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HE 1 8.5 .A3 4 220 no. HTSA-82-1. V Profiles of Major Suppliers DOT- TSC- to the Automotive Industry NHTSA- 82-1 .V ? Volume 5: Multinational c . 2 j Automotive Parts and i Components Suppliers J.A. Mateyka Magro W.R. DEPARiMENT A.S. Karlin of TRANSPORTATION' D.J. Yea D.M. Wasserman DEC 0 8 idp/ library Booz. Allen and Hamilton, Inc. Transportation Consulting Division Bethesda MD 20014 August 1982 Final Report This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161. U S Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Research and Development Washington DC 20590 NOTICE This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Govern- ment assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. NOTICE The United States Government does not endorse pro- ducts or manufacturers. Trade or manufacturers' names appear herein solely because they are con- sidered essential to the object of this report. (£.z~ , A34- w. 2— C- . 1 . Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Cotolog No. DOT-HS-806 220 4. i T tie ond Sobti tie 5. Report Dote August 1982 PROFILES OF MAJOR SUPPLIERS TO THE AUTOMOTIVE 6. Performing Orgonizotion Code INDUSTRY: VOL. 5 MULTINATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE DTS-322 PARTS AND COMPONENTS SUPPLIERS 8. Performing Orgonizotion Report No. 7. Authors) j Mateyka, W.R. Magro, ^ - DOT-TSC-NHTSA-8 2 1 . V A.S. Karlin. D.J. Yee. D.M. Wasserman 9. Performing Orgonizotion Nome and Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) Booz , Allen and Hamilton, Inc.* HS275/R2412 Transportation Consulting Division 11. Controct or Gront No. Bethesda, Maryland 20014 13. Type of Report ond Period Covered 12. Sponsoring Agency Nome ond Address U.S. Department of Transportation October 1978-October 1980 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Final Report Office of Research and Development 14- Sponsoring Agency Code Washington DC 205 90 NRD-13 15. Supplementary Notes U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Special Programs Administration *Under contract to: Transportation Systems Center Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142 16. Abstract This study summarizes extensive information collected over a two-year period (October 1978 to October 1980) on suppliers of parts and components, materials, and machine tools to the automotive industry in the United States. The objective of the study was to provide data and information in support of analyses of the U.S, automotive industry. The results of this effort are published in seven volumes — Volume I: Overview; Volume II: Iron, Steel, and Aluminum Suppliers to the Automotive Industry; Volume III: Plastics, Glass, and Fiberglass Suppliers to the Automotive Industry; Volume IV: North American Parts and Component Suppliers to the Automotive Industry; Volume V: Multinational Automotive Parts and Components Suppliers; Volume VI: Foreign Automotive Parts and Components Suppliers; and Volume VII: Machine Tool Suppliers to the Automotive Industry. 17. Key Word* 18. Distribution Statement Automotive Parts, Components, Document is available to the public Materials, Plastics, Glass, through the National Technical Fiberglass, Machine Tools Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161 page) 21* No. of P oge* 22. P'ice 19. Security Clossif. (of this report) 20. Security Classif. (of this UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED 280 1 1 Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized . PREFACE Automobile manufacturers, in general, produce only selected, key elements and subassemblies for their final product, and rely on a widespread and complex logistics network including material suppliers, foundries and fabricators for wide variety of other necessary components going into the finished automobile. / Because of the importance of the automobile industry to the United States and to the world economy, it is important to under- stand the makeup of the logistics infrastructure and to understand its internal interrelationships and workings with the industry it supports. The purpose of this study was to gather all possible and pertinent information on suppliers to the automotive industry, and to present it in a form for ease of reference and further analysis m itici TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Section Number SUMMARY 1 1. MULTINATIONAL PARTS AND COMPONENTS SUPPLIERS TO THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 1-1 2. BENDIX 2-1 2.1 Corporate Size and Structure 2-1 2.2 Major Markets and Products 2-4 2.3 Corporate Strategy 2-9 2.4 Production and Operations 2-10 2.5 Financial Status 2-37 2.6 Research and Development 2-39 2.7 Government Relations 2-41 2.8 Labor Relations 2-41 3. BORG-WARNER 3-1 3.1 Corporate Size and Structure 3-1 3.2 Major Markets and Products 3-5 3.3 Corporate Strategy 3-10 3.4 Production and Operations 3-11 3.5 Financial Status 3-40 3.6 Research and Development... 