Although TCI Consulting’s experience is concentrated in the automotive sector it encompasses the entire transportation spectrum:

• Military aircraft
• Civil aircraft
• Microlights
• Rail
• People movers
• Automotive
• Off-highway vehicles
• Bicycles

The types of services we offer in this sector include new technology assessment, competitive intelligence and benchmarking, and global market assessments -- automotive and aircraft programmes are increasingly global in nature.

The breadth of our experience can be judged from the following brief examples of assignments in this sector:

• A capabilities driven diversification assessment for a European automotive components suppliers seeking to enter the aerospace market;
• Assessment of potential European and US bolt-on acquisition candidates for a Tier Two components supplier, that subsequently resulted in a $350 million purchase;
• Global due diligence assessment of a manufacturer of a novel design of ultra light aircraft on behalf of a financial investor;
• Assessment of future technological trends in motion control in off-highway vehicles, encompassing agricultural equipment, construction machinery, mining equipment, vocational trucks, etc;
• European entry assessment and acquisition candidate identification of the vehicle extended warranty market;
• Analysis of potential opportunities in the German car replacement tyre market;
• Global technological assessment of trends in vehicle automatic crash avoidance systems.

Please contact us to discuss your specific needs and our relevant product, technology and industry expertise.