| | | | | | | | | | Carmakers maintain solid output despite slow economy
Despite slow jobs growth in the United States and a tepid economy, automakers are maintaining solid North American production schedules this summer. Mike Jackson, IHS Automotive's director of North American forecasts, says U.S. sales have slowed a bit from the strong monthly rates early this year. But it's still going to be a good year for the industry. ...
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| | North America car and truck production -- June and YTD
| | June 2012* | June 2011 | % change | 6 mos. 2012* | 6 mos. 2011 | % change | | AutoAlliance | 14,412 | 11,870 | 21% | 84,206 | 56,923 | 48% | | BMW Mfg. Corp. | 23,665 | 24,604 | -4% | 157,723 | 133,853 | 18% | | Chrysler Group | 211,478 | 172,944 | 22% | 1,229,199 | 1,001,022 | 23% | | Ford Motor Co. | 219,812 | 251,966 | -13% | 1,329,580 | 1,326,993 | 0% | | Ford incl. joint venture** | 230,719 | 261,862 | -12% | 1,384,849 | 1,367,501 | 1% | | General Motors | 292,098 | 270,653 | 8% | 1,703,207 | 1,609,949 | 6% | | Honda | 143,188 | 62,905 | 128% | 891,405 | 510,658 | 75% | | Hyundai-Kia Automotive | 61,567 | 50,008 | 23% | 357,123 | 302,882 | 18% | | Mercedes-Benz | 15,304 | 15,043 | 2% | 90,955 | 83,002 | 10% | | Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. | 2,674 | 4,719 | -43% | 13,070 | 22,204 | -41% | | Nissan | 111,808 | 104,569 | 7% | 674,838 | 563,248 | 20% | | Subaru | 22,815 | 19,983 | 14% | 149,051 | 115,969 | 29% | | Tesla | 21 | 0 | - | 25 | 0 | - | | Think | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 305 | - | | Toyota | 146,426 | 84,637 | 73% | 891,291 | 533,284 | 67% | | Toyota incl. joint venture** | 154,795 | 91,970 | 68% | 942,581 | 571,844 | 65% | | Vehicle Production Group | 146 | 0 | - | 1,394 | 0 | - | | Volkswagen | 59,080 | 50,616 | 17% | 328,842 | 249,089 | 32% | | Other truck | 32,583 | 25,067 | 30% | 208,836 | 162,249 | 29% | | Total North America car | 608,011 | 502,220 | 21% | 3,624,695 | 2,825,598 | 28% | | Total North America truck | 749,066 | 647,364 | 16% | 4,486,050 | 3,846,032 | 17% | | Total U.S. | 875,676 | 720,606 | 22% | 5,357,063 | 4,278,655 | 25% | | Total Canada | 223,389 | 184,752 | 21% | 1,302,993 | 1,093,694 | 19% | | Total Mexico | 258,012 | 244,226 | 6% | 1,450,689 | 1,299,281 | 12% | | TOTAL NORTH AMERICA | 1,357,077 | 1,149,584 | 18% | 8,110,745 | 6,671,630 | 22% | | TOTAL NA LIGHT VEHICLES | 1,324,494 | 1,124,517 | 18% | 7,901,909 | 6,509,381 | 21% | | | *Automotive News estimates | | **Production are not included in grand totals | | Source: Automotive News Data Center and company sources | |
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Acura replaced the turbocharged four-cylinder engine with a V-6 in the 2013 RDX. The transmission has six instead of five gears. Standard features include a moonroof, 18-inch wheels, keyless access and heated leather power seats. This supplier data is compiled by SupplierBusiness. Click here to download our supplier list in PDF format
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Insurance institute gives stamp of approval to collision-avoidance technology
You could hear suppliers sighing with relief on July 3 after the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released its safety analysis of collision-avoidance technology.
The institute examined crash data for forward collision-avoidance systems used by Acura, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo. The systems detect objects in front of the vehicle with radar and sometimes cameras, and warn the driver of an impending collision. Some activate brakes automatically if the driver fails to respond.
Accidents for Acura and Mercedes vehicles were 14 percent less likely when the vehicles had forward collision warning with autonomous braking.
Crashes were 10 percent less likely for Volvos with the same equipment, although the study cautions that those results were not statistically significant.
Moreover, vehicles with adaptive headlights had a lower accident rate than those without the feature, but lane-departure warning systems did not seem to reduce vehicle accident rates.
