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Dr. Andreas Schlosser

Partner

Germany

With 25 years experience in the automotive industry and in top management consulting, Andreas advises leading vehicle manufacturers and suppliers as well as renowned private equity firms.

Areas of Focus

Education

University St. Gallen (Switzerland)
University St. Gallen (Switzerland)
Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich (Germany) & University of Michigan (USA)
Diploma, Business Administration

Past Experience

Ricardo Strategic Consulting
Managing Director Central Europe
Capgemini Consulting
Head of Automotive Manufacturing & High Tech Sector
Autobytel Europe
Vice President
BMW
Project Manager

Andreas is a Partner in Arthur D. Little’s Global Automotive and Manufacturing Group with more than 25 years of experience in the Automotive industry and in top management consulting. He is based in our Munich office.

Andreas is an expert in Automotive sales & aftersales and product strategies. He also has extensive experience in electric vehicles and e-mobility, where his focus is on industry convergence topics such as e-mobility ecosystems. Over the last 10 years he has advised multiple clients in bringing their electric vehicles to the market - from strategy through implementation.

Andreas has a long track record of delivering high profile projects to Automotive companies globally - many of them on CxO level. His key clients are leading vehicle manufacturers in Europe, China and the US as well as selected Automotive suppliers. Besides this he has worked for renowned private equity firms on multiple due diligence assignments.

Prior to joining Arthur D. Little, Andreas was Managing Director Central Europe and member of the Senior Leadership Team of a UK based Automotive strategy consulting firm. Before that he led the Automotive, Manufacturing & High-Tech industry sector of a global consulting company. He also brings nearly 10 years of industry experience with a German premium vehicle manufacturer having worked in their corporate strategy and sales strategy department.

Chinese electric vehicles: Drag or driver for global markets?
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Chinese electric vehicles: Drag or driver for global markets?
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GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOBILITY READINESS INDEX 2023
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GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOBILITY READINESS INDEX — GEMRIX 2023
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Demystifying the future of hydrogen mobility in India
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Demystifying the future of hydrogen mobility in India
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Toward a sustainable value chain for electric vehicles in India
Automotive
Toward a sustainable value chain for electric vehicles in India
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Fabian Sempf
India’s e-mobility space has seen rapid growth driven by the demand for cleaner transportation and is estimated to have 10 million electric vehicles (EVs) on the road by 2030. As the country aims to establish an EV value chain in India, environmental and social risks plaguing the value chain worldwide pose a significant challenge to India’s sustainability goals in the Indian government’s vision for 2030. This Viewpoint analyzes these risks and recommends an integrated approach by stakeholders to proactively tackle the challenges to sustainability in the EV value chain.
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Global electric mobility readiness index — GEMRIX 2022
Automotive
Global electric mobility readiness index — GEMRIX 2022
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Fabian Sempf
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Unlocking India’s electric mobility potential
Automotive
Unlocking India’s electric mobility potential
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Fabian Sempf
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Automotive
Diversification trends in the automotive supplier sector
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Wolf-Dieter Hoppe, Florian Saeftel
Time for auto suppliers to leverage their capabilities in adjacent industries?
Find out more
Automotive
