Management Briefing Seminars2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Supplier: Plastic body panels are coming back 1:51 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012  The future looks brighter for plastic exterior vehicle parts as automakers intensify their search for weight-saving ideas. After suffering a blow nearly a decade ago, when General Motors abandoned its pioneering use of polymer body panels on its Saturn lineup, plastics are poised for a comeback, says Venkatakrishnan Umamaheswaran global automotive marketing director for SABIC Innovative Plastics.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Forecasts drop for 2012, 2013 U.S. auto sales 11:09 am U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012  For much of this year, gains in United States auto sales have been a bright spot in an economy that remains weighed down by joblessness, a still-sluggish housing market and global uncertainty. Now, those outside factors have started to drag on the auto industry, likely slowing the rate that sales will grow through 2013, analysts said today.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS N.A. production almost back to normal, but it's not business as usual 5:09 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012  Vehicle production in North America is gradually returning to pre-recession levels, but suppliers won't be able to return to business as usual. Automakers are expected to produce 17.4 million vehicles in North America in 2016, up from a likely 14.9 million units this year, said Michael Robinet, a managing director of IHS Automotive Consulting, based in suburban Detroit.... Read More »
JASON STEIN Modest growth is fast enough 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012  On a day when industry sales forecasts dropped, confidence about the recovery drooped and even Dodge slipped out of NASCAR racing, suppliers could still find a silver lining at a standing-room only morning session here.... Read More »
BRADFORD WERNLE Ford's tiny powerplant wows journalists 2:36 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012  At a test drive of the engine in a European Focus in Dearborn, Mich., in June, I could have sworn there were more than three cylinders under the hood. The 1.0 is peppy and has a decent amount of torque: 123 hp and 148 pounds-feet of torque at 1,400 rpm. Most of all, it seemed incredibly smooth.... Read More »
DUSTIN WALSH Cooper-Standard exec thinks suppliers can navigate European turmoil 3:10 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012  Nobody from an auto supplier, manufacturer or consulting firm can avoid lamenting about Europe's economic strife and what it's doing to the global industry.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS How engines will get smaller, more efficient 2:39 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012  Automakers say they will squeeze much more efficiency from the internal combustion engine. For instance, they will use excess heat to warm engine lubricants more quickly to reduce friction. Better transmissions will reduce friction, and turbocharging and direct injection will boost power from small engines.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Suppliers provide key parts for Ford 3-banger 2:43 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012  Electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids have established toeholds in the United States. Now get ready for a new fuel-economy contender, the three-cylinder gasoline engine.... Read More »
Q&A: DINESH PALIWAL AND SACHIN LAWANDE, HARMAN INTERNATIONAL Harman welcomes Apple into automotive infotainment 2:25 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012  With a $16 billion book of future business, Harman International Industries Inc. is on a tear. In April, the company said it had signed a $2.2 billion contract to provide infotainment systems to BMW AG through 2018. Special Correspondent David Sedgwick discussed Harman's prospects with CEO Dinesh Paliwal and Sachin Lawande, co-president of the lifestyle and infotainment divisions.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Consumers want 4-year payback on green cars, Ford says 12:58 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012  About 1 in 4 car buyers is willing to pay extra for a fuel-efficient powertrain if the investment can be recouped in four years or less, a senior Ford executive said today.... Read More »
Manufacturing Job 1: Cutting costs, saving time 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012  Automakers are at a turning point as they deploy post-recession profits to sharpen their manufacturing edge while dealing with the threat of another economic downturn. Ford is pushing a common, global system to cut costs, build more vehicles at each plant, and respond swiftly to changes in demand. At Chrysler, 3D models of plant tools have spotted problems and saved millions -- long before the start of production.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Chrysler sees 'targeted' electrification, executive says 10:07 am U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012  Chrysler Group plans to make some electric versions of its vehicles, said Bob Lee, vice president and head of engine and electrified propulsion engineering.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Ford seeks to keep 2-tier wages 6:10 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  The top global manufacturing executive at Ford Motor Co. says he wants the Detroit 3's two-tier wage system, in which some hourly workers earn lower pay and benefits than others, to remain in place permanently.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Subscription fees won't deliver connected cars 5:05 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012 The auto industry may dream of one day having all automobiles connected to one another, but it won't get there if consumers have to pay the bill each month, industry officials argued here today.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Supplier pinch point: Small players not up to speed 3:05 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  Some manufacturing executives fear that many North American Tier 2 suppliers will be unable to keep up with the anticipated growth to 15 million U.S. sales a year, up from about 14 million now.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Ford seeks reduced European capacity without plant closing 10:53 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012 Ford is studying plans to correct its factory over-capacity issues in its money-losing European unit -- but not necessarily by closing a plant there.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Why vehicle-to-vehicle communications will improve driver safety 5:39 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012 Automakers and suppliers believe vehicle-to-vehicle communications systems someday will radically reduce the frequency of accidents. But if it takes as much as a decade or so to equip enough vehicles to make a dent in the accident rate, how do you convince car buyers that such a system is worth the cost?... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Mazda seeks to lighten redesigned vehicles by 220 pounds 4:58 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  Mazda has a goal that will at some point become impossible to achieve: Eliminate at least 220 pounds of weight every time it redesigns one of its models. But automakers say they have to pursue such ambitious targets as they work to meet stricter government fuel-economy standards.... Read More »
JASON STEIN Industry feels Europe's pain 5:00 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  Just a year ago, the troubling stories that were 6,000 miles and an ocean away seemed like distant thunder. Twelve months later, on a picture-perfect August day in Traverse City, the financial storm in Europe is here.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Chrysler's new infotainment system connects without smartphone 2:00 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  New versions of Chrysler Group's Uconnect infotainment system this fall will, for the first time, connect to a cellular network in the United States without an onboard smartphone. The vehicles will use the Sprint network in a partnership with Chrysler.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS For GM, a different kind of worker 3:43 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  Manual dexterity is nice. But team thinking is better, according to the new hiring philosophy at General Motors as it recruits workers for new factory jobs.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Chrysler using digital modeling to speed up powertrain builds 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  Chrysler Group is creating advanced three-dimensional digital models of its powertrain plants and the machinery in them to accelerate introductions of new transmissions and engines.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Ford building in more factory flexibility 9:45 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  Ford said today some of its new plants in Asia will be able to build up to seven vehicles as part of the automaker's new One Manufacturing flexible global production system.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Innovation, speed to market are keys for suppliers 3:06 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  Auto suppliers have until Sept. 7 to apply for the 2013 Automotive News PACE Awards. The awards recognize innovation, technological advancement and business performance. They are presented by Ernst & Young, Transportation Research Center Inc. and Automotive News.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Continental's cameras detect pedestrians 11:12 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  Continental AG says it will launch production of a pedestrian detection system early next year for an unnamed German automaker that will introduce it on a global vehicle.... Read More »
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