in need of battery strategy
Study, July 25, 2018
Reconnecting the rural: Autonomous driving
Study, April 27, 2018
Automotive Disruption Radar 3
Study, March 2, 2018
Automated Vehicles Index Q4/2017
Study, January 11, 2018
Change drivers in the automotive industry
Study, September 5, 2017
Interview mit Junyi Zhang, NIO Capital
Interview, June 19, 2017
Interview with Padmasree Warrior - CEO NIO U.S.
Interview, June 19, 2017
E-mobility Index Q2/2017
Study, June 19, 2017
Automotive suppliers battle ground
Point of view, May 12, 2017
Automotive Disruption Radar
Study, April 21, 2017
US tax proposals hit automotive industry
Study, March 6, 2017
Smart strategies for smart sensors
Think:Act, February 23, 2017
E-mobility Index Q1/2017
Study, January 5, 2017
(R)evolution of the automotive ecosystem
Point of view, January 4, 2017
Tough decisions ahead for car manufacturers
Point of view, December 19, 2016
World Mobility Summit 2016
Point of view, November 4, 2016
Automated Vehicles Index Q3/2016
Study, July 26, 2016
Automated driving: Germany in the lead.
Point of view, May 21, 2016
Automated Trucks
Study, May 16, 2016
Automotive Insights 2016: Transformation of the car industry
Think:Act, May 10, 2016
Automotive Sector in Transition
Think:Act, April 3, 2016
Automated Vehicles Index Q1/2016
Study, December 31, 2015
Automotive Insights 2015: The future of automotive
Think:Act, November 18, 2015
E-mobility Index Q3/2015
Study, September 10, 2015
Powering ahead
Think:Act, July 29, 2015
Consolidation in vehicle electronic architectures
Think:Act, July 20, 2015
Autonomous Trucks
Study, January 12, 2015
Autonomous driving
Think:Act, November 30, 2014
E-mobility Index Q3/2014
Study, September 18, 2014
E-mobility Index Q1/2014
Study, February 28, 2014
Fuel cells – A realistic alternative for zero emission?
Study, January 12, 2014
E-mobility Index Q1/2013
Study, May 20, 2013