| | | | | | | | | | Pricing power shifts to suppliers
 With North American vehicle production headed toward 15 million-plus units next year, automakers are encountering a new breed of supplier: the one that says “no.” To automakers' chagrin, some suppliers -- mainly those in capital-intensive industries -- can pick and choose their customers. With capacity short and production schedules rising, suppliers can afford to accept the contracts and customers they want, and reject those they don't want, whether because of prices or the broader terms of doing business with certain customers. ...
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| | North America car and truck production -- October and YTD
| | | Oct. 2012 | Oct. 2011 | % change | 10 mos. 2012 | 10 mos. 2011 | % change | | AutoAlliance | 11,531 | 10,118 | 14% | 122,272 | 96,080 | 27% | | BMW Mfg. Corp. | 29,862 | 26,296 | 14% | 255,439 | 230,680 | 11% | | Chrysler Group | 216,287 | 183,392 | 18% | 2,000,907 | 1,648,581 | 21% | | Ford Motor Co. | 268,876 | 235,593 | 14% | 2,282,725 | 2,197,688 | 4% | | Ford incl. joint venture* | 280,407 | 242,226 | 16% | 2,367,431 | 2,265,040 | 5% | | General Motors | 298,849 | 273,906 | 9% | 2,761,286 | 2,623,804 | 5% | | Honda | 161,142 | 125,331 | 29% | 1,436,054 | 914,134 | 57% | | Hyundai-Kia Automotive | 72,900 | 56,438 | 29% | 610,116 | 519,205 | 18% | | Mercedes-Benz | 18,273 | 14,807 | 23% | 154,365 | 136,718 | 13% | | Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. | 5,567 | 1,194 | 366% | 27,649 | 33,313 | -17% | | Nissan | 114,320 | 113,100 | 1% | 1,104,414 | 973,363 | 14% | | Subaru | 25,758 | 26,184 | -2% | 237,197 | 193,703 | 23% | | Tesla | 722 | 0 | - | 1,107 | 0 | - | | Think | 0 | 41 | -100% | 0 | 432 | - | | Toyota | 152,949 | 130,606 | 17% | 1,437,637 | 940,259 | 53% | | Toyota incl. joint venture* | 161,693 | 139,032 | 16% | 1,517,426 | 1,003,438 | 51% | | Vehicle Production Group | 0 | 225 | -100% | 1,375 | 238 | 478% | | Volkswagen | 78,841 | 55,958 | 41% | 667,864 | 457,061 | 46% | | Other Truck | 28,939 | 30,826 | -6% | 340,416 | 281,702 | 21% | | Total North America car | 688,616 | 578,655 | 19% | 6,100,716 | 4,824,216 | 27% | | Total North America truck | 796,200 | 705,360 | 13% | 7,340,107 | 6,422,745 | 14% | | Total U.S. | 988,261 | 847,292 | 17% | 8,834,581 | 7,253,915 | 22% | | Total Canada | 221,675 | 188,014 | 18% | 2,099,561 | 1,768,538 | 19% | | Total Mexico | 274,880 | 248,709 | 11% | 2,506,681 | 2,224,508 | 13% | | TOTAL NORTH AMERICA | 1,484,816 | 1,284,015 | 16% | 13,440,823 | 11,246,961 | 20% | | TOTAL NA LIGHT VEHICLES | 1,455,877 | 1,253,189 | 16% | 13,100,407 | 10,965,259 | 20% | | | *Production are not included in grand totals | | Source: Automotive News Data Center and company sources | |
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| | | Suppliers to the 2013 Honda Accord
The redesigned Accord, 3.5 inches shorter than its predecessor, is powered by a 2.4-liter inline-four engine with gasoline direct injection. The available 3.5-liter V-6 engine has cylinder deactivation. These supplier data are compiled by SupplierBusiness. Click here to download our supplier list in PDF format
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Suppliers dodge a bullet named Sandy, but still must track parts
Hurricane Sandy destroyed thousands of cars and trucks at dealerships along the East Coast, but automotive suppliers survived with relatively little damage.
Still, the storm offers a useful reminder to North American purchasing chiefs: Have you taken a census of your suppliers? Do you know where your bottlenecks are? Are you ready for the next Big One?
