Transform the Automotive Industry with SAP Solutions

Name: leverX Company
Brand: LeverX
Rating: 4.9 (114 reviews)

Integrate product design, manufacturing, and supply chains into a unified digital ecosystem

As an SAP Gold Partner, we provide access to resources and seasoned professionals, ensuring your project's reliability. Our expertise helps us tailor SAP solutions for your unique needs, optimizing ROI and efficiency.

Partnering with LeverX as an SAP Global Strategic Supplier goes beyond buyer-seller dynamics. We provide critical solutions for global operations, collaborate with you on product development, and drive strategic initiatives.

LeverX is a certified partner of the SAP Center of Expertise. This accreditation ensures our unwavering commitment to upholding SAP's highest standards. Our mission is to deliver excellence, providing unparalleled support, and facilitating the seamless integration of SAP solutions into your business framework.

As an SAP AppHaus Network Member, we help businesses solve complex problems, deliver exceptional user experiences, and drive digital transformation using design thinking and innovation expertise. We leverage SAP's best practices and cutting-edge tools to create user-centric solutions.

According to ABI Research's study, the contemporary automotive industry stands at a pivotal juncture, grappling with multifaceted challenges, some stemming from the lingering pandemic effects. These challenges include

Supply chain disruptions have interrupted production and challenged the industry's ability to meet consumer demands.
Simultaneously, surging inflation and interest rates have created hurdles in vehicle financing, potentially impacting sales.
The decline in vehicle sales in Western markets, attributed to supply chain issues and elevated prices, adds to the industry's complexity.

At LeverX, we recognize the pressing need for innovative solutions to address these challenges.

In a recent collaboration with an esteemed automobile manufacturer, the LeverX team successfully implemented SAP Workflow, an automated tool designed to streamline and enhance business processes. This implementation revolutionized the customer's expense reconciliation process, offering a seamless and controlled approval chain for expenses related to exhibitions and promotions. The transformative results of our cooperation are evident as our customer no longer needs to reconcile each iteration in separate programs, simplifying the approval process. This solution streamlines workflows, facilitates stakeholder coordination, and saves valuable time and resources.

As the automotive industry confronts its challenges head-on, LeverX remains committed to providing innovative solutions that empower businesses to thrive in this ever-evolving landscape.

Automotive manufacturers (OEMs)
Streamline production planning, ensure quality, and sync global supply chains.
Automotive component suppliers (Tier 1/2)
Enhance demand forecasting, gain real-time visibility, and maintain compliance.
Service and repair centers
Manage work orders, control inventory, and track parts availability in real time.
Automotive retail (dealers)
Coordinate sales, unify CRM systems, and balance inventories across all locations.
Aftermarket parts and accessories
Improve parts traceability, optimize warehouse operations, and automate inventory replenishment.
Leasing services
Simplify contract management, automate billing, and meet regulatory requirements.
Fleet management services
Track assets, schedule maintenance, and analyze costs across vehicle fleets.

Vehicle rental and car sharing
Deliver real-time vehicle availability, enable dynamic pricing, and boost customer engagement.
Automotive logistics and supply chain providers
Increase shipment visibility, optimize transport plans, and collaborate with vendors.
Vehicle inspection and certification services
Standardize inspection workflows, generate regulatory reports, and digitize records.
Automotive software and electronics
Streamline R&D, manage product lifecycles, and adhere to industry standards.
Electric vehicle infrastructure providers
Deploy assets, analyze energy usage, and schedule services for EV networks.
Automotive recycling
Track materials, ensure compliance, and optimize reverse logistics for sustainability.
Automotive insurance
Automate claims, engage customers, and detect fraud with advanced analytics.

SAP Solutions for the automotive industry

SAP provides a comprehensive suite of solutions tailored to the automotive sector, covering production management, supply chain operations, customer interactions, and more. These solutions help enhance efficiency, improve product quality, and optimize costs.

