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Automotive Sector

Strategic Service Transition with
Autonomous Operations

Empowering Direct-to-Customer Engagement with Autonomous Operations



CASE STUDY

Overview of the Client

A leading overseas automotive manufacturer with deep roots across Europe, markets with 28 facilities and a workforce representing over 100 nationalities. The Annual vehicle sales exceed 3 million units, with strong footprints in Asia, North America, and Europe.
GLOBAL FOOTPRINT
Asia
North America
Europe
CLIENT AT A GLANCE
Countries
28+
Annual Vehicle Sales
3M Units
Legacy Systems
25 Yrs
19 CORE APPS
THE ROOT PROBLEM

Aging infrastructure & legacy dependency slowing digital transformation

THE CHALLENGE:

Our client was seeking a Managed Service Provider to handle the support, development and maintenance of 19 core applications.

SOME OF THE MAJOR TECH CHALLENGES FACED BY THIS AUTOMOTIVE FIRM INCLUDES:

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AGING WORKFORCE

One of the major client’s challenges includes relying on the aging workforce as it involved the legacy technology.

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KNOWLEDGE FRAGMENTATION

Heavy reliance on legacy expertise has resulted in fragmented knowledge ownership and process inefficiencies which led to business continuity risks.

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OPERATIONAL COSTS

High operational costs, reduced access to skilled professionals, reduced team performance were impacting the growth and continuity.

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LACK OF DOCUMENTATION

Lack of Documentation where the critical processes and institutional knowledge remain undocumented, risking loss of expertise.

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TECHNOLOGICAL OBSOLESCENCE

Technological Obsolescence an inability to adapt to evolving digital tools and platforms, limiting innovation and scalability.

THE SOLUTION
Our team at Infotel successfully transitioned from a wholesale dealer model to a direct-to-customer agency model. The Client now owns the direct customer relationship and controls pricing while agents facilitate transactions and earn commissions seamlessly.
  • We adopted structured transition of critical application knowledge built over 80+ years.
  • Implemented full Autonomous Service Operation ensuring reliability, scalability, and compliance.
  • Lowered IT operational expenses while maintaining service quality and compliance.
  • Continuous Service Improvement by tailoring services to evolving customer needs to drive efficiency and improve client satisfaction.
  • Deployed domain-aligned experts to guide architecture decisions, troubleshoot integration challenges, and ensure alignment with sector-specific operational standards.
  • We offered a robust delivery framework that ensured transparency, agility, and strategic alignment across all phases of project execution. Our approach integrated structured format, stakeholder engagement, and performance tracking to drive outcomes.
INFOTEL’S APPROACH

From MSP dependency to autonomous direct-to-customer ownership

40%

Improved incident resolution and task delivery by 40%, consistently overachieving client’s Service level Adherence (SLA) targets.

Zero

Successfully maintained operations with zero downtime.

39%

Reduced RTB (Run the Business) and AMO (Application Maintenance and Operations) costs by 39%.

Technology Used

A modern and legacy-integrated stack enabling seamless service transition.

V
Visual Studio
IDE

ServiceNow
ITSM Platform

Project Mgmt
Delivery

COBOL
COBOL
Legacy Systems

JCL
JCL
Job Control

V
Visual Studio
IDE

ServiceNow
ITSM Platform

Project Mgmt
Delivery

COBOL
COBOL
Legacy Systems

JCL
JCL
Job Control

OUTCOMES

Value Proposition for the Client

Infotel delivered a high-impact transformation of business-critical service operations, combining rapid knowledge capture, cost optimization, and SLA-driven excellence to secure long-term client value.

CLIENT VALUE

Building long-term trust and measurable outcomes for the client

80+
Man-years in 2 months

Accelerated Knowledge Retention & Autonomous Operations

Captured. We documented over 80+ man-years of domain expertise within 2 months, enabling full autonomous service takeover in just 3 months—ensuring continuity and safeguarding institutional knowledge.

Zero
Downtime achieved

Zero Downtime, Zero Risk

Maintained uninterrupted operations with no impact to business processes, with improved business continuity and operational trust.

87%
RTB cost reduction

Cost Reduction

We achieved a 39% reduction in Application Maintenance & Operations (AMO) costs, and a total 87% RTB cost reduction through combined contract and business savings—outperforming previous vendor benchmarks.

40%
Delivery improvement

SLA Excellence & Incident Resolution

Improved incident resolution and task delivery by 40%, consistently exceeding Service Level Adherence (SLA) targets and enhancing client satisfaction.

1.25 Yrs
Full ROI achieved

Rapid ROI Realization

Delivered full return on investment in just 1.25 years, including transition and stabilization demonstrating financial prudence and delivery maturity.

ENGAGEMENT

Team

Project Manager

Mainframe Support Engineers

Natural
Adabas
JCL

Classic Microsoft Support Engineers

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