The automotive industry is changing drastically
Are you ready to find new customers, enter new markets, and stay relevant in the new automotive value chain?
Your automotive business is disappearing
European automotive is changing faster than most suppliers can adapt. EVs reduce part counts, OEMs consolidate supply chains, and traditional volume streams are shifting. Where stable programmes once buffered your growth, uncertainty is now the norm. Orders shrink, contracts end, and sales cycles lengthen. If you are a metal or component supplier, you need a strategy that goes beyond analysis, one that leads to measurable results and sustainable growth.
From strategy to execution
Dreco Insights does not stop at analysis or advice. Strategy is translated into concrete actions and executed alongside your team.
We ensure that plans lead to measurable results instead of staying on paper.
Clear positioning
DreCo Insights helps you reposition within the automotive value chain.
This reduces dependency on a few customers and strengthens your relevance for tomorrow’s programmes.
Access to OEM and Tier 1
With decades of experience inside the automotive value chain, Dreco Insights helps you gain visibility where it matters most.
We open doors to OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers and guide you through the conversations that determine future projects.
Full accountability
You work with one senior partner from start to finish.
From strategy to delivery, we stay involved until progress is visible and results are achieved.
No compromise, just maximise.
European automotive suppliers face three core needs today:
Finding new customers to replace declining volume, entering adjacent or faster-growing segments of the supply chain, and making portfolio decisions about where to invest, sell, or realign.
If your automotive business is disappearing and you need strategy plus execution to navigate this transformation, you are in the right place.
Tailored Automotive Planning
Pro-active Strategy Management
No compromise, just maximise.
Why Choose DreCo Insights for automotive advice?
At DreCo Insights, we believe that insight alone does not create change. Real progress happens when strategy and execution are owned by the same partner.
With decades of hands on experience in the European automotive value chain, we support organisations not just with direction, but with delivery.
We work side by side with your team to turn complexity into clarity and plans into measurable results.
Trust Dreco Insights to guide your business through transformation with focus, accountability, and real execution.
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Building resilience in a changing automotive value chain
The automotive industry is fundamentally reshaping itself. For component manufacturers, long term success no longer depends on a single programme, platform, or customer. It depends on how well you anticipate change, reposition your capabilities, and secure relevance in the next generation of automotive platforms.
This is where focused, experience driven guidance makes the difference.
Strategic repositioning
We help suppliers redefine their role within the automotive value chain by identifying where future demand is growing. This includes EV related components, interior systems, thermal management, and new safety applications. The goal is not to abandon automotive, but to move to the parts of the chain where volumes and margins remain sustainable.
Reduced dependency risk
Many suppliers are overly dependent on one or two key customers or platforms. We work with management teams to broaden their customer base within the same industry, opening access to additional OEMs, Tier 1s, and platforms. This reduces exposure and creates a more stable revenue structure over time.
Execution that creates results
Insight alone does not change a business. We translate strategy into concrete actions, guide OEM and Tier 1 engagement, and support teams through implementation. By staying involved throughout execution, we ensure that plans lead to real projects, new customers, and measurable progress.
Why DreCo Insights is the right partner for (automotive) transformation
Let DreCo Insights help you secure your position in the new automotive value chain
The European automotive industry is undergoing a structural shift that demands more than isolated strategic decisions.
Component manufacturers face declining volumes, increasing OEM requirements and growing pressure on margins, while internal teams are often absorbed by day-to-day operations.
DreCo Insights supports manufacturers by combining data-driven strategy with hands-on execution. Not from the sidelines, but embedded next to your management and commercial teams.
The result is clarity, momentum and measurable progress in markets that are rapidly changing.
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Strategic positioning and market clarity
Every transformation starts with understanding where you truly stand. DreCo Insights begins with a thorough analysis of your current position in the automotive value chain, your customer portfolio, product relevance and market exposure. This phase creates clarity around risks, opportunities and realistic growth paths, based on data rather than assumptions.
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Translating strategy into actionable plans
Insight without action does not change outcomes. DreCo converts strategic findings into concrete priorities, actions and KPIs that fit your organization. This includes defining target markets, relevant component groups, OEMs and Tier 1s, as well as aligning internal teams around a shared direction that can actually be executed.
