What We Do

Oliver Wyman supports leading auto manufacturers and suppliers worldwide as they develop and operationalize profitable business strategies and master today’s pressing digital challenges.

We help auto companies generate more value for their customers, increase their potential with new business models, innovate and optimize products and operations, and develop their brands.

We support suppliers with strategic problem-solving and innovation, development, and cost-cutting programs. Our broad experience allows us to also support wholesalers, car importers, and service providers, as well as private equity companies and investment banks in the auto industry.

Original Equipment Manufacturer Expertise
Product Development
Auto manufacturers can differentiate themselves through new technology, but research and development is expensive.
Procurement
Today, parts, modules, and systems from suppliers are responsible for about 60 percent of the typical added value of a car.
Manufacturing And Assembly
Efficiency and quality are the main goals of automotive manufacturers. Like revenue, the added value in production will increase in upcoming years.
Sales And Distribution
An average automotive customer will spend around EUR 300,000 on automotive mobility during his lifetime.
Mobility Services
The automotive industry is shifting from being product-centric and asset driven, becoming a more service-oriented industry.
Complexity Management
Caught between customer expectations and portfolio legacy, next-level complexity management has become a prerequisite for transformation of automotive companies.
Supplier Expertise
Procurement
Oliver Wyman has extensive expertise in reducing product costs across nearly all vehicle components.
Strategic Transformation, Growth, And Restructuring
Suppliers need to constantly re-think and transform their business design in order to stay competitive. Oliver Wyman is here to help.
Manufacturing Strategy
Excellence in manufacturing operations is a prerequisite for profitability in the automotive supplier segment.
Organizational Development
Suppliers need to adapt their organizational structure to their growing size and level of complexity as well as to evolving industry requirements.
Product Development
Oliver Wyman has a broad range of experience with research and development projects for automotive suppliers and engineering services providers.
 

What We Think

HOW SHARED MOBILITY IMPACTS THE GLOBAL URBAN LANDSCAPE

HOW SHARED MOBILITY IMPACTS THE GLOBAL URBAN LANDSCAPE

An economic, social and environmental analysis

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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AT THE CROSSROADS

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AT THE CROSSROADS

Automotive Manager 2020

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LiDAR and radar battle for autonomous vehicle turf

LiDAR and radar battle for autonomous vehicle turf

Determining the future of autonomous driving systems

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Fast 2030

Oliver Wyman study on the Future Automotive Industry Structure

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HOW CAR OWNERSHIP MAY BECOME A RELIC

The future is slowly moving toward a subscription-based Netflix for automobiles

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INSIGHTS TIME TO LEAP FORWARD

INSIGHTS TIME TO LEAP FORWARD

For automakers, the future is clear: It will be electric or at least hybrid, autonomous, and digitalized

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REBOOTING AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

How manufacturers keep the pace in a resource-constrained future

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