Transforming car sales in a perfect storm
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Dr. Philipp Seidel
The effects of the COVID-19 crisis on automotive markets highlight the fragility of the traditional car distribution system and intensify the existing need for change. Ongoing transformations such as EV sales, new car ownership models, process digitalization, and new sales models will challenge financially weakened retailers even more. This is the time to accelerate change processes by reviewing and adapting strategies and investment plans, although financial resources will be limited over the next years.
Find out more
Automotive: Accelerating disruption through creative destruction
Alan Martinovich, Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Florent Nansé, Bill Reeves
Thanks to the rise of electric vehicles, digital and new ownership models, the automotive market was already facing unprecedented disruption. As this article explains, the impact of COVID-19 on newcar sales accelerates the need for radical change – now is the time to turbocharge transformation efforts and seize opportunities to thrive in a post-ICE era.
Find out more
Automotive
Win the automotive COVID-19 rebound
Alan Martinovich, Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Florent Nansé, Bill Reeves, Dr. Philipp Seidel
Economic lockdowns in the COVID-19 crisis have quickly and severely compromised the automotive supply chain and dealerships in unprecedented ways – car sales dropped by up to 80 percent in one month and production was stopped for weeks. The recession after the crisis will cut global car demand by multi-digit percentages in 2020, followed by a slow recovery that will lag behind GDP rebound by one or two years.
Find out more
Automotive
Effective electric vehicle launch in Europe – Thinking beyond big markets
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Alexander Krug
From 2017 to 2018, electric vehicle sales in EU/EFTA countries grew significantly, by almost 40 percent (Battery Electric Vehicle (BEVs) at almost 50 percent). The EV share of sales was, however, only at 2.3 percent – more than half of which were BEVs. Markets in the region developed very differently, with approximately 25 percent of all BEV sales driven by Norway. Nonetheless, to meet ambitious emission reduction targets and emerging customer demand, and to benefit from growing government support, car manufacturers are starting to launch EVs in smaller European markets as well.
Find out more
Automotive
The German market for battery-electric light commercial vehicles
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Florian Saeftel
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Automotive
After the hype: Where is the carbon car?
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Samih Coskun Baban, Dr. Philipp Seidel
In 2013, the “carbon hype” in the automotive industry reached a peak when BMW presented an electric mega-city vehicle, the i3, with a fully carbon body. At that time, EVs and stricter CO2 targets were expected to bring the breakthrough for carbon fiber cars. However, five years later, applications for carbon composites are still lacking in mass-market passenger cars, and OEMs have shifted focus back to light metals. Carbon parts still struggle to meet the industrial and economical requirements of car manufacturing.
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Aerospace & Defense
What’s next for aerospace composites?
Samih Coskun Baban, Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Dr. Philipp Seidel
When the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350 XWB were developed almost a decade ago, they promised a new level of profitability for airlines and huge growth potential for the composites industry. Now that the early struggles are over, composite planes are taking to the skies. Today, the airspace composite components (ACC) market represents the largest demand for composites, even though supply chain struggles are still shaking the industry. Manufacturers are looking for the next growth area, and they may have found it: engines and interiors. Arthur D.
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Andreas is a Partner in Arthur D. Little’s Global Automotive and Manufacturing Group with more than 25 years of experience in the Automotive industry and in top management consulting. He is based in our Munich office.

