Manufacturing & Logistics Expert Opinion

A hard sell: Stracke's ten-point revival plan for GME

16 May, 2012

Tags: Alternative Fuels, General Motors, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy.

Resin crisis exposes supply chain fragility

18 April, 2012

Tags: Logistics, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Supplier Strategy.

Lightweight CAN be safer

29 March, 2012

Tags: Emissions, Fuel Efficiency, Safety.

Engineering the passion to attract auto industry talent

21 March, 2012

Tags: Design, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Research & Development.

Rising fuel prices put telematics in the driving seat

16 March, 2012

Tags: Diesel, Emissions, Fleets, Fuel Efficiency, Infotainment, Navigation and Connectivity, Intelligent Transport Systems / ITS.

Geneva 2012: new products fail to mask troubles

9 March, 2012

Tags: Corporate Finance, Daimler AG, Electric Vehicles / EVs / PEVs / BEVs, Future Models, General Motors, Infotainment, Navigation and Connectivity, Motor Show / Auto Show, Motor Sport, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Product Launch, Renault, Switzerland.

AUTOSAR benefits OEMs, suppliers and ultimately drivers

8 March, 2012

Tags: Electronics, Infotainment, Navigation and Connectivity, OEM Strategy, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy.

Geneva highlights the EV platform dilemma

5 March, 2012

Tags: Design, Electric Vehicles / EVs / PEVs / BEVs, Manufacturing, Motor Show / Auto Show, OEM Strategy.

Common global platforms: huge benefits, huge risks

2 March, 2012

Tags: Electronics, Future Models, Logistics, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Purchasing.

Europe's OEMs must take drastic action to ease the pain

27 February, 2012

Tags: Corporate Finance, Fiat SpA, Financial Results, Forecasts, General Motors, Mergers and Acquisitions, OEM Strategy, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Volkswagen.

Who really gains from green fleet operations?

10 February, 2012

Tags: Fleets, Fuel Efficiency, Logistics.

Platform consolidation will drive OEMs into the future

31 January, 2012

Tags: Future Models, OEM Strategy.

One size does not fit all when it comes to composites

27 January, 2012

Tags: Design, Exteriors, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy.

Brazil retains its place as a top 5 global auto market

5 January, 2012

Tags: Brazil, Forecasts, Investments, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Sales Data, Supplier Strategy.

Life cycle assessment: it just makes sense

3 January, 2012

Tags: Alternative Fuels, Emissions, Fuel Efficiency, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy.

Equipment suppliers benefit from OEM BRIC investments

22 December, 2011

Tags: Investments, Manufacturing, Supplier Strategy.

Stadco sees growth from pressings demand

19 December, 2011

Tags: Manufacturing, Supplier Strategy, Tata Motors.

The impact of Brazil's tax increase will soon be known

12 December, 2011

Tags: Brazil, Legislation, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Pricing, Sales and Distribution.

Mazda's new plant strategy: building for the future

19 October, 2011

Tags: Brazil, Fiat SpA, Ford Motor Company, Joint Ventures, Manufacturing, Mazda Motor Corporation, Mexico, OEM Strategy, Russia.

Emergency logistics, the €1 million rescue service

7 October, 2011

Tags: Logistics.

Brazil stuns Chinese OEMs with IPI tax increase

5 October, 2011

Tags: Brazil, Ford Motor Company, Honda Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Company, Incentives, Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, Production Data, Renault, Sales Data, Toyota Motor Corporation.

The crisis still controls the automotive supply chain

29 September, 2011

Tags: Joint Ventures, Logistics, Manufacturing, Supplier Strategy.

Washington and the quest for fuel efficiency in CVs

26 September, 2011

Tags: Engines, Future Models, Legislation, Research & Development, United States.

Could analytics make recalls history?

2 August, 2011

Tags: Honda Motor Company, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Production Data, Recalls, Research & Development.

Audi's US factory - sooner rather than later?

20 July, 2011

Tags: Future Models, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Production Data, Sales Data, Volkswagen.

The engineering deficit: Brazil's quest for engineers

18 July, 2011

Tags: Brazil, Engines, Incentives, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy.

Steel - the key ingredient for sustainable mobility

12 July, 2011

Tags: Emissions, Legislation, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Purchasing, Raw Materials, Recycling, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy.

Russia will be Europe's largest vehicle market by 2015

23 June, 2011

Tags: AvtoVAZ, BMW Group, Bosch, Continental, Daimler AG, Fiat SpA, Ford Motor Company, Future Models, GAZ, General Motors, Hyundai Motor Company, Incentives, Joint Ventures, MAN Truck & Bus, Magna, Magneti Marelli, Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Paccar, Production Data, Renault, Russia, Sales Data, Scania, Supplier Strategy, Toyota Motor Corporation, Visteon, Volkswagen.

Ford must now switch from survival to profitable growth

20 June, 2011

Tags: Corporate Finance, Financial Results, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Human Resources, Hyundai Motor Company, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Production Data, Research & Development, Sales Data, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen.

EV battery demand dwarfs current key materials capacity

27 April, 2011