Case Study: Leading Indian automobile manufacturer plugs early onboarding attrition with Mercer Mettl

This automobile company plugged attrition early at the onboarding stage with Mettl

Automobile Company, a nearly four-decade-old, high-volume Indian car manufacturer (about 1.5 million cars annually), faced chronic post-training attrition among Graduate Engineering Trainees (GETs). Despite strong technical training, the company lacked a behavioral framework and lost trainees to competitor incentives. Mercer Mettl was engaged to identify and stop these “sleeper agent” defections using its assessment tools, notably the Mettl Personality Profiler.

Mercer Mettl implemented a data-backed competency map, benchmarked high-potential cohorts with the Mettl Personality Profiler, and developed an Employee Stability Index to predict churn. The result: clearer hiring visibility, a redefined succession and incentive structure, reduced attrition at the onboarding stage, improved employee engagement, and a more effective L&D program—streamlining hiring and development for lasting workforce stability.