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Car sharing services will generate global revenues of $4.7 billion in 2021….It will bring changes to urban driving, driver behavior, and business models of OEMs and new entrants.

Gang Xu (许刚)
Managing Director & Senior Partner
Shanghai

Gang Xu (许刚) leads Boston Consulting Group’s Industrial Goods practice in Greater China.

Throughout his career, Gang has focused on product development, innovation, digitalization, and operational improvement. At BCG, he has led more than ten projects for a domestic automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in China, covering product strategy and planning, overseas market entry, technology assessment, product development benchmarking, voice-of-customer analysis, and module strategy development.

He has also piloted numerous other projects, including the development of new business models and downstream strategies for Chinese OEMs, new mobility solutions and digital business building for domestic and international carmakers, lean manufacturing and factory improvement for a global mining equipment manufacturer, and projects in the automotive aftermarket space for two Chinese domestic OEMs.

He has led brand enhancement and new product launch projects for a leading joint-venture OEM, as well as an enterprise-wide process-improvement and ERP implementation project for the top Chinese manufacturer of commercial airliners.

Before joining BCG in 2015, Gang was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and a principal at A.T. Kearney, working more than 16 years in consulting and focusing on automotive industries. Before that, he worked at Ford Motor Company conducting advanced powertrain research.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • PhD, mechanical engineering, Purdue University
  • MBA, University of Michigan
  • MS, mechanical engineering, University of Missouri
  • BS, mechanical engineering, Zhejiang University

Publications and Videos

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全球动力电池产业链可持续发展评估

“全球及中国动力电池产业链可持续发展水平评估体系”为全产业相关参与企业就如何实现可持续性发展提供指引，并引领全行业持续优化产业发展环境及政策，推动产业朝更健康与更可持续的方向发展。
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Harnessing the Tectonic Shifts in Global Manufacturing

Trade disruptions have prompted many global companies to shift where they produce and source goods. But getting the desired results requires a difficult balancing act.
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Hitting the Road: New Energy HDT’s Bright Future

The global new energy heavy-duty truck (HDT) market has a promising future, particularly the battery electric HDT market. The report envisions major trends in the future development of HDT technology as the battery electric HDT ecosystem taking shape.
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What the Shift to Zero-Emission Vehicles Means for Commercial Transportation

With demand and regulation forcing the global shift to green trucks, manufacturers must develop new strategies to survive. The first step: convincing fleet operators and creating the charging infrastructure.
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Car Rental in a New Light

Heading into the 2020s, car rental is set to rev as loud as the times, buoyed by emerging opportunities presented by consumption level-up, technological innovation and net-zero initiatives.
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Auto Companies Will Outlast COVID-19 and Come Out Stronger

How? By navigating the near-term impacts with fortitude and foresight. Here’s some guidance.
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The Global Auto Industry Responds to the Coronavirus

Here’s what’s been happening to automotive supply chains in China—in Hubei province, in particular—and how companies can respond to this and future global challenges.
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识变从宜，制胜有道——车企如何在下行市场逆势而起

中国乘用车市场凛冬已至。车企应全盘考虑，寻求快速突围之道并为更长远的发展打下基础，充分准备好在未来几年低盈利水平下尽可能保持组织健康运转，同时不放弃投资长期能力建设。
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The Future of Commercial Vehicles

New-energy powertrains, autonomous technology, and connectivity are fueling unprecedented change in the market. How should players prepare for a radically different future?
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Five Ways to Win in China’s Changing Mobility Market

Domestic automakers are rapidly gaining an edge in ride-hailing services, self-driving cars, and electric vehicles. Foreign players need a bold and nimble strategy to remain competitive.
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The Future of Battery Production for Electric Vehicles

Innovation alone won’t save the industry’s economics. Manufacturers must adopt digital technologies to produce battery cells cost-effectively.
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The Electric Car Tipping Point

Automobile powertrains are shifting toward electrification at an accelerating pace. What’s driving the trend, and what powertrains will be required by 2030 for owned and shared mobility?