Automotive Consulting

Bennie Fowler - Automotive Consulting Services


Automotive Consulting Services: Corporate Coaching | Bennie Fowler - autoBennie Fowler, whose previous experience includes key positions throughout the value chain at Ford Motor Company, is offering his expertise to help your company develop customized strategies for transforming the way you do business.

With a focus on sustained and measurable results, Bennie is an expert at utilizing a systems approach to simultaneously improving quality and cost performance. Mr. Fowler is available to travel worldwide to provide consulting, training and public speaking services.

Bennie has experience in contributing his knowledge to international automakers in a diverse set of key segments:

  • Product Development
  • Quality & Process Oversight
  • Purchasing Operations
  • Plant Management
  • Product Launch
  • And More

Providing Sustainable Solutions to the Unique Challenges of the Automotive Industry

Bennie’s experience offers incredible insight for tackling key questions and challenges to create a sustainable quality and productivity strategy for automakers, OEM’s, aftermarket equipment manufacturers, distributors and service providers.

  • Are changes in the consumer and regulatory landscape affecting the potential for future success, and are they being properly addressed?
  • Is the current system fact-based and knowledge-driven, implemented with a basis of measurement, as opposed to constructed of assumptions?
  • Are you maximizing productivity through effective teamwork, communication and execution of best practices and standards?

Bennie Fowler approaches each unique situation with the goal of delivering productivity and quality improvements across all steps of the process.

Key Accomplishments: Ford Motor Company
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    Launched over 900 vehicles and delivered over $5 billion in product improvements as Group Vice President of Global Quality & New Model Launch. These improvements boosted Ford’s JD Power & Associates quality rating from last place to a solid position in the Top 10.
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    Produced $250 million in capital savings and reduced prototype costs by $10 million annually as Vice President of Advanced & Manufacturing Engineering.
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    Delivered $1.4 billion in savings through the restructuring of Product Development, Manufacturing and Purchasing operations as Chief Operating Officer of Jaguar and Land Rover Operations in the United Kingdom.
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    Improved quality by 25% and reduced material, labor and freight warranty costs by $400 million, as well as line cost per vehicle by $300-$500 while acting as Executive Director of SUV Product Development, a $15 billion Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) business.
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    Grew profits from $900 million to $2.3 billion while acting as Director of Vehicle & Product Development.
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    Received best-in-class honors by the J.D Power & Associates Initial Quality Study, as well as improved productivity by more than 25% while serving as Manager at the Wayne Stamping & Assembly Operations Plant.

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Why Choose Bennie Fowler as Your Automotive Consultant?


Boasting over 40 years of experience in the automotive industry, Bennie Fowler has a proven track record of success. Mr. Fowler’s ability to lead turnaround efforts, improve productivity, quality and profits, as well as energizing growth, has been recognized throughout his long career at Ford Motor Company. For creative, sustained solutions that will boost profits and reduce operational costs throughout the organizational structure of any automotive manufacturer or supplier, Bennie is your man.

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