Here they come - Low-cost auto parts are streaming into the U.S. as fierce competition and bleak financials intensify global sourcing

摘要

Acasual observer purely would have scoffed if he had heard a conversation that occurred on the floor of the recent Society of Automotive 'Engineers World Congress to Detroit. After a speech about the importance of global sourcing, three observers marveled at the endless opportunities for purchasing low-cost auto parts from the emerging economic powerhouse of China. One suggested, for instance, General Motors Corp. probably pays about USD150 for a headlines produced in North America. He then says the same headlines: could be produced in China and, shipped to the U.S. by air for less money.