Our focus
AIH Consulting is a specialist automotive consultancy dedicated to driving innovation, optimisation, and sustainability across the automotive value chain. Our expertise covers a comprehensive range of services, designed to support clients in navigating the complexities of the automotive industry and achieving operational excellence.
Service offering
We provide expert advisory services to government agencies, industry stakeholders, OEMs, and suppliers on developing and implementing effective automotive policies and strategies.
- Develop robust automotive policies and strategic frameworks tailored to industry needs and market trends.
- Advise on incentive processes, policy compliance, and regulatory requirements to maximise client benefits.
- Support stakeholders in navigating local and international automotive standards and aligning with global industry best practices.
- Conduct policy impact assessments to evaluate outcomes and guide policy refinements.
Our team conducts comprehensive feasibility studies, market assessments, and develops bankable business cases to assess and support new business ventures and expansions.
- Perform pre-feasibility and feasibility studies to identify potential risks and opportunities.
- Develop market assessments to analyze demand, competition, and growth potential.
- Create detailed, bankable business plans with financial projections for investor approval.
- Assess and document the commercial viability of new projects, including capital and operational requirements.
- Apply benchmarking tools.
We offer industrial and process engineering solutions to enhance operational efficiency and optimise productivity within automotive plants.
- Design and implement industrial engineering systems that improve production processes and reduce waste.
- Optimize plant layouts and equipment utilization to streamline workflows.
- Create implementation plans for efficient resource management and enhanced production output.
- Conduct continuous improvement assessments to identify opportunities for process upgrades.
- Promote lean production, line balancing and value analysis.
Our consultants assist clients in planning successful product launches and managing the industrialization process to bring new products to market effectively.
- Develop comprehensive product launch plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and risk management.
- Support clients in coordinating the industrialization process to ensure a smooth transition from prototype to production.
- Provide on-the-ground support for testing, quality assurance, and production adjustments.
- Identify and mitigate potential launch challenges to ensure timely and efficient product rollouts.
- Launch project management
We specialize in designing and optimizing logistics and supply chain solutions that improve efficiency and reduce costs across industries.
- Design logistics frameworks that align with client objectives and operational needs.
- Implement advanced supply chain strategies to minimise costs and streamline inventory management.
- Conduct supply chain audits to identify areas for improvement and enhance overall efficiency.
- Support clients in adopting sustainable logistics practices to meet environmental goals.
Our expertise helps clients prepare for global competitiveness and strengthens local supply chains within the automotive sector.
- Assess supplier readiness and implement quality improvement programs to meet international standards and client requirements.
- Facilitate localisation strategies to increase local content and strengthen supply resilience.
- Assist in implementing Integrated Quality Management Systems to enhance product quality and process efficiency.
- Prepare clients for certification audits, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
We support the development of electric and new energy vehicle initiatives, from feasibility assessments to project implementation.
- Conduct feasibility studies for electric vehicle (EV) and new energy vehicle projects to evaluate market potential.
- Develop business plans for EV startups, including financial projections and investment requirements.
- Assist with the planning and design of EV charging infrastructure to support sustainable growth.
- Provide guidance on regulatory and environmental compliance for new energy vehicle initiatives.
Flagship projects
Mercedes Benz
Mercedes-Benz Facilities Master Plan and project management, supplier development programmes, plant layout planning, and process optimisation at locations such as for East London (South Africa) and Kecskemét (Hungary).
BMW
Multiple projects for BMW globally, including the Facilities Master Plan and project management supplier development programmes and new model launch planning. for Oxford (UK), Rosslyn (South Africa), Miramas (France), as well as
Stellantis
Feasibility studies, business plans and plant selection for Stellantis SA (owner of brands such as Peugeot, Alfa Romeo, Opel, Fiat Abarth and Citroën) resulting in establishing a plant in the Coega IDZ.
Ineos Grenadier
Localisation planning and homologation and strategic framework to establish the Ineos Grenadier footprint and dealership model in South Africa.
BMW UK
Determined the feasibility of implementing EV charging infrastructure for BMW (UK) across four plants: Oxford, Swindon, Hams Hall, and Goodwood.
Industrial Development Corporation
EV/New Energy Vehicle (NEV) value chain study for the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to identify investment opportunities.
EV Start-up Projects
We assisted several EV start-ups such as MellowCabs, Nobe, GreenStreet and the Joule with feasibility and business plan development, plant design and industrialisation.
