Toyota tops annual North American OEM-supplier relations study On May 19, Plante Moran released results of the 25th annual North American Automotive OEM Supplier Working Relations Index (WRI) Study. Collected survey responses evaluated the relations between U.S. automakers and their suppliers this year during unprecedented market volatility due to changing government policies, EV program cancellations, uncertain sales volumes, and tensions over c...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/20

Ford tells suppliers it will delay next-gen F-150 launch to mid-2028 Ford Motor Co. has told suppliers it will delay the launch of its all-new model F-150 pickup, a top-seller for the Detroit OEM. Ford was expected to roll out the 15th generation of its traditional gasoline/hybrid pickup in 2027. Production for the program, code-named P736, has been pushed out by at least a year to mid-2028 at Dearborn Truck and Kansas City Assembly, according to...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/20

Toyota Philippines projects auto parts exports of USD 1.21 billion in 2024 and USD 1.28 billion in 2025 Reported on December 19, 2024, Toyota’s auto parts export sales from the Philippines are projected to reach USD 1.21 billion in 2024. According to Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP), this is expected to grow to USD 1.28 billion in 2025. Recently, TMP and Toyota Group export suppliers met with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) to...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/20

GlobalData blog: Do any new battery cell technologies have a solidified future… yet? With a stream of major cell suppliers regularly announcing ‘major’ breakthroughs in solid-state cell technology, it is proving difficult to discern the reality of the state of play at present. The harsh reality is that 90% of news, plans and solid-state plant activity appears to be bogus, as start of production (SOP) dates slip or vanish, with this being pa...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/25

Toyota leads 24th annual Working Relations Index of OEMs, suppliers On May 20, Plante Moran announced results of the 24th annual North American Automotive OEM - Supplier Working Relations Index (WRI) Study that evaluates relations between U.S. automakers and their suppliers. The respondents to the survey were 696 supplier executives from 429 unique Tier-1 suppliers, representing more than 50% of the six OEM's North America annual purchases.  Th...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/21

Nullmax delivers autonomous driving solution to Chinese OEM On April 16, Nullmax, a leading autonomous driving company, announced the successful delivery of its MaxDrive autonomous driving solution to one of China's top OEMs. The MaxDrive is the world's first 8 TOPS solution capable of full-scene driving and parking.  This autonomous driving solution is powered by a single TDA4 chip and utilizes front-view and fisheye cameras to achieve a range ...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/17

aboratory space is now available. The new premises serve to continuously expand the electrical/electronic service segment.  Headquartered in Ingolstadt, Germany ASAP is focused on future-oriented automotive technologies in areas such as autonomous driving, e-mobility, and connectivity. ASAP serves top automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and tier-1 suppliers in Germany. Based on ASAP Group press release...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/30

Hyundai Motor Group breaks ground on Metaplant America EV, battery plant On October 25, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA), a dedicated electric vehicle (EV) and battery plant facility at the Bryan County Mega site near Savannah, Georgia.The USD 5.54 billion investment by the company and its suppliers was announced five months ago and includes plans to produce a diverse range of Hyundai, Genes...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/27

Toyota tops 2021 North American OEM-supplier relations study On May 24, results from the 2021 North American Automotive OEM-Supplier Working Relations Index (WRI) Study were released, which showed Toyota on top again among major automotive OEMs having manufacturing operations in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.The other five OEMs, listed in order following Toyota, were Honda, GM, Ford, Nissan and FCA US/Stellantis.The 2020 survey was similar, rankin...

News  Updated at: 2021/05/27

Toyota again tops annual OEM - Supplier Working Relations study in North America On June 22, results of the 20th annual North American Automotive OEM - Supplier Working Relations Index (WRI) Study were released by Plante Moran, showing that of the six major U.S. and Japanese automakers, only top-ranked Toyota and fifth-place FCA made any significant improvement in their scores this year.Toyota gained nine points over its 2019 score and was the to...

News  Updated at: 2020/06/24

Hyundai Transys ranks 38th in global automotive part suppliers South Korea’s Hyundai Transys generated sales of USD 7,574 million (JPY 816.93 billion) in the fiscal year 2018 to win the 38th place in the list of the Top 100 Global OEM Parts Suppliers in the US newspaper “Automotive News.” In the same ranking for the fiscal year 2017, Hyundai Power Tech ranked the 57th and Hyundai Daimos the 59th, but as a result of the consolidation of the ...

News  Updated at: 2019/06/27

North American OEM-supplier relations study topped by Toyota, Honda, challenging to all The 2019 North American Automotive OEM-Supplier Working Relations Index Study presented on June 18 in Auburn Hills, Michigan revealed a pattern familiar to the U.S. industry.The annual survey was presented by Plante Moran, which took over the study this year from industry researcher John Henke's firm, Planning Perspectives Inc. through acquisition of the grou...

News  Updated at: 2019/06/19

Jiangsu to exceed 30GWh in power battery production by 2020 On January 19, an innovation summit on the traction battery industrial chain of Jiangsu Province was held in Changzhou. The summit focused on construction of smart traction battery plants, battery recycling policies, technical trends, and cooperation between OEM and suppliers. A 2018 traction battery industry research report of Jiangsu was also released at the conference.According to the...

News  Updated at: 2019/01/30

L&T services develops autonomous and electric vehicle features solutions On August 20, L&T Technology Services (LTTS) informed that it has developed autonomous vehicle features solutions in collaboration with a Chinese Tier-1 company, partnered with a German automotive OEM to develop electric vehicles and developed telematics platforms for connected car development. LTTS counts 11 of the top 20 automotive OEMs and 25 of the top 100 auto parts sup...

News  Updated at: 2018/08/20

Tata Elxsi’s ‘Autonomai’ driverless car platform selected by leading OEM On June 5, Tata Elxsi announced the licensing of its advanced autonomous vehicle middleware platform “AUTONOMAI” to one of the world’s top 5 automotive OEMs for their driverless car R&D.The Autonomai platform provides carmakers and Tier 1 automotive suppliers with a comprehensive and modular solution covering Perception, GNC and Drive-by-wire systems, to quickly ...

News  Updated at: 2017/06/05

GM gains in North American supplier study, Nissan falls, Toyota and Honda on top According to the 2017 North American Automotive OEM -Supplier Working Relations Index study released on May 15, General Motors has improved its relationships with key suppliers for the second straight year, moving into the third position.GM works with more than 20,000 suppliers globally, annually spending about USD 90 billion with them.In 2016, it ranked fourth and i...

News  Updated at: 2017/05/17