David Sedgwick
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Suppliers on track for record acquisitions
Suppliers are on a record pace for acquisitions, with electronics producers and Europeans offering the most allure. → Read More
Suppliers prepare for self-driving bonanza
In 2020, automakers are expected to produce nearly 86 million vehicles equipped with collision-avoidance systems. It's a potential bonanza for big parts makers, including those that dominate the annual Automotive News list of the top 100 global suppliers. → Read More
Panasonic to make push into autonomous tech
Consumer electronics maker Panasonic grew big in automotive with vehicle displays and batteries for electric vehicles. But now, the supplier is looking for even bigger growth from its emerging technologies for autonomous-drive cars. → Read More
Beijing show opens up to challenger brands
The Beijing auto show going on this week has become a showcase for Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz -- the dominant luxury brands in China -- as well as challengers such as Cadillac, Lincoln and Infiniti. → Read More
Suppliers bet on mild hybrids with electric turbos
Tesla CEO Elon Musk wowed the auto industry when he announced 325,000 orders for his company's Model 3 electric vehicle, but some suppliers believe mild hybrids are a better bet. → Read More
China's auto market: House of cards or just catching its breath?
China's vehicle sales are expected to rise 6 percent this year, and that's enough to stave off any loose talk at the Beijing auto show about production cuts. → Read More
Toyota Boshoku plans Silicon Valley outpost for driver control r&d
Japanese supplier Toyota Boshoku will open a new office in Silicon Valley next month to serve as an r&d base for automated driving and cockpits for future vehicles. → Read More
Auto-braking pact a boon for suppliers
An agreement last week by automakers to make automatic emergency braking standard by 2022 will prove to be a gold mine for suppliers of radar, cameras, lidar and the software that makes sense of it all. → Read More
Dashboard of the future mostly loses buttons
Over the next five years, global sales of steering-wheel controls, speech recognition, touch screens and gesture controls will jump sharply, according to a study by IHS Automotive. → Read More
VW led auto r&d spending in '15
Volkswagen AG claimed bragging rights as the auto industry's top r&d spender last year, according to an annual study compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers. → Read More
Suppliers' forecast: Sunny days ahead
While U.S. economists nervously scan horizons for signs of a recession, North American automotive suppliers are preparing for a couple more good years of record production. → Read More
Smart maps may hit the streets this year or next
Although true driverless cars may be a decade away, the first smart maps likely will debut this year or next. → Read More
Smart maps may hit the streets this year or next
Although true driverless cars may be a decade away, the first smart maps likely will debut this year or next. → Read More
New airbag devices cushion crash impacts by deploying outside vehicles
Auto parts suppliers makers are developing a new generation airbags that cushion the impact of a crash by deploying on the outside of a vehicle. Such devices have already appeared in Europe and are mainly aimed at protecting pedestrians in a crash. It represents a clean-sheet approach to an older safety technology that until now has been used inside vehicles. → Read More
Conti must ration parts for recall fixes
Summary: Supplier Continental is recalling five million airbag control units that affectvehicles made by companies including Volkswagen, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Honda and Fiat Chrysler. But the German parts-maker says its action is nothing like the Takata airbag recall that has roiled the industry. → Read More
Army marches forward with self-driving trucks
The U.S. Army is developing driverless trucks and could end up operating the largest fleet of autonomous vehicles. A key test comes this summer when the Army conducts road tests in Michigan. → Read More
VW supplier Bosch defends diesel technology
Bosch, a key supplier of diesel components, says the technology has a future in the U.S. market, despite the troubles stemming from Volkswagen's emissions-cheating scandal. → Read More
Autonomous cars will challenge technology infrastructure, panelists say
Twenty years from now, the auto industry will have tens of millions self-driving vehicles on the road, but it may require automakers to share data with municipalities -- and each other. → Read More
In China, Mercedes zeroes in on Audi, BMW
If Daimler's Mercedes-Benz arm overtakes BMW as the world's top-selling luxury automaker, it may have to thank China chief Hubertus Troska for his efforts. → Read More
Panoramic sunroofs aren't just for luxury
Panoramic sunroofs are catching on, and suppliers such as Webasto, Inalfa and Inteva are poised to profit from the trend. → Read More