Production management

Planning and analytics

Customer experience management

Document management

Sustainability and asset management

Finance

HR management

Production management

SAP provides solutions that help automotive manufacturers optimize production efficiency and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards by:

Streamlining production planning and scheduling to maximize resource utilization.
Enabling real-time visibility and control across shop-floor operations.
Reducing downtime through proactive maintenance and predictive insights.
Managing vehicle lifecycles from production through delivery, with complete transparency.

SAP S/4HANA

Manage production processes and supply chains.
SAP Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (SAP PP/DS)

Create detailed production schedules to optimize resources.
SAP Manufacturing Execution (SAP ME)

Digitalize production processes and access real-time and historical data to improve production efficiency.
SAP Vehicle Insights

Manage the complete vehicle lifecycle.
SAP Predictive Predictive Asset Insights

Monitor equipment health and predict failures.

Planning and analytics

SAP solutions enable automotive manufacturers to anticipate market changes, balance supply and demand, and make faster decisions by:

Improving demand forecasting accuracy with real-time and predictive analytics.
Optimizing inventory and resources to reduce costs and avoid shortages.
Supporting scenario planning to evaluate production, supply chain, and sales strategies.
Providing interactive dashboards and visualizations for effective decision-making.

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

Analyze and visualize business, financial, and operational data for informed decisions.
SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP)

Optimize demand, inventory, and sales management.
SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)

Connect applications, manage data, and enable custom analytics and extensions across design, production, and supply chain operations.

Customer experience management

SAP solutions help automotive companies deliver personalized experiences and build stronger customer relationships by:

Managing sales, service, and customer interactions across all touchpoints.
Strengthening digital sales channels for vehicles, parts, and aftermarket services.
Creating personalized journeys that build trust, loyalty, and long-term engagement.
Enabling omnichannel integration for a unified brand experience.

SAP Customer Experience (SAP CX)

Manage sales, service, and customer interactions.
SAP Commerce Cloud

Strengthen digital sales channels for vehicles and parts.
SAP Emarsys Customer Engagement Platform

Use omnichannel automation and intelligent personalization to deliver targeted experiences across email, mobile, web, and more.

Document management

Ensure secure, centralized storage and easy access to documents and certificates while improving compliance, collaboration, and lifecycle control by:

Centralizing all business documents and certificates in a single, reliable repository.
Enabling version control and structured workflows for accuracy and consistency.
Supporting regulatory compliance through controlled access and audit trails.
Improving collaboration with integrated document sharing and approval processes.

SAP Document Management System (SAP DMS)

Store and manage documents efficiently.
SAP Information Lifecycle Management (SAP ILM)

Automate data retention, archiving, and secure deletion while ensuring governance.

Sustainability and asset management

Reduce environmental impact, ensure compliance, and maximize asset efficiency by:

Optimizing asset utilization and extending equipment lifecycles.
Enhancing collaboration with partners across the asset value chain.
Tracking materials and processes to meet sustainability regulations.
Building resilient supply chains that unlock new opportunities.

SAP Digital Supply Chain

Build a sustainable, flexible supply chain and unlock new business opportunities.
SAP Business Network Asset Collaboration

Improve asset management and partner collaboration.
SAP Responsible Design and Production (SAP RDP)

Assess the environmental impact of materials and processes.
SAP Enterprise Asset Management (SAP EAM)

Oversee equipment and plan maintenance.

Finance

SAP provides solutions that help automotive companies strengthen financial control and profitability by:

Automating core finance processes such as accounting, billing, and consolidation.
Providing real-time visibility into costs, revenues, and profitability across the value chain.
Supporting financial planning and forecasting with predictive analytics and scenario modeling.
Ensuring compliance with industry regulations and international accounting standards.

SAP S/4HANA Finance

Unify financial processes and gain real-time cost, revenue, and performance insights.
SAP Analytics Cloud

Integrate financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting with advanced analytics.
SAP S/4HANA Cloud for Treasury and Risk Management

Optimize liquidity, manage financial risks, and ensure regulatory compliance.

