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ColumnLook for OEMs to Ask for Much More From Supply Chain
From better batteries to more comfort and connectivity features, automotive suppliers are under pressure to innovate.
By Joseph M. Harary • March 1, 2022 -
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Magna Amps Up Electrified Propulsion Push
We sample Magna’s latest plug-and-play electrified propulsion solutions at the Canadian automotive supplier’s annual Winter Test, this time in northern Michigan.
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TrendlineAutomotive Manufacturing
Production strategies are changing rapidly as tariffs and shifts in consumer buying patterns affect the industry.
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Valeo Shifts Electrification, ADAS Strategy Into High Gear
Valeo chief maps out a strategy to take advantage of expected growth in automotive electrification and driver-assistance systems.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 25, 2022 -
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Bosch Doubles Down on Chip Wager
The German parts maker will spend a total of $1.2 billion to expand semiconductor investment by 2025.
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NVIDIA Deal Vaults JLR Toward Software-Defined Vehicle
The partners say all new JLR vehicle platforms will deploy the full DRIVE technology beginning with 2025.
By David Zoia • Feb. 16, 2022 -
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Five Predictions for the Automotive Industry in 2022
Auto manufacturers will bring innovation and creative problem solving to the table in 2022 to address challenges caused by the supply chain disruption, changing consumer preferences, new cybersecurity standards and the need to develop sustainable options.
By Chris Clark • Feb. 2, 2022 -
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Bosch Touts Software Transformation at CES
Artificial intelligence will form the backbone of how Bosch’s future products work and are made, a top executive says.
By David Zoia • Jan. 5, 2022 -
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White Top Choice Among Car Buyers Worldwide
Some 35% of new cars on the road today are white, followed by black and gray with 19% each, according to paint supplier Axalta’s 69th annual Global Automotive Color Popularity Report.
By Jim Irwin • Jan. 3, 2022 -
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Navigating the Waters of Semiconductor Supply Constraints
Developing semiconductor products in-house should be carefully considered. There are a number of key factors that must be addressed such as product definition, design options, schedule and, of course, cost.
By Neil Stroud • Dec. 27, 2021 -
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Bosch’s New Infotainment Computer Aimed at Software Defined Vehicle
The unit was developed in partnership with several technology companies and is aimed at providing such infotainment functions as in-car communication, in-car payment, video streaming and voice assistants.
By David Zoia • Dec. 9, 2021 -
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Adaptation Key to Waking Up From Supply Chain Nightmare
To help overcome the current chip shortage and prepare future prevention strategies, procurement teams must make crucial considerations when sourcing components to ensure quality parts make it into the vehicles their company manufactures.
By Marc Barnhill • Dec. 1, 2021 -
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Survey Finds Supplier Executives’ Pessimism Growing
The survey of executives with Original Equipment Suppliers Assn. companies revealed a fourth-quarter index reading of 34, an 18-point decline from the third-quarter reading of 52, and 16 points below a neutral reading of 50.
By Jim Irwin • Nov. 12, 2021 -
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Magna Gains More Business for New Seat Technology
FreeForm seating, which launches on four new vehicles next year, offers flexibility to auto interior stylists, Magna says.
By Jim Irwin • Nov. 9, 2021 -
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Facing Urgent Demands, Bosch Adds Capacity for Chips
While the Tier 1 supplier had previously avoided prioritizing chip production for the auto industry, it now specifically refers to the urgent requirements called for by automakers.
By Paul Myles • Oct. 29, 2021 -
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Study: Quick Response to Changing Market Vital for Suppliers
"Of all the raw materials required to forge the next step in global automotive mobility, time is perhaps the scarcest,” Deloitte automotive consultant Jason Coffman says.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 18, 2021 -
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Bosch Refining Automatic Emergency Braking Technology
With all the advances being made to automatic emergency braking technologies, Bosch says it’s high time for this kind of crash-avoidance technology to be included in the federal government’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP).
By Sebastian Blanco • Sept. 22, 2021 -
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Supplier Bosch Seeing Returns on Electromobility Investments
Despite a drop-off in earnings from mobility solutions owing to the pandemic last year, Bosch expects sales revenues from its business in electromobility will grow 10% this year.
By Paul Myles • Sept. 7, 2021 -
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ADAS Features Must Be Intuitive, Magna CEO Says
“If someone has to go through the owner’s manual or a book to figure out how a feature works, it won’t be used,” Swamy Kotagiri says.
By Tom Murphy • Aug. 4, 2021 -
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U.S. Far From Domestic Supply Chain for EVs
The U.S., EU, Australia and Japan want to develop their own supply chains for raw materials for EVs and, while it can be done, it won’t be easy and will take years to develop even with generous government subsidies.
By John McElroy • July 22, 2021 -
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Magna Plant in Austria Gearing for Fisker BEV Production
Production of customer-ready units of the battery-electric Fisker Ocean SUV is on track to begin Nov. 17, 2022 at Magna’s carbon-neutral facility, Fisker says. The Ocean is to enter the U.S. market at a base price of $37,499 excluding EV-related subsidies.
By Jim Irwin • July 2, 2021 -
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Bosch Opens Chip Plant; Automotive Has to Wait
Bosch Chairman Volkmar Denner makes no mention of prioritizing automotive over its other products seeking early access to a new supply of semiconductors. He tellsjournalists the plant will “first be supplying semiconductors for our power tools.”
By Paul Myles • June 11, 2021 -
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Overhaul Supply Chain to Avoid Next Catastrophic Shortage
Without a fundamental rethinking of the automotive supply chain, the industry soon enough may find itself once again where it is now: Scrambling to come up with costly, patchwork solutions to a mismatch between the demand for and supply of chips.
By Dionis Teshler • April 16, 2021 -
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New Magna CEO Foresees Big Suppliers Becoming OEM Partners
“Am I just a supplier doing manufacturing, or do we share in the equity?” says Swamy Kotagiri, the new head of North America's No.1 auto supplier.
By Steve Finlay • March 19, 2021 -
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March 11, 2011: Day the World Stopped for Japanese Auto Industry
The worst natural disaster in Japan’s history seriously damaged some 500 suppliers’ and a handful of OEMs’ production facilities, forcing much of the industry to shut down operations for nearly a month.
By Roger Schreffler • March 11, 2021 -
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Chip Shortage Stress Testing Supply Chain
The big lesson here is: Don’t cancel your contracts with chip suppliers, or you’ll just go to the back of the line. Instead, keep your orders but push them back a bit. It’s easier to step back into line a couple of months down the road if you’ve already got your orders in place.
By John McElroy • Feb. 26, 2021
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