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Hands-on execution within the automotive ecosystem
DreCo Insights actively supports implementation by working alongside your management, sales and technical teams. From preparing OEM meetings to opening doors within engineering networks and supporting negotiations, execution is guided in real time. This ensures strategies do not remain theoretical but translate into visibility, traction and new opportunities within the automotive value chain.
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Long-term value creation and risk reduction
Transformation is not a short-term project. DreCo Insights stays involved to ensure momentum is maintained, lessons are applied and dependency on single customers or platforms is reduced. By building a broader position across growing component groups and customers, companies strengthen resilience while securing sustainable growth within automotive.
Achievements and impact
Why DreCo Insights is the right choice for automotive transformation
27+ years
Hands-on experience in European component manufacturing and automotive supply chains
€10M – €250M
Typical client turnover range of manufacturers DreCo supports across Europe
Multiple market entries delivered:
Including OEM access, German market entry and new business units built from zero to scale
With more than 27 years of experience in component manufacturing and B2B business development, DreCo Insights delivers impact where it matters most: inside the automotive value chain.
From building automotive business units from zero to €10M, tripling revenue within three years, and leading organizations with full P&L responsibility, Christian Drenth has consistently combined strategy with execution.
This experience translates into practical guidance, realistic decisions and measurable progress for manufacturers navigating automotive transformation today.
How we help
Testimonials from our satisfied clients.
Clients' voices
At DreCo Insights, long-term partnerships matter more than quick wins. We work closely with owners, CEOs and management teams of automotive and industrial component manufacturers who face complex strategic decisions in changing markets. Our clients value a partner who understands the automotive value chain, speaks their language and stays involved from strategy through execution. Below are examples of how manufacturers describe their experience working with Christian Drenth and the impact this collaboration has had on their business.
DreCo has been instrumental in our success from the very beginning. Christian conducted thorough market research, which laid the foundation for a robust sales strategy. Beyond just developing customer relationships in the field, DreCo also took the lead in shaping and executing our social media and marketing campaigns, ensuring our brand's strong presence and growth.
DreCo Insights helped prenel GmbH prepare to launch our new technology. The market research across target industries validated our commercial assumptions. The business plan and detailed financial forecasts gave us realistic projections. We could present credible numbers and discuss them in depth with investors. A very valuable part was also the access to senior management at market leaders. These introductions connected us with investors and development partners. His guidance keeps us focused on what matters. We get practical advice, not theory. I recommend DreCo Insights to any B2B company entering new markets.
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STILL NOT SURE?
Frequently Asked Questions
We understand that choosing the right automotive partner is a big decision. Here are answers to some of the most common questions about Dreco Insights and our services.
When is the right moment to work with DreCo Insights?
The right moment is often earlier than companies expect. Many manufacturers reach out when volumes start to decline or contracts are coming to an end, but the most impact is created when there is still time to act. If more than 30% of your revenue depends on automotive, if your order book beyond 18–24 months is uncertain, or if new projects are becoming harder to win, it is the right moment to step back, assess your position and define a clear path forward.
Do we need to leave the automotive industry to reduce risk?
No. In most cases, the strongest opportunities are still within the automotive value chain. The challenge is not the industry itself, but where you are positioned within it. DreCo Insights helps companies move towards growing component groups, new platforms and additional OEMs or Tier 1s, reducing dependency without abandoning automotive. Diversification into adjacent industries can be part of the strategy, but always as a complement, not a forced exit.
How is DreCo Insights different from traditional consultants?
Most consultants deliver a strategy and move on. DreCo Insights stays involved until results become visible. Strategy and execution are led by the same person, ensuring continuity, accountability and momentum. This means working next to your management and sales teams, preparing OEM meetings, supporting negotiations and adjusting course when needed. The focus is not on reports, but on decisions, actions and measurable progress.
What kind of companies does DreCo Insights typically work with?
DreCo Insights works primarily with European component manufacturers, typically with a turnover between €10M and €250M and 50 to 1,000 employees. Clients are often metal or steel component suppliers operating in automotive, interiors, thermal management or related domains. Engagements are tailored to the company’s situation, whether the challenge is finding new customers, repositioning within the value chain, or preparing for growth, acquisition or transition.
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