Skip to Main

Jonas Hiltrop is a core member of Boston Consulting Group’s Industrial Goods and Automotive Practices, and part of BCG X, the company’s technology build and design unit.

He is a leader of Auto AI by BCG X and an expert in identifying, assessing, piloting, and scaling data- and AI-driven solutions across the entire automotive value chain. He has worked with OEMs and suppliers in Europe, Asia, and North America to leverage big data and advanced analytics to transform and optimize their sales and pricing, manufacturing and operations, ERP, supply chain, and procurement, among other topics.

Prior to joining BCG, he worked on technology commercialization at the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems and in economic and financial consulting at Cornerstone Research (both in Boston, MA).

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management
  • BA, Physics and Economics, Macalester College

Publications and Videos

AWS re:Invent 2021: AWS On Air ft. BMW & BCG

Boston Consulting Group and AWS implemented a machine learning-based application to predict the future take rates of special equipment and options for BMW Group vehicles based on historic take rates. On-air host Jenna Pederson speaks with BCG’s Jonas Hiltrop, Maik Leuthold, BMW’s Sr. Developer Advocate, and BMW’s Nick Harmening, Business IT Project Lead.

Its Scale or Fail with AI in Auto Sales Hero Rectangle

It’s Scale or Fail with AI in Auto Sales

OEMs have harnessed AI’s power under the hood. Now they must apply it in sales. Seven best practices help automakers scale AI across the organization.
Turbocharge-Auto-Sales.jpg

Turbocharge Auto Sales with Advanced Analytics

Advanced analytics (AA) is a powerful tool for automotive OEMs and dealer groups to boost sales and improve operating margins. However, few players are leveraging AA to its fullest.