HR management

SAP provides automotive companies with tools to attract, develop, and retain talent by:

Managing the whole employee lifecycle, from recruitment to retirement.
Supporting workforce planning to align skills with production and service needs.
Enhancing engagement through continuous learning and career development.
Ensuring compliance with labor regulations and global HR standards.

SAP SuccessFactors Human Resource Management (SAP HRM)

Manage core HR, talent, and workforce planning processes in a unified cloud platform.
SAP SuccessFactors Learning (SAP SF LMS)

Provide ongoing training and certification programs tailored to automotive roles.

Modern automotive businesses already run on SAP. But you can get more out of your data, processes, and systems by adding intelligent tools.

With AI and machine learning, your SAP landscape becomes smarter at making predictions, identifying risks, and automating decisions before people are involved.

Here’s where AI makes a difference:

Intelligent production planning with algorithms that adjust based on parts availability and demand trends.
Real-time predictive maintenance using data from sensors to cut downtime across your equipment fleet.
Proactive quality control is supported by image recognition models that catch defects faster than manual inspections.
Smarter lead-time forecasts and cost predictions make procurement and logistics processes more efficient.

SAP already provides built-in AI features across its ecosystem. We help you activate and adapt them to your operations — and when standard tools aren’t enough, we develop custom AI, including generative AI, directly on top of your SAP environment.

V2X (Vehicle to Everything) Connectivity

One possible use for the technology would be to reduce accidents on the road. This could be achieved by:

Informing vehicles of all types of road conditions and traffic objects
Sharing information between cars on the road (position, speed, etc.)
Automatically notifying the system of nearby accidents

Advanced Driver-Assistance System (ADAS)

To ensure safe driving with tech solutions, we offer our expertise in AI and Data Science for the creation of advanced driver-assistance systems that reduce the number of car crashes and minimize the severity of those that do occur.
Using RADAR sensors and deep learning algorithms, the software offers the following features:

Blind spot detection
Automatic emergency braking
Connectivity and voice-activated technologies (lane departure warning, pedestrian detection, etc.)

360-View Virtual Showrooms

Building solutions with the latest 3D technologies opens up space for outstanding customer experience. We provide your potential clients with the ability to:

Visit a showroom in the privacy and comfort of their homes, with a laptop or mobile device.
Get a 360° view of the car, both inside and outside.
Enjoy a guided tour with the essentials highlighted.
Get familiar with new or upcoming models of cars for pre-order.

Over-The-Air (OTA) Data Management Based on eSIM

Our mobile development team can help you deliver a personalized driving experience to your customers with native (iOS / Android) and cross-platform mobile apps. These apps connect to cloud services to provide extra convenience when using car interfaces. What apps do we offer?

Remote control of climate system
Lighting control
Door locking / unlocking
Driving statistics

Advanced Navigation System

Enhance your car app with an advanced navigation system built with leading maps SDKs, including Apple MapKit, Google Maps SDK, Mapbox Maps, etc. Taking advantage of CarPlay and Android Auto, we can integrate your native (iOS / Android) and cross-platform apps with the world’s leading mapping systems that ensure:

Smart navigation
Easy location of parking, gas stations, electric car charging stations
Traffic alerts, Route planning, etc.

Digital Queue

For clients willing to outperform their competitors with tech solutions that customers really want and need, we develop an Uber-like app for car service providers that opens up space for:

Uber-like booking of car services with price estimation
Access to info about the nearest car services centers
Option to book a service representative who will pick up a car at the designated location
Option to schedule the return of the car to designated location after the service is complete
Order a refueling service while on the road

Car-as-a-Service Solution

Modern solutions for car rentals is possible within the mobile app, including:

Mobile access to the list of available rental cars
Get a price quote
List of locations where the preferred car is available
In-app payments
Secure in-app document sharing
Phone access to the chosen car
User statistics for discount programs

Digital Contracting & Document Management

Solution that shortens and simplifies the car buying experience.

