CO₂ Targets in the Commercial Vehicle Industry: How Digital Project Management Helps You Achieve Them

🚛 CO₂ Targets: The Pressure Is On

The EU means business: by 2030, commercial vehicle manufacturers must significantly reduce their CO₂ emissions. Failure to meet fleet targets can result in millions in fines. At the same time, customers are demanding more sustainable and efficient solutions.

For OEMs and suppliers, this means:

• New powertrain technologies (EVs, hydrogen, hybrid) must hit the market faster.

• Production processes need higher efficiency – less material waste, less downtime.

• Projects can’t afford delays anymore – every week of slippage costs millions.

The key question is: How can manufacturers keep complex projects on track while ensuring CO₂ targets are met?

🔎 Typical Pitfalls in Project Management

Many companies still rely on manual methods – Excel, PowerPoint, endless emails. The result:

• Lack of transparency: Project status is rarely visible in real time.

• High error rates: Data is updated manually and quickly becomes outdated.

• Slow reaction times: Problems are often discovered too late.

In CO₂-critical projects – like introducing new powertrains or improving production efficiency – this can be disastrous.

✅ Digital Project Management as the Key

This is where digital project management comes in:

1. Real-Time Transparency
   Dashboards highlight delays or resource issues immediately. Managers can react before CO₂ targets are at risk.

2. Centralized Data
   All stakeholders – from OEMs to suppliers – work on the same platform. No silos, no misunderstandings.

3. Resource Efficiency
   Digital tools minimize planning errors, avoid duplication, and optimize material use – directly contributing to CO₂ reduction.

4. Proactive Control
   Early warning systems flag deviations before they escalate. No more “firefighting mode” – instead, forward-looking project control.
   
   

🌍 A Real-World Example

A leading commercial vehicle OEM faced the challenge of launching a new low-emission model on time.

Manually managed:

• Project progress visible only in weekly reports

• Supply chain issues spotted too late

• Weeks of delays, heavy fines looming

Digitally managed with COMAN:

• Milestones monitored in real time

• Supplier status transparent for all stakeholders

• Automated alerts for deviations

• Result: Project stayed on schedule, CO₂ targets achieved
  
  

🚀 Conclusion: Meeting Climate Goals Requires Digital Control

The EU’s CO₂ regulations are no paper tiger – they define the competitiveness of entire companies. Digital project management is the key to meeting climate goals, minimizing risks, and successfully delivering projects.

Companies investing in tools like COMAN gain a double advantage:

• Lower CO₂ thanks to efficiency and transparency

• Lower costs by avoiding delays and penalties
  
  

👉 Your Next Steps

🔹 Book a workshop: Discover how COMAN makes your project management ready for CO₂ targets.
🔹 Download the whitepaper: “Digital Project Management in Commercial Vehicle Manufacturing” – packed with data, best practices, and success strategies.