DI supported a global automotive manufacturer in India & SEA

• Client: A global automotive manufacturer
• Country: India & SEA
• Industry: Mobility, Automotive manufacturing

Background:

A client with a 40-year history of shaping Indian motorization sought to establish a new large-scale business stream beyond mobility, leveraging their foundation in India for global growth. Recent ventures in cold chain management, digital vehicle inspection, and EV battery sharing showcased their drive to address social issues through innovative, data-driven solutions. To support their ambitious mission of becoming a “social issue-based & data-driven” enterprise, DI was engaged to address multidimensional challenges, including crafting a scalable business model targeting $1.5 billion, ensuring synergy with the client’s global operations, and balancing organic and inorganic growth approaches while optimizing R&D, HR, and market strategies.

Image: DI’s client’s simplified mission prior to project engagement

Support overview:

DI’s scope of work involved a strategic and practical approach to help the client achieve their mission. Key activities included:

• Data-Driven Business Creation: Identifying opportunities in data-driven solutions by analyzing trends in social issue-based markets, such as sustainability, logistics, and energy. DI proposed use cases leveraging the client’s existing expertise and infrastructure.
• Scalability Analysis: Developing a business model capable of achieving $1.5 billion in revenue. This involved market sizing, benchmarking global best practices, and defining growth trajectories for India and international markets.
• Synergy Realization: Ensuring alignment with the client’s global group by identifying operational, technological, and strategic synergies.
• Growth Strategy: Formulating a tailored combination of organic and inorganic approaches, including partnerships, acquisitions, and internal innovations.
• Organizational Adjustments: Recommending adjustments to R&D priorities, HR capabilities, and go-to-market strategies to support agile and scalable growth.

DI’s deliverables provided the client with actionable roadmaps and frameworks to transform their vision into a viable, globally competitive business.