Ingenieurbüro Hauser

Challenges for OE Suppliers

• a dramatic structural change in the automotive industry
  
  
• international buyouts and mergers among OEMs and tier 1 suppliers
  
  
• globalization - worldwide production facilities
  
  
• IT -Business (B2B platforms, multimedia concepts)
  
  
• diversity of modular production on general platforms

Consequences:

• the position of mid-sized suppliers is weakened more and more while mega-mergers and corporations are strengthened (for example Bosch, Visteon, Valeo)
  
  
• mid-sized suppliers play only a small role in the international market, therefore they need to offer tailor-made solutions in terms of their product portfolio