Overall, this study should provide reassurance to Delphi Automotive, Robert Bosch GmbH, Continental AG, Denso Corp. and others that have invested heavily in such systems.
Automakers will brag about collision avoidance systems, consumers will buy them and the market will continue to expand.
Published: Jul 10 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
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Raw materials prices drop amid Europe, China slowdowns
 For automotive suppliers, the economic slowdown in Europe and China has a silver lining: Raw materials prices have declined sharply. Over the past year, a price index of 16 key raw materials has declined about 21 percent, according to a study by AlixPartners, a financial advisory firm based in suburban Detroit. ... story
| Volkswagen shuffles Chattanooga management
Now that its Chattanooga assembly plant is up and running, Volkswagen Group of America is bringing in local managers to replace the international team that launched the factory. ... story
| Rush to add gears to trannys is ending, ZF says
 The auto industry's race to add gears to automatic transmissions is running out of steam. After ZF introduced its eight- and nine-speed transmissions, a press report said that Hyundai Motor Group was developing a 10-speed gearbox. Julio Caspari, president of ZF's North American operations, says that additional gears may fail to improve fuel efficiency enough to justify the cost. ... story
| Study: 127 mpg is feasible -- with compromises
 What technology would it take to produce a gasoline-powered car that could get 127 mpg on the highway? The answer: very little that is not already on the road. Lotus Engineering Ltd. has done an internal design study of a 1,150-pound three-seater powered by a 600cc two-cylinder motorbike engine. ... story
| Supplier personnel
Personnel changes for Behr GmbH & Co., Pi Innovo and Timken Co. ... story
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June and YTD | | June 2012* | | 1 | Ford F series/Super Duty | 66,678 | | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 42,776 | | 3 | Toyota Camry | 42,222 | | 4 | Dodge Ram | 36,195 | | 5 | Honda Accord | 32,153 | | 6 | Toyota Corolla | 31,826 | | 7 | Honda Civic | 30,292 | | 8 | Honda CR-V | 30,278 | | 9 | Ford Fusion | 27,472 | | 10 | Ford Focus | 26,586 | | | | | | 6 mos. | | 1 | Ford F series/Super Duty | 399,498 | | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 262,846 | | 3 | Toyota Camry | 256,963 | | 4 | Honda Civic | 221,438 | | 5 | Dodge Ram | 213,641 | | 6 | Honda Accord | 207,342 | | 7 | Toyota Corolla | 182,612 | | 8 | Honda CR-V | 178,609 | | 9 | Nissan Altima | 164,000 | | 10 | Chevrolet Cruze | 153,332 | | *Automotive News estimates.
Source: Automotive News Data Center and company sources
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|  | | North America car and light-truck production by plant -- Top 10 plants for June and YTD | | June* | | | 6 mos.* | | 1 | VW Puebla, Mexico (C) | 48,066 | | VW Puebla, Mexico (C) | 265,787 | | 2 | Toyota Georgetown, Ky. (C) | 40,949 | | Toyota Georgetown, Ky. (C) | 256,992 | | 3 | Nissan Smyrna, Tenn. (C/T) | 40,780 | | Honda Marysville, Ohio (C/T) | 231,351 | | 4 | Nissan Aguascalientes, Mexico (C) | 40,270 | | Honda Alliston, Ontario (C/T) | 216,439 | | 5 | GM Oshawa (Ontario) (C/T) | 37,639 | | Nissan Smyrna, Tenn. (C/T) | 213,357 | | 6 | Honda Alliston, Ontario (C/T) | 35,590 | | Nissan Aguascalientes, Mexico (C) | 202,521 | | 7 | Honda Marysville, Ohio (C/T) | 35,475 | | GM Oshawa (Ontario) (C/T) | 202,318 | | 8 | Chrysler Windsor, Ontario (T) | 32,875 | | Ford Dearborn (Mich.) Truck Assembly (T) | 189,884 | | 9 | Kia West Point, Ga. (C/T) | 32,443 | | Ford Kansas City, Mo. (T) | 187,569 | | 10 | Ford Dearborn (Mich.) Truck Assembly (T) | 31,646 | | Kia West Point, Ga. (C/T) | 181,245 | | NOTE: C=car plant; T=truck plant
*Automotive News estimate, actual month end will be published on July 16.
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