Elmar Kades
Managing Director, Munich
AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL
In 2014, we coined the acronym C.A.S.E. to describe the auto of the future: connected, autonomous, shared, and electrified. It is now a widely used term in the industry. Connectivity is extending consumers’ digital lives into their cars. Traditional OEMs and new entrants are investing billions in the race toward autonomous driving vehicles. The rise of shared mobility is changing the entire concept of car ownership and creating new business models. Meanwhile, emission regulations mean electric and hybrid vehicles could reach 25% of the market by 2025. Our global automotive and industrial team works hand-in-hand with management of OEMs, tier-one suppliers, and industrial products companies to compete in this environment. We help companies make the right consolidation moves, improve productivity and costs, optimize revenues and pricing, place the right bets on innovation, and implement changes that last.
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2020 AlixPartners Global Automotive Outlook: Mastering Uncertainty
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the auto industry faces a volume drop of up to 36 million units over the next three years, and a new-debt burden now totally $72 billion, according to the 2020 AlixPartners Global Automotive Outlook: Mastering Uncertainty. All this comes on top of the demands of an industry preparing itself for a historic transformation away from traditional vehicles. Companies must 'rapidly reduce' their breakeven points and be 'microscopically selective' with capital allocation.
Read the global overviewDue to the COVID-19 crisis, the auto industry faces a volume drop of up to 36 million units over the next three years, and a new-debt burden now totally $72 billion, according to the 2020 AlixPartners Global Automotive Outlook: Mastering Uncertainty. All this comes on top of the demands of an industry preparing itself for a historic transformation away from traditional vehicles. Companies must 'rapidly reduce' their breakeven points and be 'microscopically selective' with capital allocation.
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NAVIGATING A SEA OF DISRUPTION
Disruption has created a fast-changing and less-predictable environment for most industries, leaving many leaders feeling adrift. New realities require businesses and their leaders address a different set of priorities and hone new skills. AlixPartners Disruption Insights examines how disruptive factors are affecting all industries and identifies successful strategies that companies are employing to respond.
Download the automotive industry reportDisruption has created a fast-changing and less-predictable environment for most industries, leaving many leaders feeling adrift. New realities require businesses and their leaders address a different set of priorities and hone new skills. AlixPartners Disruption Insights examines how disruptive factors are affecting all industries and identifies successful strategies that companies are employing to respond.
Download the automotive industry report
AlixPartners autonomous vehicle survey
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) represent the future state of mobility. Once introduced, AVs have the potential to disrupt the automotive industry as we know it, with implications for automakers, suppliers, and other industry players. Although the technology has yet to be introduced to the mass market, the industry still needs to understand consumers’ current and potential future attitudes about AVs. To gauge these, AlixPartners surveyed more than 6,500 representative consumers in key markets around the globe about their interest, purchase intentions, and sentiments regarding AVs.
Read moreAutonomous vehicles (AVs) represent the future state of mobility. Once introduced, AVs have the potential to disrupt the automotive industry as we know it, with implications for automakers, suppliers, and other industry players. Although the technology has yet to be introduced to the mass market, the industry still needs to understand consumers’ current and potential future attitudes about AVs. To gauge these, AlixPartners surveyed more than 6,500 representative consumers in key markets around the globe about their interest, purchase intentions, and sentiments regarding AVs.
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AlixPartners' index for tracking vehicle-electrification progress
Each quarter, the AlixPartners Global Automotive-Electrification Index measures the progress of companies and countries in the march toward the electrification of cars and light trucks.
Each quarter, the AlixPartners Global Automotive-Electrification Index measures the progress of companies and countries in the march toward the electrification of cars and light trucks.
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Global Team
In 2014, we coined the acronym C.A.S.E. to describe the auto of the future: connected, autonomous, shared, and electrified. It is now a widely used term in the industry. Connectivity is extending consumers’ digital lives into their cars. Traditional OEMs and new entrants are investing billions in the race toward autonomous driving vehicles. The rise of shared mobility is changing the entire concept of car ownership and creating new business models. Meanwhile, emission regulations mean electric and hybrid vehicles could reach 25% of the market by 2025. Our global automotive and industrial team works hand-in-hand with management of OEMs, tier-one suppliers, and industrial products companies to compete in this environment. We help companies make the right consolidation moves, improve productivity and costs, optimize revenues and pricing, place the right bets on innovation, and implement changes that last.
View all auto insights
2020 AlixPartners Global Automotive Outlook: Mastering Uncertainty
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the auto industry faces a volume drop of up to 36 million units over the next three years, and a new-debt burden now totally $72 billion, according to the 2020 AlixPartners Global Automotive Outlook: Mastering Uncertainty. All this comes on top of the demands of an industry preparing itself for a historic transformation away from traditional vehicles. Companies must 'rapidly reduce' their breakeven points and be 'microscopically selective' with capital allocation.
Read the global overviewDue to the COVID-19 crisis, the auto industry faces a volume drop of up to 36 million units over the next three years, and a new-debt burden now totally $72 billion, according to the 2020 AlixPartners Global Automotive Outlook: Mastering Uncertainty. All this comes on top of the demands of an industry preparing itself for a historic transformation away from traditional vehicles. Companies must 'rapidly reduce' their breakeven points and be 'microscopically selective' with capital allocation.
Read the global overview
NAVIGATING A SEA OF DISRUPTION
Disruption has created a fast-changing and less-predictable environment for most industries, leaving many leaders feeling adrift. New realities require businesses and their leaders address a different set of priorities and hone new skills. AlixPartners Disruption Insights examines how disruptive factors are affecting all industries and identifies successful strategies that companies are employing to respond.
Download the automotive industry reportDisruption has created a fast-changing and less-predictable environment for most industries, leaving many leaders feeling adrift. New realities require businesses and their leaders address a different set of priorities and hone new skills. AlixPartners Disruption Insights examines how disruptive factors are affecting all industries and identifies successful strategies that companies are employing to respond.
Download the automotive industry report
AlixPartners autonomous vehicle survey
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) represent the future state of mobility. Once introduced, AVs have the potential to disrupt the automotive industry as we know it, with implications for automakers, suppliers, and other industry players. Although the technology has yet to be introduced to the mass market, the industry still needs to understand consumers’ current and potential future attitudes about AVs. To gauge these, AlixPartners surveyed more than 6,500 representative consumers in key markets around the globe about their interest, purchase intentions, and sentiments regarding AVs.
Read moreAutonomous vehicles (AVs) represent the future state of mobility. Once introduced, AVs have the potential to disrupt the automotive industry as we know it, with implications for automakers, suppliers, and other industry players. Although the technology has yet to be introduced to the mass market, the industry still needs to understand consumers’ current and potential future attitudes about AVs. To gauge these, AlixPartners surveyed more than 6,500 representative consumers in key markets around the globe about their interest, purchase intentions, and sentiments regarding AVs.
Read more
AlixPartners' index for tracking vehicle-electrification progress
Each quarter, the AlixPartners Global Automotive-Electrification Index measures the progress of companies and countries in the march toward the electrification of cars and light trucks.
Each quarter, the AlixPartners Global Automotive-Electrification Index measures the progress of companies and countries in the march toward the electrification of cars and light trucks.