This project was conceived by a group of experienced automotive industry executives who realised that the industry model had broken down. Dealerships are struggling to survive in a competitive environment, with increasingly demanding customers and manufacturers who appear to work on a 'divide and rule' principle.

This project aims to link the dealerships and optimise stocks of vehicles and parts. McKinsey&Co have estimated that the value of vehicles unsold each year because dealers cannot see each other's stocks amounts to $65-80bn.

HCL provided generic project management skills to this project. We introduced project plans, regular tracking of progress and reporting. A project organisation structure was devised giving ownership of all modules of the project to specific sponsors.