The Automotive Consulting Group, Inc.


Business consultants who deliver results

 

ACHIEVING PROFITABLE GROWTH

      We are seasoned veterans who assist manufacturing companies grow the top line and the bottom line through a multi-faceted strategy that  focuses on customers, innovations and costs:

      Our senior partners are highly skilled and experienced at analyzing a broad cross-section of industries and instilling a customer focus that help identify unmet customer wants and needs. We recognize that ‘high performing’ companies differentiate themselves in both the product and process areas. This, we leverage the innovation process to create:

  • Customer driven products that fulfill unmet needs or create new market opportunities

  • Value added functions/features

  • Proprietary manufacturing processes

      ACG understands the competitive environment and the relentless pressure on prices and profitability. Our approach is to position the firm as the low, or near-low cost leader to maintain competitive advantage and to drive market share growth through an intensive cost management initiative.

Profitable Growth Model

 

      ACG assists clients in achieving profitable, sustainable growth.

  • Growth and profitability are compatible and complementary.

  • Profitable growth maximizes the value potential and minimizes the vulnerability of the business.

 

GROWTH STRATEGY AND PATHS

      Profitable growth strategies address not one, but all the critical growth alternatives, such as:

  • Industry and customer-focused value creation and product innovation

  • Development of new market opportunities focused on customers, product areas, and geographies

  • Cost leadership through process innovation

  • Mergers and acquisitions

      Successful execution of a profitable growth strategy requires carefully orchestrated plans and activities at all levels.  This includes:

  • Thorough assessment and alignment of alternatives

  • Consistent communication using uniform metrics and shared goals

  • Disciplined implementation in order to maintain control of the strategic plan

 

SUSTAINING GROWTH

      Rapid change in the business environment continuously reshapes opportunities and risks, while disruptive technologies and paradigm shifts could jeopardize a well-executed growth strategy. Sustainable growth requires a rigorous change management process that includes:

  • Establishing reliable business intelligence to constantly monitor, predict, and assess changes

  • Developing effective feedback that enables proactive responses

  • Improving the organization’s will and agility to effect necessary adjustments

  • Continuously validation outcomes and taking corrective actions

 

BUSINESS GROWTH SERVICES – REPRESENTATIVE ASSIGNMENTS   

 

GROWTH INITIATIVES

MARKET & TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES

Transportation – Auto, truck, other

  • Gas and diesel engine valve train
  • Suspension & brake component manufacturer
  • Microprocessors for industrial control systems
  • Sensors and electronic controls supplier
  • Hybrid vehicle high voltage electrical systems
  • Powertrain components manufacturer
  • Emissions systems for heavy & medium trucks
  • Heat / cooling system components supplier
  • Light weight composite materials
  • Medium duty truck manufacturer
  • In-cylinder pressure sensors
  • Japanese & Korean automotive OEMs

 

Industrial Products

INTERIM MANAGEMENT SERVICES

  • Industrial products distributor
  • Industrial products manufacturer – Interim COO
  • Commercial and Industrial valves manufacturer
  • Castings company – Board Chairman
  • Aluminum and zinc castings producer
  • Metal stamping & assembly company – President
  • Specialty non-ferrous metals supplier
  • Floor care appliances - President
  • Injection molding manufacturer

 

Electrical / Electronics

MANUFACTURING TURN-AROUND

  • Process control systems manufacturer
  • Custom brass / bronze bushings and bearings
  • Fractional horsepower motors producer
  • Automotive electro-mechanical systems supplier
  • Electromechanical controls manufacturer
  • Automotive injection molding manufacturer
  • Electronic hardware components
  • Consumer appliance manufacturer
  • Smart components for medical systems supplier
  • Specialty chemicals producer
  • Test equipment and instrument company

 

 

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