production lineSuppliers cut prices in 2012 by survey's smallest margin ever 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 11, 2012 As North America's vehicle production increases, suppliers are resisting automakers' demands for price cuts. A newly released survey of 130 suppliers by IRN Inc. found that automakers requested price cuts averaging 3.0 percent this year on existing contracts.... Read More »
DAVID SEDGWICK Suppliers just say no to this automaker most often 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 11, 2012  If a recent survey by IRN is any indication, suppliers are learning to just say no when their customers demand price cuts. And you might be surprised which automaker gets rejected by suppliers most often.... Read More »
Tire repair kits gain ground, but consumers still like spares 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 11, 2012  Automakers would dearly love to shed the weight, cost and bulk of full-sized or mini spare tires, and it's starting to look like they've found a preferred alternative: tire repair kits. According to Edmunds.com, 70 car models sold in the United States in the 2012 model year were equipped with tire repair kits, up from 23 in 2009.... Read More »
Supplier personnel 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 11, 2012 Personnel changes for Nexteer Automotive, BASF and Schaeffler Group.... Read More »
Superchargers expand -- slowly -- beyond high-performance niche 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 11, 2012 The supercharger -- traditionally consigned to a niche of high-performance cars -- is getting a second look as a fuel saver. Eaton Corp., the world's leading supplier of superchargers, says it has a production contract from an unnamed global automaker that plans to pair Eaton's TVS supercharger with a turbocharger to boost a small engine.... Read More »
Production will flatten in first quarter -- but don't panic 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 11, 2012 North American production is expected to decline 1.4 percent from 2012 levels to 3.9 million light vehicles in the first three months of 2013, but that's not a sign the economic recovery is endangered. LMC Automotive, a suburban Detroit research firm, is forecasting a slight drop in production from the year-ago period, when Japanese automakers were replenishing inventories after the March 2011 tsunami.... Read More »
Is there enough business for three roof system suppliers? 11:00 am U.S. ET | Nov. 13, 2012  After a round of bankruptcies and buyouts, the world of roof system suppliers has narrowed to three major players: Webasto Roof Systems, Magna Steyr and Valmet Automotive. With convertible production in Europe and North America stuck at recessionary levels, it is unclear whether all three can make much money in this segment.... Read More »
Pricing power shifts to suppliers 11:00 am U.S. ET | Nov. 13, 2012  With North American vehicle production headed toward 15 million-plus units next year, automakers are encountering a new breed of supplier: the one that says “no.” To automakers' chagrin, some suppliers -- mainly those in capital-intensive industries -- can pick and choose their customers.... Read More »
DAVID SEDGWICK Suppliers dodge a bullet named Sandy, but still must track parts 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 13, 2012  ... Read More »
Head-up displays get a new pitch: Safety gear 11:00 am U.S. ET | Nov. 13, 2012  Head-up displays are getting a fresh look as safety-alert devices. Suppliers such as Denso, Nippon Seiki, Continental and Delphi Automotive are developing head-up displays that project larger, brighter and more detailed images on the windshield.... Read More »
JV pushes Valeo to No. 2 HVAC supplier in N.A. 11:00 am U.S. ET | Nov. 13, 2012  Valeo is poised to become North America's second-largest producer of climate-control systems now that the French supplier has formed a joint venture to acquire operations producing those systems from Ford's Automotive Components Holding unit.... Read More »
Supplier personnel 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 13, 2012 Personnel changes for Visteon, Dura Automotive, Federal-Mogul, TI Automotive, Eaton, Sirius and Fallbrook Technologies.... Read More »
Denso invites automakers, rival suppliers to share driver stress research 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012  Denso wants to form a research group with automakers and suppliers to study driver stress. Denso has studied people's physiological reactions to using infotainment devices while driving. Now, the company wants to share its research to help develop biometric yardsticks to help determine whether infotainment systems are user-friendly.... Read More »
TRW, Continental expand use of electro-hydraulic brakes, first developed for hybrids 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012 Electro-hydraulic braking, a technology developed to meet the needs of hybrid-powered vehicles, is poised for wider use in conventional cars and trucks.... Read More »
DAVID SEDGWICK At last, a driver-friendly warning device for lane departures 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012  I've never been a fan of lane-departure warning devices. Vehicles with these systems seemed like overanxious nannies, buzzing with alarm whenever I even thought about changing lanes. But now I'm willing to give the technology a second look.... Read More »
Honeywell: Turbochargers will power 1 in 4 U.S. vehicles sold in 2017 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012 U.S. sales of turbocharged light vehicles are expected to triple by 2017 as automakers downsize their powertrains to meet federal corporate average fuel economy targets, Honeywell Transportation Systems predicts.... Read More »
Surprise: Older drivers do well with speech controls 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012 This summer, Agero Inc., a Medford, Mass., telematics provider, tested the ability of motorists 65 to 75 years old to operate a voice-activated navigation system while driving. "They did very well," said Thomas Schalk, Agero's vice president of voice technology.... Read More »
Supplier personnel 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012 Personnel changes for The Car Connectivity Consortium, Calstart and Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.... Read More »
DAVID SEDGWICK Opportunity knocks with Toyota's supplier shake-up 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 11, 2012  Toyota's famed keiretsu network of suppliers has begun to crack under the stress of the strong yen.... Read More »
New CEO David Dauch looks beyond SUV era, GM at American Axle 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 11, 2012  Now that David Dauch has succeeded his father as CEO of American Axle & Manufacturing, he must reduce his dependence on GM, the customer that saved his company from bankruptcy three years ago. Dauch says he has a plan to do just that. American Axle, which derived 73 percent of its revenue last year from GM, has begun to win a considerable number of non-GM contracts.... Read More »
Aluminum suppliers expand rapidly as demand soars 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 11, 2012  The auto industry’s weight watchers should have a field day with the redesigned Range Rover to be displayed this month at the Paris auto show. The vehicle’s all-aluminum body is 926 pounds lighter than its predecessor, and Land Rover brags that the vehicle is the world’s first all-aluminum SUV.... Read More »
Waste not, want not: Engineers make use of lost engine heat 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 11, 2012  Engineers say that 60 percent of the energy used by a gasoline engine is wasted because of thermal losses from exhaust heat and radiator coolant. By contrast, engine friction wastes just 3 percent.... Read More »
8 automakers could set N.A. production records in 2012 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 11, 2012  As a group, automakers won't come close to the North American light-vehicle production record set in 2000. But eight automakers are poised to set their own North American output records this year.... Read More »
Supplier personnel 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 11, 2012 Personnel changes for SET Enterprises, International Automotive Components Group, Timken and PPG Industries.... Read More »
Toyota, Ford, Honda get high marks for paying material costs 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 14, 2012  Toyota, Ford and Honda are the automakers most willing to compensate suppliers for rising raw material costs, according to a survey by IRN Inc. The Grand Rapids, Mich., consulting firm polled 92 suppliers in May and June about the raw material pricing policies of nine automakers that assemble vehicles in North America.... Read More »
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