PRODUCTION LINE: Toyota, Ford, Honda score for paying material costs | Who makes what for Cadillac ATS | Supplier optimism wanes

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August 14, 2012 Tell a colleague about this newsletter      Contact Us      Data Center   Toyota, Ford, Honda get high marks for paying material costs Toyota, Ford and Honda are the automakers most willing to compensate suppliers for rising raw material costs, according to a survey by IRN Inc. The Grand Rapids, Mich., consulting firm polled 92 suppliers in May and June about the raw material pricing policies of nine automakers that assemble vehicles in North America. ...  story    North America car and truck production by model, July and YTD July 2012 July 2011 July % change 7 mos. 2012 7 mos. 2011 7 mos. % change AutoAlliance 9,286 5,708 63% 93,747 62,631 50% BMW Mfg. Corp. 18,314 19,481 -6% 176,921 153,334 15% Chrysler Group 152,383 143,722 6% 1,379,603 1,144,744 21% Ford Motor Co. 173,281 158,972 9% 1,531,476 1,485,965 3% Ford incl. joint venture* 178,423 163,273 9% 1,591,945 1,530,774 4% General Motors 208,693 178,398 17% 1,909,189 1,788,347 7% Honda 107,275 49,323 118% 1,001,471 559,981 79% Hyundai-Kia Automotive** 62,492 45,884 36% 411,856 348,766 18% Mercedes-Benz# 15,655 8,191 91% 106,772 91,193 17% Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. 1,382 3,795 -64% 14,604 25,999 -44% Nissan 107,043 71,482 50% 786,343 634,730 24% Subaru 12,067 10,498 15% 161,264 126,467 28% Tesla# 92 0 - 118 0 - Think# 0 0 - 0 305 - Toyota* 104,294 63,398 65% 998,093 596,682 67% Toyota incl. joint venture* 108,250 67,523 60% 1,052,982 639,367 65% Vehicle Product Group 0 0 - 1,375 0 - Volkswagen 72,885 52,074 40% 414,279 301,163 38% Other Truck# 34,259 28,080 22% 243,095 190,329 28% Total North America Car 498,868 357,612 40% 4,145,774 3,183,210 30% Total North America Truck 580,533 481,394 21% 5,084,432 4,327,426 18% Total U.S. 693,740 521,490 33% 6,072,058 4,800,145 27% Total Canada 131,389 104,779 25% 1,434,273 1,198,473 20% Total Mexico 254,272 212,737 20% 1,723,875 1,512,018 14% Total North America 1,079,401 839,006 29% 9,230,206 7,510,636 23% Total North America Light Vehicles 1,045,142 810,926 29% 8,987,111 7,320,307 23% *Production are not included in grand totals **Hyundai actual, Kia estimated #Automotive News estimate Source: Automotive News Data Center and company sources Suppliers to the 2013 Cadillac ATS The 2013 Cadillac ATS is a rwd compact sport sedan aimed at the BMW 3 series. Available is a 2.0-liter turbocharged I4 that generates 272 hp. Production started in July at General Motors' Lansing (Mich.) Grand River assembly plant. These supplier data are compiled by SupplierBusiness.  Click here to download our supplier list in PDF format  »  Suppliers to the 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport JUST IN TIME     David Sedgwick is a Senior Writer for Automotive News DAVID SEDGWICK Production bottleneck? That's a good thing -- really TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- At an auto conference here last week, all the chatter was about production bottlenecks and suppliers that were running six days a week to keep up with demand. Which was music to my ears. Robert Young, Toyota's North American purchasing chief, says his company is dispatching platoons of engineers to help laggard suppliers straighten out their production schedules. Last week, he predicted that Toyota would produce a record number of vehicles in North America this year, to be followed by record numbers next year and the year after that. He also said that his purchasing team was studying every component shipped from Japan to see whether production could be transferred to North America. Sounds like North America is a very good place to do business. Published: Aug 14 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time Q&A Bosch expanding production and sourcing in North America Robert Bosch has targeted North America as a high-growth market. The German supplier is spending $350 million this year to expand production in North America, and it is buying more components here, too. ...  