Fleet Management for the Automotive Industry

When mobility is under pressure, digital workplaces must function reliably.

The automotive industry is the backbone of the European economy – and is simultaneously facing enormous pressure to transform. With Device as a Service and LifeCycle Management solutions, TKD ensures that mobile IT infrastructures function efficiently, securely, and scalably – across locations, countries, and processes.

An Industry in Transition

The automotive industry shapes the European economy like almost no other sector. Millions of jobs, complex supply chains, and international structures make it a central component of industrial value creation.

At the same time, the industry faces massive challenges:

Increasing cost pressure

Transformation to electromobility

Volatile supply chains

Increasing regulatory requirements

Rising demands for efficiency and transparency

Mobile IT Assets in Use

Smartphones, tablets, notebooks, and IoT devices have long been more than just communication tools in the automotive industry. They are an integral part of operational processes.

Mobile Solutions for the Automotive Industry

Whether purchase, subsidy, Device as a Service, or hybrid models – TKD develops flexible procurement and lifecycle concepts that adapt to the requirements of international automotive structures.
Large device volumes, multi-site rollouts, and operational requirements are taken into account just as much as budget specifications and efficiency targets.

Integrated service management provides long-term relief for internal IT and ensures that devices are available and ready for use at all times.

TKD enables the centralized management of mobile IT assets across plants, locations, and countries.
Shared mobile devices, shift models, and handover scenarios can be mapped just as easily as role-based usage in production facilities, logistics, and service.

With IT Asset Management within WorkplaceNow, the TKD creates full transparency over the entire device fleet. Usage, lifecycle status, and costs become centrally visible, enabling well-founded management across locations and countries.

Security requirements are business-critical in the automotive industry – especially when handling sensitive data, development information, and production processes. TKD integrates security and compliance requirements directly into the workplace concept.

Integration into existing IT landscapes

Connectivity, Not Replacement

The TKD integrates into the existing IT and carrier landscapes of international automotive companies.
This includes connections to mobile and network operators as well as integration into existing system landscapes, such as with Microsoft and ServiceNow.

This creates a workplace system that utilizes, expands, and efficiently connects existing structures – without replacing established processes.

Avis

TKD offers enterprise companies a structured evaluation of their existing end-device fleet. ITAM structure, lifecycle processes, financial procurement models, and system integration are analyzed. The result is a clear classification.

Enterprise Report 2026: Turning Point in Device Management

The Enterprise Report 2026 shows how device and fleet management is changing in the enterprise environment.

The focus is on Device as a Service, Buy & Rent Back, and the growing importance of integrated ITAM platforms like WorkplaceNow.