Your customer can order a car via web or mobile app, giving their location; the car will be delivered directly to the customer.
After the purchase, the customer can track the order (status, days and hours, etc., before the car arrives).
View locations that have the chosen model of cars.
When the car is at the designated spot, the mobile app automatically notifies the customer.
The customer opens the car with a mobile app.
All the registration documents are inside the car. The customer fills them in and sends via the post to the designated authority.

Why LeverX?

Proven track record

For over 20 years, we have helped businesses worldwide succeed with SAP. We’ve already completed 950+ projects for over 800 clients, including top names on the Fortune 500 list.

Industry experts

The LeverX team comprises professionals with hands-on knowledge in 30+ industries, including manufacturing, logistics, and oil  and gas.

SAP partnership

We implement SAP projects end-to-end  and collaborate with SAP on the development and enhancement of its existing solutions.

Quality and security

LeverX operates in compliance with international standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, and ISO 55001, ensuring reliability and quality in every project.

Investment in innovation

We actively integrate advanced technologies, such as Data Science, IoT, AI, Big Data, Blockchain, and others, to help clients efficiently address their business challenges.

Flexibility

Our team is available 24/7, which enables us to quickly deploy projects, maintain process transparency, and adapt each development phase to meet your specific requirements.

How to Succeed with LeverX

You will take six main steps when working with our SAP experts in Automotive.

Current processes evaluation: Assess existing business processes and identify the organization's needs.
Defining technical requirements: Create a detailed specification of the functional and technical needs of the new system.

Discover

Setting goals and objectives: Establish and agree on the goals to be achieved throughout the project.
Assembling the project team: Appoint team members and define their roles and responsibilities.
Project plan development: Create a comprehensive plan that outlines project phases, timelines, resources, and key performance indicators.
Budget determination: Estimate and approve the budget.
Specifications preparation: Develop the technical and functional specifications for the development team.

Prepare

Ensuring business requirements are met: Check that solution aligns with business requirements and project objectives.
Data validation: Verify the accuracy and compliance of the data.

Explore

Data migration: Transfer data from existing systems to the new one.
System configuration: Set up the solution according to requirements and specifications.
Customization: Develop additional features and modules, if the standard solution does not meet all needs.
Integrations: Configure solution to work with other IT systems and applications.

Realize

Testing: Perform functional, integration, regression, and load testing to ensure that all works correctly.
User training: Organize sessions to help users become familiar with the new system.

Deploy

System readiness check: Verify that the system is ready for operational use.
Launch: Officially transition to active use of solution.
Ongoing support: Continuously monitor solution performance to identify and resolve any issues.

Run

FAQ

How does LeverX ensure integration of SAP solutions with existing automotive IT systems (ERP, MES, dealer portals)?

We use SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and custom connectors to integrate SAP with other systems, including legacy systems, if needed. Our specialists apply a phased approach to system integration so that you can benefit from reliable system interoperability.

Can SAP be tailored to meet the unique needs of OEMs, suppliers, or mobility service providers?

SAP solutions are flexible enough to be adapted to the specifics of OEM production lines, supplier logistics, dealer sales, and mobility services. At LeverX, we customize workflows, extensions, and analytics to align with each business model.

What training do users receive after SAP implementation (production planners, service managers, dealers)?

We provide role-based training programs for different automotive functions so that each user group can learn how to maximize the system’s potential for fast adoption and long-term success.

How does LeverX handle migration from legacy automotive platforms or older SAP ECC systems to S/4HANA?

Our migration specialists apply a structured migration methodology that covers data transfer, system upgrades, and testing. The methodology helps companies shift from ECC and third-party systems to SAP S/4HANA with minimal downtime and data loss.

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An expert will reach out to you to discuss your specific needs and requirements.
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We'll sign an NDA to ensure any sensitive information is kept secure and confidential.
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We'll work with you to prepare a customized proposal based on the project's scope, timeline, and budget.