Automotive

Leaders in the automotive market are experiencing severe pressure on margins – while simultaneously needing to optimize combustion engines and scale electric platforms. Working alongside EFESO, you can break down operational complexity to reveal opportunities.

Balancing Today's Margins with Tomorrow's Models

In the dynamic automotive market you need to solve challenges related to resource allocation, daily. Two factors are currently critical: classic combustion engines offer secure margins, while electric vehicle and software-defined architectures are not yet profitable.

This creates operational friction: production lines designed for traditional powertrains need selective reconfiguration for battery assembly, requiring capital decisions that balance current profitability with future positioning.

Additionally, supply chains optimized for just-in-time global sourcing now require regional redundancy.

Real Results Achieved with our Clients

Realign your business with EFESO and benefit from our four decades of experience in the industry. Working alongside OEMs and suppliers worldwide, we have consistently achieved:

+40%

Efficiency gains

-20%

CapEx reductions

-80%

Material variants reductions

A Tailored and Pragmatic Approach that Fits your Reality

Working with your teams, we make breakthrough performance your new baseline. From manufacturing lines that flex between powertrain variants to digital twins that provide real-time visibility, we build capabilities that endure. For example, with cutting-edge tools we will help you to balance CO2 targets with profitability.

Together, we convert market disruption into an operational distinction that drives measurable results.

Meet our Automotive Leader

Florian Roth

Managing Director & Senior Partner

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Our Services to Support your Transformation

Explore how our actionable, high-impact and tailored service offerings help you succeed

Digital & AI

Digital investments fail to deliver operational impact. We translate technology into performance gains through practical AI deployment, data-driven decision systems, and frontline digital tools.

Manufacturing

Aging equipment meets rising costs and technology disruption. We transform operations through smart factory integration, predictive maintenance, and workforce capability building.

People and Organization

Together, we’ll develop performance-driven behaviors that turn intention into action—mobilizing teams, accelerating adoption, and sustaining results.

Procurement

Material costs and supplier volatility threaten profitability. We unlock savings through strategic sourcing, supplier collaboration, and digital procurement transformation.

R&D and Product Profitability

Markets demand profitable innovation faster than ever. We optimize the entire product lifecycle through design-to-cost, rapid prototyping, and portfolio profitability management.

Transactions and Turnaround

High-stakes situations demand rapid, decisive action. We stabilize and transform through operational diagnostics, cash flow optimization, and sustainable restructuring programs.

Automotive Client Results

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Automotive and Commercial Vehicles

Private Equity

Automotive Supplier Doubles Scale Through Strategic M&A Integration

Industrial machinery manufacturer faced complexity in custom equipment production. We implemented modular design principles, standardized components, and optimized project management, reducing lead times by 40%.

Automotive and Commercial Vehicles

Holistic Lean Transformation at a Global Automotive Supplier

Automotive supplier with 21 sites faced declining EBITDA margins. We designed holistic lean transformation, deployed continuous improvement, and aligned global operations, delivering €30M in sustained savings.

The EFESO Touch

EFESO is a trusted partner to automotive leaders, combining decades of industry expertise with a sharp focus on measurable performance. From redefining business models to managing complexity across global operations, we work side by side with OEMs and suppliers to co-create solutions that drive real results.

Our international teams help you to align your value creation systems for growth – building agile development and production networks, resilient and sustainable supply chains and cost structures that protect profitability. Whether you are navigating the shift to software-defined vehicles or strengthening supplier ecosystems, we bring best-practice know-how, innovative thinking and a relentless commitment to execution.