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Toyota, Honda Slide in Supplier Survey a Surprise

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.”

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  • May 24, 2012
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    Supplier Roundup  

    A roundup of this week’s news involving automotive suppliers....More
  • May 17, 2012
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    Supplier Roundup  

    A roundup of this week’s news involving automotive suppliers....More
  • May 16, 2012
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    Quake Changes Little in Toyota’s Supply-Chain Strategy

    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
  • May 14, 2012
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    Continental to Boost Thailand Recovery  

    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
  • May 14, 2012
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    Toyota, Honda Slide in Supplier Survey a Surprise

    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
  • May 10, 2012
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    Supplier Roundup  

    A roundup of this week’s news involving automotive suppliers....More
  • May 10, 2012
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    Communication Key to OEM, Supplier Relationships, Lutz Says  

    The industry veteran says auto makers and suppliers are working more frequently as partners, a dramatic departure from the past....More
  • May 9, 2012
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    GM Looking Again to Shed French Factory  

    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
  • May 9, 2012
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    Ford Australia Suffers Record A$290 Million Loss for 2011

    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
  • May 2, 2012
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    Ford Australia Resumes Production After Parts Problem Resolved

    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
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