Auto Suppliers Pressured to Move Production Abroad
DETROIT-Pressure to move automotive manufacturing jobs abroad will continue, despite federal and local government efforts to maintain or increase industry employment levels in the United States, according to a report scheduled to be released at the 2004 SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) World Congress, this month.
"The Odyssey of the Auto Supplier Industry," a study conducted by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in cooperation with the Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA), a forum for more than 350 automotive suppliers, outlines global success strategies for automotive suppliers, is the result of online surveys and interviews with top management of OESA members.