3-41 3.7 Industry Relations 3-44 4. BUDD 4-1 4.1 Corporate Size and Structure 4-1 4.2 Major Markets and Products 4-2 4.3 Corporate Strategy 4-4 4.4 Production and Operations 4-5 4.5 Financial Status 4-27 4.6 Research and Development 4-2 8 4.7 Government Relations 4-2 9 5. COLT INDUSTRIES 5-1 5.1 Corporate Size and Structure 5-1 5.2 Major Markets and Products 5-4 5.3 Corporate Strategy 5-8 5.4 Production and Operations 5-8 5.5 Financial Status 5-15 5.6 Research and Development 5-19 5.7 Government Relations 5-19 v i i TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page Section Number 6. GOODYEAR 6-1 6.1 Corporate Size and Structure 6-1 6.2 Major Markets and Products 6-2 6.3 Corporate Strategy 6-5 6.4 Production and Operations 6-5 6.5 Financial Status 6-30 6.6 Research and Development... 6-33 6.7 Government Relations 6-34 6.8 Labor Relations 6-36 7. ITT 7-1 7.1 Corporate Size and Structure 7-1 7.2 Major Markets and Products 7-8 7.3 Corporate Strategy 7-11 7.4 Production and Operations 7-12 7.5 Financial Status 7-47 7.6 Research and Development 7-50 7.7 Government Relations 7-50 8. A.O . SMITH... 8-1 8.1 Corporate Size and Structure 8-1 8.2 Major Markets and Products 8-4 8.3 Corporate Strategy 8-7 8.4 Production and Operations..... 8-8 8.5 Financial Status 8-12 8.6 Research and Development 8-14 8.7 Government Relations 8-14 9. TRW 9-1 9.1 Corporate Size and Structure 9-1 9.2 Major Markets and Products 9-2 9.3 Corporate Strategy 9-9 9.4 Production and Operations 9-10 9.5 Financial Status 9-18 9.6 Research and Development 9-20 9.7 Labor Relations 9-22 vi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Page Figure Number 2-1 Bendix Corporate Organization 2-3 2-2 Bendix Market Data 2-4 2-3 Breakdown of Bendix Automotive Revenues, Fiscal Year 1978 2-5 2-4 Fostoria Plant 2-11 2-5 Newport News Plant 2-12 2-6 Green Island Plant 2-13 2-7 Sydney Plant 2-14 2-8 South Bend Plant 2-15 2-9 Troy Plant 2-16 2-10 St. Joseph Plant 2-17 2-11 Windsor Plant 2-18 2-12 Walkersville Plant 2-19 2-13 Atzcapotzalco Plant 2-20 2-14 San Luis Potosi Plant 2-21 2-15 Creme Plant 2-23 2-16 Ferdinand-Porsche-Strasse Plant 2-24 2-17 Leverkusin Plant 2-25 2-18 Glinde bei Hamburg Plant 2-26 2-19 Barcelona Plant 2-27 2-20 Bristol Plant 2-28 2-21 Clichy Plant 2-29 2-22 Caracas Plant 2-30 2-23 Buenos Aires Plant 2-31 Vll LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (Continued) Page Figure Number 2-24 Campinas Plant 2-32 2-25 Ballarat Plant 2-33 2- 2-26 Rockdale Plant 2-34 3- 2-27 Tokyo (1) Plant 2-35 2-28 Tokyo (2) Plant 2-36 2-29 Bendix Operations Analysis 2-38 30 Bendix Capital Analysis 2-40 1 Borg-Warner Corporate Organization 3-3 3-2 Borg-Warner Market Data 3-6 3-3 Sterling Heights Plant 3-12 3-4 Chicago Plant 3-13 3-5 Coldwater Plant 3-14 3-6 Burlington Plant 3-15 3-7 Decatur Plant 3-16 3-8 New Bedford Plant 3-17 3-9 Rockford Clutch Plant 3-18 3-10 Rockford Drive Line Plant 3-19 3-11 Ballwin Plant 3-20 3-12 Blytheville Plant 3-21 3-13 Decatur Plant 3-22 3-14 Dixon Plant 3-23 3-15 Ithaca Plant 3-24 3-16 Keokuk Plant 3-25 3-17 Bellwood Plant 3-26 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (Continued) Page Figure Number 3-18 Frankfort Plant 3-27 3-19 Madrid Plant 3-30 3-20 Heidelberg Plant 3-31 3-21 Anjo Plant 3-32 3-22 Daito Plant 3-33 3-23 Uitenhage Plant 3-34 3- 4-3-24 Guadalajara Plant 3-35 3-25 Fairfield Plant 3-36 3-26 Albury Plant 3-37 3-27 Kenfig Plant 3-38 3-28 Sao Paulo Plant 3-39 3-2 9 Operating Analysis of Borg-Warner 3-42 30 Capital Analysis of Borg-Warner 3-43 1 Market Data for Budd 4-2 4-2 Detroit Plant 4-6 4-3 Gary Plant 4-7 4-4 Philadelphia Plant 4-8 4-5 Kitchener Plant 4-9 4-6 Milford Fabricating Co. Plant 4-10 4-7 Polymer Composites Division 4-11 4-8 Ashland Plant 4-12 4-9 North Baltimore Plant 4-13 4-10 Clinton Plant 4-14 4-11 Detroit Plant (2) 4-15 ix LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (Continued) Page Figure Number 4-12 Frankfort Plant 4-16 4-13 Carey Plant 4-17 4-14 Van Wert Plant.