story  Suppliers’ optimism declines as hiring and expansion plans continue Automotive suppliers in North America are less optimistic than they were in May, but they still plan to hire workers and expand production, a recent survey by the Original Equipment Suppliers Association concludes. ...  story  Alliance touts industrywide infotainment software The Genivi Alliance, an industry group that is creating a common software for infotainment systems, has scored an initial success: BMW AG will introduce Genivi software next year. ...  story  Supplier personnel Personnel changes for Eaton, Alea Leather Specialist, Alcoa, Freescale Semiconductor and Commercial Vehicle Group. ...  story  Supply Line Panasonic opens tech center in Michigan Parker Hannifin sells HVAC unit to ContiTech Visteon completes sale of its lighting business to Varroc Goodyear tests soybean oil as a tire material BorgWarner to expand Mississippi plant Faurecia opens interior parts plant in Michigan JOB LISTINGS Sr. Associate, Advanced Connected Car - Hyundai - Costa Mesa, CA: Hyundai Automotive Product Trainer - GP Strategies, Sandy Division - Des Moines, IA: GP Strategies, Sandy Division Network Development Manager - FERRARI NORTH AMERICA - Englewood Cliffs, NJ: FERRARI NORTH AMERICA Automotive Sales Trainer - Confidential - Dallas, TX: Confidential INDIRECT SUB-PRIME REP OPPORTUNITY - 1st Investors Financial Services - Lansing, MI: 1st Investors Financial Services REGIONAL SALES MANAGER - Premier Financial Services - Northeast Region, PA: Premier Financial Services Sales Manager - Halladay Motors - CHEYENNE, WY: Halladay Motors REGIONAL MANAGERS - Car-Bio - Chicago, Illinois: Car-Bio Sr. District Sales Representative - American Honda - Unknown, MI: American Honda Digital Development Manager / Little Rock, AR - Gulf States Toyota Distributors - Little Rock, Arkansas: Gulf States Toyota Distributors North America car and truck production by model, July and YTD           July 2012 1 Ford F series/Super Duty 53,903 2 Chevrolet Silverado 34,147 3 VW Jetta (6th gen.) 31,621 4 Toyota Camry* 27,092 5 Ford Fusion 26,877 6 Honda Accord 26,654 7 Honda Civic 24,634 8 Toyota Corolla* 23,805 9 Honda CR-V 23,331 10 Nissan Altima 21,373     7 mos. 2012 1 Ford F series/Super Duty 465,040 2 Chevrolet Silverado 300,369 3 Toyota Camry* 284,889 4 Honda Civic 246,456 5 Dodge Ram 236,276 6 Honda Accord 235,129 7 Toyota Corolla* 206,977 8 Honda CR-V 202,471 9 Nissan Altima 184,979 10 VW Jetta (6th gen.) 183,996   *Automotive News estimate   Source: Automotive News Data Center and company sources » Click here to download our latest production table by nameplate (Data Center subscription required) » Click here to download our latest production table by assembly plant (Data Center subscription required) » Click here to view our library of production data (Data Center subscription required) North America car and truck production by plant, July and YTD     July 2012 1 VW Puebla, Mexico (C) 61,721 2 Nissan Aguascalientes, Mexico (C)* 42,034 3 Kia West Point, Ga. (C/T)* 37,211 4 Nissan Smyrna, Tenn. (C/T) 30,422 5 Honda Marysville, Ohio (C/T) 29,393 6 Ford Hermosillo, Mexico (C) 28,973 7 Toyota Georgetown, Ky. (C)* 28,075 8 Honda Alliston, Ontario (C/T) 26,855 9 Hyundai Montgomery, Ala. (C) 25,281 10 GM Arlington, Texas (T) 24,805 *Automotive News estimate     7 mos. 2012 1 VW Puebla, Mexico (C) 340,060 2 Toyota Georgetown, Ky. (C)* 286,665 3 Honda Marysville, Ohio (C/T) 261,533 4 Nissan Smyrna, Tenn. (C/T) 243,404 5 Honda Alliston, Ontario (C/T) 243,052 6 Nissan Aguascalientes, Mexico (C)* 238,798 7 GM Oshawa (Ontario) (C/T) 216,211 8 Ford Dearborn (Mich.) Truck Assembly (T) 215,756 9 Ford Kansas City, Mo. (T) 213,075 10 Kia West Point, Ga. (C/T)* 209,613 *Automotive News estimate Source: Automotive News Data Center and company sources To view other breaking news stories throughout the day, visit autonews.com To unsubscribe from this email newsletter, please click here. Automotive News is located at 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit, Michigan, 48207