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BorgWarner Increases Toyota Tundra Transfer Case Production
On Friday, March 21, 2014, BorgWarner officials announced that their production of the two-speed, part-time four-wheel drive transfer cases for the Toyota Tundra will add 150 jobs. The jobs will be added at the South Carolina production facility.
This is the BorgWarner transfer case that features electronic shift-on-the-fly technology. (PRNewsFoto/BorgWarner Inc.)
2014 Toyota Tundra Suppliers – Who Builds What
The folks over at Autonews.com have put together this pretty cool graphic showing the various suppliers of the 2014 Toyota Tundra.
The suppliers of the 2014 Toyota Tundra. Source: Autonews
Do Parts Suppliers Matter More than Manufacturers?
An interesting trend has been happening of late – automotive suppliers are getting quite a bit of attention.These days, more and more manufactures are blaming parts suppliers for recalls. Cummins diesel engines are all the rage (not just a diesel engine, but a Cummins). And now, news of Tesla and Apple working together to build an iCar. This begs the question – are manufactures becoming less relevant? Does Toyota even matter or do their supplier choices matter more?
With all the part suppliers news lately, are they becoming more important than manufactures?
