The two Japanese auto makers remain atop the pack in Planning Perspective’s Tier 1 relationship ranking, but the gap with Detroit continues to narrow, and the consultancy fears the industry is “converging toward mediocrity.”
The auto maker experienced more difficulties than most, because of the size and complexity of its vehicle lineup. But most options considered to reduce its exposure to future natural disasters proved neither cost-effective nor practical....More
The new facility will produce environmentally friendly diesel-engine components and create jobs in an area ravaged by the country’s worst floods in 50 years....More
The two Japanese auto makers remain atop the pack in Planning Perspective’s Tier 1 relationship ranking, but the gap with Detroit continues to narrow, and the consultancy fears the industry is “converging toward mediocrity.”...More
The Strasbourg plant has been an anomaly in the GM world, attached to Detroit and not to GM Europe. Many transmissions made in France have been installed in pickup trucks and SUVs in America....More
The auto maker says its bottom line was hit by the payout to laid-off plant workers, continued decline in demand for the locally built Falcon large car and limited supply of the Ranger pickup due to floods in Thailand....More
Ford halted operations last week and idled 1,800 workers at its Geelong and Broadmeadows factories in Victoria when it ran out of parts from CMI Industrial....More
Navigation-system maker TomTom is offering downloads of celebrity voices (including some of these) to guide you on your route. Who would you like to have tell you where to go?
Auto companies sold 6.56 million vehicles worldwide in April, a 3.4% increase over same-month year-ago, raising total deliveries for the first four months of 2012 to 27.2 million units.
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