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GM supply chief softens approach to parts firms
Posted by PPI in Annual Automotive Supplier Survey, Detroit Free Press, In the News, News featuring PPI on March 28, 2010
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Tom Walsh of the Detroit Free Press discusses GM’s past and current relationship with their suppliers, and about the 2010 annual survey PPI conducts that will reveal how GM is doing when the results are published in the coming months.
“GM supply chief softens approach to parts firms.” Detroit Free Press. 28 March 2010
Chrysler Pins Survival on Wooing Suppliers for Technology Boost
Posted by PPI in Annual Automotive Supplier Survey, Bloomberg, In the News, News featuring PPI on March 22, 2010
Mike Ramsey of Bloomberg Business Week has a new article about Chrysler’s supplier relations. Dr. Henke is quoted in the article in regards to PPI’s Annual North American Automotive Supplier Survey.
“Chrysler Pins Survival on Wooing Suppliers for Technology Boost.” Bloomberg Business Week. 22 March 2010
With Fiat, suppliers look ahead
Posted by PPI in Annual Automotive Supplier Survey, Detroit News, In the News, News featuring PPI on March 10, 2010
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“With Fiat, suppliers look ahead.” The Detroit News. 10 March 2010.
With Fiat, Chrysler has new clout to reach out to suppliers
Posted by PPI in Annual Automotive Supplier Survey, Detroit News, In the News, News featuring PPI on March 10, 2010
Alisa Priddle of The Detroit News quotes Dr. Henke in her report on how Chrysler is in the position to turn around its abysmal supplier working relations after years of being on the bottom.
“With Fiat, Chrysler has new clout to reach out to suppliers.” The Detroit News. 10 March 2010
Car suppliers to get cut of savings at GM
Posted by PPI in Annual Automotive Supplier Survey, In the News, News featuring PPI, Supply Management on September 2, 2009
Today on Supply Management there is a short article about GM’s new plan to share savings with their suppliers by Allie Anderson. Dr. Henke is quoted in the article as saying:
“In most industries, all cost-savings revert back to the customer. With the bankruptcy behind them, I think there is a recognition within GM that they can start afresh.”
“Car suppliers to get cut of savings at GM.” Supply Management.com. 2 September 2009
Ford adds to list of preferred suppliers
Posted by PPI in Annual Automotive Supplier Survey, Automotive News, In the News, News featuring PPI on June 25, 2009
On June 24th , Automotive News’ Robert Sherefkin reported on Ford Motor Co. adding 16 companies to its list of preferred suppliers, five of them being European companies. He cites PPI’s annual automotive supplier survey in the article. To read the article on Automotive News you do need to have a subscription.
“Ford adds 16 to list of preferred suppliers.” Automotive News. 24 June 2009
PPI in Times Square
Posted by PPI in Annual Automotive Supplier Survey, In the News on June 1, 2009
The results of the 2002-2009 Working Relations Index were displayed on the Reuters e-board in Times Square in New York City during the week of May 25, 2009. (Click to enlarge view)
Annual Survey results on Automotives News' op-ed page
Posted by PPI in Annual Automotive Supplier Survey, Automotive News, In the News, News featuring PPI on June 1, 2009
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The opinion expressed in today’s Automotive News opinion section under the header “A matter of trust” doesn’t necessarily reflect the opinions of Planning Perspectives, Inc., but our data is represented there.
WWJ Interview Podcast
Posted by PPI in Annual Automotive Supplier Survey, In the News, News featuring PPI, WWJ Newsradio 950 on June 1, 2009
WWJ Newsradio 950 in Detroit interviewed John Henke about the results of the 2009 Annual Automotive Supplier Survey for their May 25th broadcast. You can download to the Podcast (MP3) here.
Working with suppliers: Ford raises its game
Posted by PPI in Annual Automotive Supplier Survey, In the News, Miscellaneous, News featuring PPI on May 28, 2009
This article by Colin Whitbread for Automotive World discusses the results of the 2009 Annual Survey in wonderful detail. While most people are primarily talking about Honda’s and Toyota’s surprising rankings (which he naturally discusses as well), Whitbread focuses a little more on our domestic OEMs, especially Ford. Automotive World is based out of the UK.
“Working with suppliers: Ford raises its game.” Automotive World. 28 May 2009