GlobalAutoIndustry.com’s latest Audio Interview “Lithium-ion Battery Value Chain in Europe” with Ron Hesse features Dr. Wolfgang Bernhart. Dr. Bernhart has been a Partner at Roland Berger’s Stuttgart office since 2007 and is an expert for automotive topics. He has carried out numerous strategy projects and transformation programs around the world. He helps clients across the whole automotive mobility ecosystem to boost growth and leverage technology, and business model innovations around digitization and eMobility.
About Interview Guest
Dr. Wolfgang Bernhart, Senior Partner
Roland Berger
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In the 11-minute Audio Interview, Dr. Bernhart discusses these questions:
• Given the recent announcements of OEMs in Europe to slow down the transition towards BEV, what does that mean for Cell demand and demand for Cathode materials?
• Various prospective European cell manufacturers, e.g. PowerCo, ACC, and Northvolt announced to postpone their expansion plans or plans for additional factories. Can you comment on that?
• Who will supply LFP cells then?
• What about the impact of carbon footprint?
• What does this all mean for the establishment of the value chain in EU?
About Dr. Wolfgang Bernhart:
Senior Partner, Roland Berger
Dr. Wolfgang Bernhart has been a Partner at Roland Berger’s Stuttgart office since 2007 and is an expert for automotive topics. He has carried out numerous strategy projects and transformation programs around the world. He helps clients across the whole automotive mobility ecosystem to boost growth and leverage technology and business model innovations around digitization and eMobility.
He began his career as a Project Manager for Diebold Deutschland, then joined a major international consulting company in 1996, where he became Associate Director in 1999 and Co-Head of the Automotive Practice in 2001. In 2002, he joined COVISINT Europe as Key Account Director for a big German automotive OEM before returning to consulting in 2003.
Wolfgang studied Production Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe. He completed his PhD in 1993 at the Institute for Machine Tools and Operations Technology, also in Karlsruhe, where he was an Assistant Professor.