Abstract
Outsourcing is currently perceived as key to automotive suppliers' survival,
and is being driven by consumers in the price-pressurised global market. In
the 1990's Fiat embraced the concept of outsourcing, whereby it only designs,
markets and sells its vehicles, leaving the assembly to other partners in the
industrial network. In contrast, Japanese carmakers such as Honda continue to
believe that no other company can assemble vehicles more efficiently and
profitably than they can themselves.
The new report from just-auto will allow you to discover trends in outsourcing
at component level. It provides analysis of the major OEMs approach to
outsourcing and the drivers involved, along with forecasts and an outlook to
2010.