Eric Fedewa

Background

About Eric Fedewa

Eric Fedewa is currently Vice President, Commercial Vehicle and Fleet Research and Advisory practice at Escalent.(Rhein Associates now part of the Escalent Family of companies) responsible for the Global Commercial Vehicle and Off-Highway Powertrain Markets. Primary focus on globalization of powertrain forecasts, forecast toolsets, methodologies, forecast database content, and market intelligence. Additional focus on Market/White Space Assessment (Electric Vehicles, Motors, Vehicle and Equipment Architectures, Battery Cost, Sensitivities, Competitor Assessment, and Legislative Impact) in addition to new business development, visibility initiatives, and thought leadership including white papers, presentations, and media quotes. In his previous role at Eaton Corporation, he was responsible for Global Market Intelligence, Vehicle Group, building tools, teams, methods, and market intelligence to support growth. Leading the global analyst team to assess Light and Commercial Vehicle Markets, Market and Segment Growth. Market Metrics/Economics, and Market/White Space. Operational support for Profit & Strategy Plan, Sales, Inventory and Operational Planning, Talent Acquisition, Vendor/Budget Management, and creation of Power BI data model and interface for Business Process Automation. His previous role at IHS focused in global Supplier Solutions (SupplierBusiness) Component sales and production forecasting, future product program intelligence and market analysis, assessing future technologies and trends, and supplier and global integration issues. In more than two decades at IHS, he authored more than 170 market studies assessing the supply of vehicle components and systems with an emphasis on supply chain analysis and material and technology usage trends. Eric is the author of numerous white papers and presentations on legislation, energy, technology, and vehicle fuel efficiency. He is frequently quoted by worldwide print, radio and TV media on a variety of industry topics in addition to being a frequent speaker at global automotive conferences. He has also participated in lobby efforts in support of the U.S. automotive sector, and testified at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearings on U.S. fleet fuel economy standards and the California Waiver.