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Automotive News Europe, December, 2005 by Wernle, Bradford
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Byline: Bradford Wernle, Tony Lewin
Ford, Volkswagen and other automakers will have to work hard to convince a skeptical partsmaking industry that carmakers really want to begin a kinder, gentler era of cooperation with their suppliers.
Relations between manufacturers and suppliers have been damaged by nearly a decade of relentless pressure from carmakers for lower parts prices. This pressure has played a role in the bankruptcy of several major suppliers.
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