Development speed as a mindset transformation

Munich, September 2026
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he global automotive industry is still running at different product development and product introduction speeds. Chinese NEV leaders and software-defined-vehicle native players develop new models in less than 24 months while most established OEMs still need up to 50 months. OEMs therefore need to redesign their product development process (PDP).

And so do the suppliers and system integrators whose commercial viability depends on matching that cadence. The gap is not a vanity benchmark. For OEMs it translates into stranded R&D capital, technology obsolescence at launch, and lost market windows. For suppliers it translates into shorter program pipelines, margin pressure from OEMs rationalizing their supply base, and displacement by platform-capable Tier 0.5 players. Our Berylls by AlixPartners levers close these gaps holistically and systematically across the full value chain.

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Development speed as a mindset transformation
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Authors

Christian Kaiser

Partner & Managing Director

Florian Ambrosius-Eichner

Project Manager

Christian Schumacher

Expert Advisor (schwarzenberg.tech)