As many as 123 suppliers on the Eastern Seaboard were in or near the storm's path, according to the Original Equipment Suppliers Association, citing data from ELM Analytics, a suburban Detroit research firm.
One potential headache was the Port of Newark, an important shipping terminal for European suppliers as well as automakers. That port was forced to shut down for a few days after New Jersey got hammered.
Yet suppliers weathered the storm with nary a hiccup, according to OESA President Neil De Koker. "We were lucky with the weather," De Koker said. "I have not heard of any significant disruptions."
Published: Nov 13 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
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Is there enough business for three roof system suppliers?
 After a round of bankruptcies and buyouts, the world of roof system suppliers has narrowed to three major players: Webasto Roof Systems, Magna Car Top Systems and Valmet Automotive. With convertible production in Europe and North America stuck at recessionary levels, it is unclear whether all three can make much money in this segment. ... story
| Head-up displays get a new pitch: Safety gear
 Head-up displays are getting a fresh look as safety-alert devices. Suppliers such as Denso, Nippon Seiki, Continental and Delphi Automotive are developing head-up displays that project larger, brighter and more detailed images on the windshield. ... story
| JV pushes Valeo to No. 2 HVAC supplier in N.A.
 Valeo is poised to become North America's second-largest producer of climate-control systems now that the French supplier has formed a joint venture to acquire operations producing those systems from Ford's Automotive Components Holding unit. ... story
| Supplier personnel
Personnel changes for Visteon, Dura Automotive, Federal-Mogul, TI Automotive, Eaton, Sirius and Fallbrook Technologies. ... story
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October and YTD | | | Oct. 2012 | | 1 | Ford F series/Super Duty | 83,870 | | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 42,042 | | 3 | Honda Accord | 40,230 | | 4 | Dodge Ram | 40,199 | | 5 | Toyota Camry* | 38,533 | | 6 | Ford Escape (2nd gen.) | 37,031 | | 7 | Honda CR-V | 34,501 | | 8 | Toyota Corolla* | 34,243 | | 9 | Nissan Altima | 33,944 | | 10 | VW Jetta (6th gen.) | 32,766 | | | | | | | | 10 mos. | | 1 | Ford F series/Super Duty | 712,992 | | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 426,664 | | 3 | Toyota Camry | 399,058 | | 4 | Dodge Ram | 350,137 | | 5 | Honda Civic | 337,073 | | 6 | Honda Accord | 336,179 | | 7 | Toyota Corolla | 306,700 | | 8 | Honda CR-V | 302,310 | | 9 | VW Jetta (6th gen.) | 280,411 | | 10 | Nissan Altima | 276,607 | | *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 October and YTD | | | Oct. 2012 | | | 10 mos. | | 1 | VW Puebla, Mexico (C) | 59,537 | | VW Puebla, Mexico (C) | 520,456 | | 2 | Honda Marysville, Ohio (C/T) | 43,950 | | Toyota Georgetown, Ky. (C)* | 399,404 | | 3 | Toyota Georgetown, Ky. (C)* | 38,190 | | Honda Marysville, Ohio (C/T) | 369,685 | | 4 | Nissan Smyrna, Tenn. (C/T) | 37,210 | | Honda Alliston, Ontario (C/T) | 348,247 | | 5 | Hyundai Montgomery, Ala. (C) | 37,200 | | Nissan Smyrna, Tenn. (C/T) | 342,269 | | 6 | Ford Louisville (T) | 37,031 | | GM Oshawa (Ontario) (C/T) | 322,876 | | 7 | Honda Alliston, Ontario (C/T) | 36,767 | | Ford Dearborn (Mich.) Truck Assembly (T) | 317,336 | | 8 | Kia West Point, Ga. (C/T) | 35,700 | | Nissan Aguascalientes, Mexico (C) | 310,573 | | 9 | Ford Dearborn (Mich.) Truck Assembly (T) | 34,617 | | Hyundai Montgomery, Ala. (C) | 305,648 | | 10 | Ford Chicago (C/T) | 34,151 | | Kia West Point, Ga. (C/T) | 304,468 | | NOTE: C=car plant; T=truck plant
*Automotive News estimate
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