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Heavy-duty trucks: market forecasts for over 100 countries

A market-leading heavy-duty truck OEM standardised its market forecasting across more than 100 countries, and now sees market turns earlier.

Sector
Commercial vehicles
Business case
Accurate forecasting for the global commercial vehicle market
Specifics
Adapt production capacity early to market turns

Horizons

Strategic

The situation

A market-leading OEM in heavy-duty trucks, serving well over 100 international markets.

Heavy reliance on a scarce team covering many markets across the globe.

The challenge

  • Too many markets, too few peopleMinimise forecast error and extend coverage to more markets.
  • No common methodEach market needed a standardised, data-driven methodology instead of individual judgement.

What Indicio did

  • Market forecasts per country, built from leading indicators selected automatically for each market.
  • One structured, repeatable process across all markets.

The result

Lower forecast error

And earlier detection of market trend shifts.

New, stronger indicators

Identified per market, including the impact of new regulations.

Management support

A structured process for all markets that management backs.

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