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Why GM Sacked Bowl Ads (5/21/12)
… automotive systems when he ten. And it's featured in the eighth that in 88 and now in 883. There's a lot of interest from auto makers is already proven. How popular. This technology can be. Auto suppliers TRW automotive has on its own touchpad. And now …
There's a lot of interest from auto makers -- is already proven. How popular. This technology can be. -
Toyota Kicks Up V6 Plans (5/18/12)
… driving without a valid license 19%. For first time drunk driving and 22%. For reckless driving. Why does that matter to auto makers and dealers. The cost of car insurance already affects what people purchase the more for insurance the last car you can buy …
Why does that matter to auto makers and dealers. The cost of car insurance already affects what people purchase the more for insurance the last car you can buy.
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Toyoda Rallies Home Team (5/17/12)
… Akio Toyoda is now heading the Japan automobile manufacturers association. And according to the ..... here. Sound familiar. With Detroit auto makers have faced a similar situation about ..... Rising fuel economy standards have auto makers struggling to lose weight. Vehicle …
the states less profitable than one built here. Sound familiar. With Detroit auto makers have faced a similar situation about three decades ago when they wanted to keep assembly and innovation here. But it soon becamevehicles the changes take effect June 1. Rising fuel economy standards have auto makers struggling to lose weight. Vehicle weight that is. But for designers like crisis marked coastal specialize in cars built for being -- -
Ford's Prius V fighter (5/16/12)
… Lotus engineering which is part a group floated. He's a recent study from consulting firm McKinsey. Seeing in the future. Auto makers are not going to expand so much in terms that the man power. the services of engineering services providers like ourselves …
He's a recent study from consulting firm McKinsey. Seeing in the future. Auto makers are not going to expand so much in terms that the man power. -
Car overload in China? (5/18/12)
Too much supplies. Are auto makers rushing into China to quickly. An intriguing numbers that. Welcome to a Friday edition of the newscast. I'm Tom back. China …
Too much supplies. Are auto makers rushing into China to quickly. An intriguing numbers that. Welcome to a Friday edition of the newscast. I'm Tom -- back. China -
A 'cancer' for dealers? (5/21/12)
… dealers say those so called stair step incentives are back in full force after fading just a bit in recent years. Several automakers including General Motors and Honda. Are rolling out new programs. That dealers escalating bonuses. As sales targets are …
in full force after fading just a bit in recent years. Several automakers including General Motors and Honda. Are rolling out new programs. That -- dealers escalating bonuses. As sales targets are hit. The goal -
NET WORTH: Can Facebook sell cars?
… sponsored stories, on various topics. Automakers pay Facebook to place those articles ..... those eyeballs into revenue. Other automakers now must decide if GM took the right ..... Marketing Solutions and its Cobalt unit. Automakers have tens of millions of Facebook fans …
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Toyota prods suppliers to grow in N.A.
… support staff from its manufacturing operations to the supplier plants to improve their factory output. Along with other automakers , Toyota's production plans have been plagued for the past four years, starting with the collapse of the light-truck …
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Beyond crises, Toyota purchasing chief sees growth
… your purchasing work? Of course. Based on the coming CAFE requirements, mass reduction is going to be important for all automakers . On a commodity level, especially big bulky commodities, we establish weight reduction targets. And through the development …
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All automakers can do so much better with suppliers
… on respect and openness. Moreover, automakers with good supplier relations get suppliers ..... Front-line buyers for those two automakers all too often still revert to a business ..... cents per part. If that is to change, automakers need to find ways to reward buyers for …
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Price dispute threatens Eberspaecher parts supply
… Cleland said. Eberspaecher supplies exhaust systems for several automakers . General Motors, Mercedes-Benz and BMW vehicles use exhaust ..... layoffs, and millions of dollars of liability to the impacted automakers . Lawyer Steven Susser of suburban Detroit, who argued the …
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Touch pads help industry fight driver distraction
… systems. TRW has secured development contracts from unnamed automakers for its touch pad, Koch said. Koch argues that touch pads ..... first or second time, you don't use it anymore." Look for automakers to experiment with touch pads and other alternatives to voice …
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Pricey fuel works for BorgWarner
… More clutches and more speeds -- that helps BorgWarner. And dual-clutch transmissions are getting more traction. Are automakers taking the suppliers on board earlier in the development process because of fuel economy? They're doing technology reviews …
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Suppliers had a great 2011, if they didn't sell to Toyota or Honda
… Only 10 of the 100 biggest suppliers to automakers in North America had sales drop last ..... America Inc., sales to North American automakers dropped an estimated 5 percent in fiscal ..... ties to American, European and Korean automakers flourished last year as vehicle sales …
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Stair-step incentives are back
Several automakers have rolled out incentive programs ..... are up just slightly from last year, automakers --- especially Honda and General ..... with inventories replenished, some automakers are willing to dig deeper on dealer …
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For Hinrichs, CEO road runs through China
… of its Chinese work force. But finding enough qualified engineers and other white-collar professionals -- even as other automakers seek to hire those same workers -- is a major undertaking. China's attrition rate is 10 to 11 percent a year because of …
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Nylon scare shows need to switch materials
… assembly plant? Well, no. Instead, automakers and suppliers are working to line up ..... s nylon factory in Marl, Germany. Automakers and suppliers also are trying to make ..... Detroit trade group that represents 870 automakers and suppliers. "Nobody wants extra …
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COMMENTARY: Best solution to material shortages? Cooperation
Increasingly, automakers are finding themselves in a Darwinian ..... Over the past couple of years, automakers and suppliers have been whipsawed ..... accidents, earthquakes or whatever. But automakers can make it easier for suppliers to …
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Suppliers ride the mpg wave
… suppliers of original-equipment parts to automakers in North America. Demand for fuel ..... sell briskly Meanwhile, North American automakers are snapping up turbochargers, which ..... V-6 without a turbo. This allows automakers to downsize engines, saving weight …
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Redone Altima raises stakes in mid-sized battle
… mpg highway figure. Highway driving can be a misleading measurement of a vehicle's actual overall fuel efficiency. But automakers typically capture consumer's attention by using that higher highway number in ads. Krueger remained cagey about how many …
