Automotive & Mobility

We have a strong track record in enabling automotive and mobility innovators to sell to major overseas companies in the field.

We help our clients tap into our deep network of technical and commercial decision makers across OEMs, tiers and emerging players.

And we know what it takes to secure mass production, supply and licence deals.

We have particular expertise in enabling clients to sell their technologies in Asia – which is home to 13 of the top 20 global automotive OEMs and three of the top-10 markets for passenger vehicle sales.

For mobility tech developers, Asia is a 'can’t miss' region where the private and public sectors are working together to achieve ambitious commercialisation plans for autonomous, electric and connected vehicles.

If you'd like to discuss how we could help build your business, please get in touch below.

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Shaun Bretstein – General Manager, APAC & Israel, Optibus

We appointed Intralink to help us grow sales in China, South Korea and Japan. We can now access customers we were totally blocked from in the past.

Mohammad Musa - CEO, Deepen AI

Leadership

Daniel Kollar

Head of Practice

Daniel heads our Automotive & Mobility Practice. He leads our team of automotive specialists who spearhead our clients’ expansion in global automotive markets by crafting bespoke go-to market strategies and establishing direct relations with key commercial and technical decision makers throughout the industry. Daniel's particular specialism is forging client deals in China's autonomous driving, EV battery systems, fuel cells and automotive HMI solutions.

Global Lead

Tommy is global lead of our Automotive & Mobility Practice, working with our clients to develop and implement outbound growth strategies.

Now based in California, Tommy previously worked in Shanghai where he ran business expansion initiatives for a broad range of automotive clients. He’s secured millions of dollars in revenues for these clients with Asia’s leading OEMs and tiers. He also secured a China JV for an automotive components manufacturer and was an advisor to its board.

Client stories

Car connectivity platform

VNC Automotive is a UK-based developer of vehicle connectivity and infotainment software.

The company appointed us to drive demand with Asia's largest automakers and to license its technology to in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) head-unit OEMs in Japan, Korea and Greater China.

The programme has proven a great success. We’ve secured licence deals worth millions of dollars with IVI brands including Panasonic, JVC Kenwood, Fujitsu, Alpine, Clarion, Humax, Yanfeng and Changxing for cars from Asia’s top OEMs.

Read full case studies

Product

Car infotainment & connectivity systems

Targets

Asia's leading car OEMs/tiers

Results

Multi-million $ licence deals

EV batteries

Solid Power is a Colorado-based developer of all-solid-state EV batteries. The company brought us on board to engage potential investors in Japan and China as part of its $20m Series A fundraising roadshow.

We engaged 200 companies before taking Solid Power to meet a shortlist of 40 over two weeks in Asia.

We ultimately secured an investment of $4m from Sanoh Industrial, a Japanese producer of powertrain and fuel injector technologies.

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Product

All-solid-state-EV batteries

Objective

Secure Series-A investment

Targets

Battery, sub-system & materials firms

Result

Series A investment from a Japanese corporate

Cart part manufacturer

Teconnex appointed us to understand the commercial opportunities in China and secure customers to underpin potential investment in a local manufacturing plant.

We met all the key target customers and we developed a business strategy, including detailed revenue targets and an outline of what it would take to achieve significant sales. In parallel to executing the strategy, we identified, vetted and negotiated commercial terms with a JV manufacturing partner.

We signed several long-term supply deals worth tens of millions of dollars, helped the JV hire a General Manager and Head of Sales, and continue to support the JV in an advisory role.

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Product

Automotive clamping systems

Targets

OEMs/tiers making engine, exhaust, and turbochargers

Results

Multi-million $ supply deals and commercial framework for China JV