Poll: Honda most often eases auto suppliers' material costs
June 10, 2013 12:25 pm ET
If you're a supplier and you're worried about fluctuating costs of your raw materials, Honda, Ford, Toyota and Nissan are the best customers to deal with.
If you're a supplier and you're worried about fluctuating costs of your raw materials, Honda, Ford, Toyota and Nissan are the best customers to deal with.
DETROIT -- John Henke, CEO of Planning Perspectives Inc. in suburban Detroit, says North America's six major automakers made zero progress improving relations with suppliers over the past year.
DETROIT — The math in favor of using more composites in future North American autos is easy to calculate, but there are still challenges the industry must overcome to make them feasible for high-production vehicles.
DETROIT — The American car buyers may still love their sports utility vehicles and pickup trucks, but there is an increasing emphasis on small cars as the industry faces new fuel economy requirements.
SAYAMA, JAPAN -- Honda-affiliated supplier Yachiyo Industry Co. wants to boost sales of sunroofs and plastic fuel tanks to overseas automakers as it tries to diversify away from its top customer.
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