All Features

Commercial vehicle logistics: more than trucks moving trucks

14 April, 2011

Tags: Logistics, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Volvo.

Interview: Alexander Cutler, Chairman and Chief Executive, Eaton Corporation

13 April, 2011

Tags: Eaton, Manufacturing, Supplier Strategy.

Mercedes-Benz truck power enters a new era

11 April, 2011

Tags: Bosch, Daimler AG, Engines, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Scania, Volvo.

Integrating production logistics in Turkey

7 April, 2011

Tags: Fiat SpA, Ford Motor Company, Joint Ventures, Logistics, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Purchasing, Turkey.

Interview: Jim Farley, Group Vice President, Global Marketing, Sales and Service, Ford Motor Company

5 April, 2011

Tags: Ford Motor Company, Future Models, Manufacturing, Marketing, OEM Strategy, Sales Data.

Interview: Teri Quigley, Plant Director, General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck

4 April, 2011

Tags: Engines, General Motors, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Research & Development.

Tata Motors future model plans: forecasts to 2025

31 March, 2011

Tags: Ford Motor Company, Future Models, OEM Strategy, Sales Data, Tata Motors.

Interview: Guillaume Faury, Executive VP Research and Development, Member of the PSA Managing Board

30 March, 2011

Tags: BMW Group, Engines, Faurecia, Future Models, Joint Ventures, Manufacturing, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, OEM Strategy, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Purchasing, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy.

Audi and Lamborghini push the boundaries of carbon fibre construction

29 March, 2011

Tags: Future Models, Joint Ventures, OEM Strategy, Raw Materials, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy, Volkswagen.

Interview: Jan Ake Jonsson, President and CEO, Saab Automobile

28 March, 2011

Tags: BMW Group, General Motors, Joint Ventures, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Research & Development.

Interview: Laurent Bresson, VP, Global Sales & Marketing and European region, Nexteer Automotive

24 March, 2011

Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Delphi, Fiat SpA, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, OEM Strategy, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy, Toyota Motor Corporation.

Interview: Bernhard Koehler, chief operating officer, Fisker Automotive

23 March, 2011

Tags: Engines, Fisker, Future Models, Incentives, Joint Ventures, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketing, OEM Strategy, Pricing, Purchasing, Raw Materials, Recycling, Research & Development.

Interview: Nick Reilly, President, GM Europe and CEO, Opel/Vauxhall

21 March, 2011

Tags: Financial Results, General Motors, Joint Ventures, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Sales Data.

Interview: Magnus Hellsten, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing, Volvo Cars

18 March, 2011

Tags: Future Models, Geely, Joint Ventures, Logistics, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Purchasing, Raw Materials, Research & Development.

The impact of fuel efficiency rules on the European market for LCVs

17 March, 2011

Tags: Emissions, Engines, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Incentives, Legislation, OEM Strategy, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Pricing, Renault, Research & Development.

Vehicle distribution in China: network expansion improves processing and distribution quality

16 March, 2011

Tags: China, Logistics, OEM Strategy, PSA Peugeot Citroen.

Interview: Rita Forst, Member, Management Board, VP Engineering Europe, Opel/Vauxhall

14 March, 2011

Tags: Engines, Future Models, General Motors, OEM Strategy, Research & Development.

Interview: Ravi Shanker, President and CEO, Dow Kokam

11 March, 2011

Tags: Emissions, Engines, Future Models, Joint Ventures, Raw Materials, Recycling, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy.

The logistics challenge for Mercedes-Benz USA: balancing cost control and high quality standards

10 March, 2011

Tags: BMW Group, Daimler AG, Joint Ventures, Logistics, OEM Strategy.

PSA Peugeot Citroen's new approach to purchasing

9 March, 2011

Tags: BMW Group, Bosch, Continental, Faurecia, Honeywell, JTEKT, Joint Ventures, Lear, Logistics, Magneti Marelli, Michelin, OEM Strategy, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Plastic Omnium, Purchasing, Supplier Strategy, Valeo.

Interview: Dieter Zetsche, Chief Executive, Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars

7 March, 2011

Tags: Daimler AG, Incentives, Joint Ventures, Nissan Motor Company, OEM Strategy, Recalls, Renault, Sales Data.

Chrysler Group future models plans: forecasts to 2025

3 March, 2011

Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Fiat Industrial SpA, Joint Ventures, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Production Data, Sales Data.

Interview: Allan Rushforth, COO and Senior Vice President, Hyundai Motor Europe

2 March, 2011

Tags: Future Models, Hyundai Motor Company, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Sales Data.

Commercial truck business: chart of the decade and other charts

1 March, 2011

Tags: Bosch, Daimler AG, Dana, Eaton, Fiat SpA, Financial Results, MAN Truck & Bus, Modine, Navistar International Corporation, OEM Strategy, Paccar, Pricing, Purchasing, Sales Data, Scania, Supplier Strategy, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen, Volvo.

Interview: Doug VanDagens, Global Director of Connected Services, Ford Motor Company

25 February, 2011

Tags: Ford Motor Company, Infotainment, Navigation and Connectivity, Joint Ventures, Marketing, OEM Strategy.

Norway's EV experience offers other markets something to think about

23 February, 2011

Tags: Emissions, Future Models, General Motors, Legislation, Marketing, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Nissan Motor Company, Norway, OEM Strategy, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Pricing, Sales Data, Toyota Motor Corporation.

The quiet advance of the hydrogen fuel cell EV

21 February, 2011

Tags: Daimler AG, Engines, Fuel Cells / FCEVs, General Motors, Joint Ventures, OEM Strategy, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy.

Interview: Saurabh Mohan Saxena, Gen Mgr Sales Marketing & Business Dev’t, ZF Hero Chassis Systems

17 February, 2011

Tags: Ashok Leyland, BMW Group, Daimler AG, Engines, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Honda Motor Company, Joint Ventures, Manufacturing, Nissan Motor Company, Research & Development, Supplier Strategy, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Transmissions, Volkswagen, ZF.

Porsche Leipzig - a lean approach to logistics

16 February, 2011

Tags: Logistics, Manufacturing, OEM Strategy, Porsche, Purchasing.

Interview: Mark Terry, Managing Director, Chevrolet United Kingdom

15 February, 2011

Tags: Future Models, General Motors, Marketing, OEM Strategy, Pricing, Sales Data.