Andreas is an expert in Automotive sales & aftersales and product strategies. He also has extensive experience in electric vehicles and e-mobility, where his focus is on industry convergence topics such as e-mobility ecosystems. Over the last 10 years he has advised multiple clients in bringing their electric vehicles to the market - from strategy through implementation.

Andreas has a long track record of delivering high profile projects to Automotive companies globally - many of them on CxO level. His key clients are leading vehicle manufacturers in Europe, China and the US as well as selected Automotive suppliers. Besides this he has worked for renowned private equity firms on multiple due diligence assignments.

Prior to joining Arthur D. Little, Andreas was Managing Director Central Europe and member of the Senior Leadership Team of a UK based Automotive strategy consulting firm. Before that he led the Automotive, Manufacturing & High-Tech industry sector of a global consulting company. He also brings nearly 10 years of industry experience with a German premium vehicle manufacturer having worked in their corporate strategy and sales strategy department.

Chinese electric vehicles: Drag or driver for global markets?
Automotive
Chinese electric vehicles: Drag or driver for global markets?
Find out more
GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOBILITY READINESS INDEX 2023
Automotive
GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOBILITY READINESS INDEX — GEMRIX 2023
Find out more
Demystifying the future of hydrogen mobility in India
Automotive
Demystifying the future of hydrogen mobility in India
Find out more
Toward a sustainable value chain for electric vehicles in India
Automotive
Toward a sustainable value chain for electric vehicles in India
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Fabian Sempf
India’s e-mobility space has seen rapid growth driven by the demand for cleaner transportation and is estimated to have 10 million electric vehicles (EVs) on the road by 2030. As the country aims to establish an EV value chain in India, environmental and social risks plaguing the value chain worldwide pose a significant challenge to India’s sustainability goals in the Indian government’s vision for 2030. This Viewpoint analyzes these risks and recommends an integrated approach by stakeholders to proactively tackle the challenges to sustainability in the EV value chain.
Find out more
Global electric mobility readiness index — GEMRIX 2022
Automotive
Global electric mobility readiness index — GEMRIX 2022
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Fabian Sempf
Find out more
Unlocking India’s electric mobility potential
Automotive
Unlocking India’s electric mobility potential
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Fabian Sempf
Find out more
Automotive
Diversification trends in the automotive supplier sector
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Wolf-Dieter Hoppe, Florian Saeftel
Time for auto suppliers to leverage their capabilities in adjacent industries?
Find out more
Automotive
Transforming car sales in a perfect storm
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Dr. Philipp Seidel
The effects of the COVID-19 crisis on automotive markets highlight the fragility of the traditional car distribution system and intensify the existing need for change. Ongoing transformations such as EV sales, new car ownership models, process digitalization, and new sales models will challenge financially weakened retailers even more. This is the time to accelerate change processes by reviewing and adapting strategies and investment plans, although financial resources will be limited over the next years.
Find out more
Automotive: Accelerating disruption through creative destruction
Alan Martinovich, Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Florent Nansé, Bill Reeves
Thanks to the rise of electric vehicles, digital and new ownership models, the automotive market was already facing unprecedented disruption. As this article explains, the impact of COVID-19 on newcar sales accelerates the need for radical change – now is the time to turbocharge transformation efforts and seize opportunities to thrive in a post-ICE era.
Find out more
Automotive
Win the automotive COVID-19 rebound
Alan Martinovich, Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Florent Nansé, Bill Reeves, Dr. Philipp Seidel
Economic lockdowns in the COVID-19 crisis have quickly and severely compromised the automotive supply chain and dealerships in unprecedented ways – car sales dropped by up to 80 percent in one month and production was stopped for weeks. The recession after the crisis will cut global car demand by multi-digit percentages in 2020, followed by a slow recovery that will lag behind GDP rebound by one or two years.
Find out more
Automotive
Effective electric vehicle launch in Europe – Thinking beyond big markets
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Alexander Krug
From 2017 to 2018, electric vehicle sales in EU/EFTA countries grew significantly, by almost 40 percent (Battery Electric Vehicle (BEVs) at almost 50 percent). The EV share of sales was, however, only at 2.3 percent – more than half of which were BEVs. Markets in the region developed very differently, with approximately 25 percent of all BEV sales driven by Norway. Nonetheless, to meet ambitious emission reduction targets and emerging customer demand, and to benefit from growing government support, car manufacturers are starting to launch EVs in smaller European markets as well.
Find out more
Automotive
The German market for battery-electric light commercial vehicles
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Florian Saeftel
Find out more
Automotive
After the hype: Where is the carbon car?
Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Samih Coskun Baban, Dr. Philipp Seidel
In 2013, the “carbon hype” in the automotive industry reached a peak when BMW presented an electric mega-city vehicle, the i3, with a fully carbon body. At that time, EVs and stricter CO2 targets were expected to bring the breakthrough for carbon fiber cars. However, five years later, applications for carbon composites are still lacking in mass-market passenger cars, and OEMs have shifted focus back to light metals. Carbon parts still struggle to meet the industrial and economical requirements of car manufacturing.
Find out more
Aerospace & Defense
What’s next for aerospace composites?
Samih Coskun Baban, Dr. Andreas Schlosser, Dr. Philipp Seidel
When the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350 XWB were developed almost a decade ago, they promised a new level of profitability for airlines and huge growth potential for the composites industry. Now that the early struggles are over, composite planes are taking to the skies. Today, the airspace composite components (ACC) market represents the largest demand for composites, even though supply chain struggles are still shaking the industry. Manufacturers are looking for the next growth area, and they may have found it: engines and interiors. Arthur D.
Find out more

More About Andreas
  • University St. Gallen (Switzerland)
    University St. Gallen (Switzerland)
  • Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich (Germany) & University of Michigan (USA)
    Diploma, Business Administration
  • Ricardo Strategic Consulting
    Managing Director Central Europe
  • Capgemini Consulting
    Head of Automotive Manufacturing & High Tech Sector
  • Autobytel Europe
    Vice President
  • BMW
    Project Manager