OE parts suppliers car companies go with

[mclasser]

Weather was nice this weekend so just for fun, I opened up the hoods of my cars and looked at the labels for different parts seeing what companies made them. Both my Accord and I35 are from 2002 and were made in Japan

. My Infiniti has many Hitachi and Mitsubishi electrical parts like ignition coils, alternator, starter, etc. My Accord didn't have any from what I could tell but I saw a Denso radiator, alternator, MAP sensor and a starter by Mitsuba. The spark plug wires were made by Sumitomo (yeah, the tire company). My 2013 Pilot had some Hitachi parts but again, a lot of Denso stuff.

It was interesting to see what suppliers car companies go with for different parts.

 

[nthach]

Honda, Toyota and Nissan have varying degrees of vertical integration - more so with the former two. Nissan was associated with Hitachi and they also had a small stake in Subaru(which explains why you'll see lots of Hitachi/Calsonic stuff between the two). Denso and Aisin fall under the Toyota tree, while Honda has a majority stake in Keihin and Nissin.

Sumitomo is a huge Japanese congolomerate - but Sumitomo tires are actually under the wing of Goodyear.

 

[anndel]

Aisin is owned by Toyota

 

[mclasser]

Originally Posted By: nthach
Honda, Toyota and Nissan have varying degrees of vertical integration - more so with the former two. Nissan was associated with Hitachi and they also had a small stake in Subaru(which explains why you'll see lots of Hitachi/Calsonic stuff between the two). Denso and Aisin fall under the Toyota tree, while Honda has a majority stake in Keihin and Nissin.

Sumitomo is a huge Japanese congolomerate - but Sumitomo tires are actually under the wing of Goodyear.

Interesting stuff. Thanks for the info

 

[NHGUY]

Most Mitsubishi stuff will be supplied by.....Mitsubishi.I've seen Mando alternators though.

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: anndel
Aisin is owned by Toyota


30% owned by Toyota.

 

[01rangerxl]

I took the coolant reservoir/washer tank combo out of my 1994 Ranger this weekend to clean it up. The washer pump was a Motorcraft branded one made by Denso...had both brand names printed on it and was made in Japan. I thought that was kind of interesting for a 1994 model...definitely looked original.

The front calipers on my 2002 Ranger have Bosch cast on them. There are TONS of TRW and Visteon parts on it. Other brands include Dana, Prestolite, Carlisle/Honeywell, Texas Instruments, Johnson Controls, etc.

 

[qdeezie]

I see no one has mentioned Delphi. They make lots of OEM parts.

 

[KGMtech]

I've worked in Tier 2 and 1 level automotive for the last 20 years, sold to these industries for 9 years before that, so thats why I laugh when someone tells me they only want to buy something North American made.

Not possible today in the classic definition of 100% USA or USA & Canadian content.

Choosing the best ingredients from Global suppliers makes a better product IMHO.

 

[Vern_in_IL]

It is strange how this works.... I work at a Tier One supplier.

We build a product that gets assembled on the vehicle in Canada, then the Vehicle is sold in North America. The said vehicle also Exports to Asia(China), because China LOVES SUV's, We build mostly N.A. product, and a few Exports, so we Americans are building a product that gets sold in China.

Very strange having Native Chinese fly in to watch the process and you working, ....

Not to mention that the components we use to assemble the part in U.S., has a Seal on the back made in Vietnam, a module made in China, and various wires and reflectors made locally in the U.S., and in Japan, with a Japanese name, but components sourced from South Korea and Taiwan.

 

[splinter]

Bosch in our GM and NGK in the AMG.

It's a small world.

 

[Wampahoofus]

My 94 Jaguar is chock full of Lucas electronics, Girling brakes, Smiths instrumentation, Champion plugs, Marelli ignition, and a couple GM assemblies. Today I bet everything they make is full of Bosch, Siemens, and Delphi products.

 

[aquariuscsm]

My 3000GT was Mitsubishi everything,all the electronics,wires,hoses,etc. Nothing outsourced whatsoever.

 

[HerrStig]

Originally Posted By: splinter
Bosch in our GM and NGK in the AMG.

It's a small world.
My SAABs came with NGK. Confirmed my suspicions about Bosch. The power steering pump was the classic GM, as was the rack. One of them came with a Motorola alternator made in the USA. AT one time Chryusler made ALL the pick up 4WD components found on pickups from the "big three".

 

[flacoman]

Originally Posted By: nthach
Honda, Toyota and Nissan have varying degrees of vertical integration - more so with the former two. Nissan was associated with Hitachi and they also had a small stake in Subaru(which explains why you'll see lots of Hitachi/Calsonic stuff between the two). SNIP!

If you look at a Nissan L26 or 28 cylinder head you'll find the Hitachi logo cast into it. Tons of Hitachi on Datsuns ; their R-series diffs are tough as nails.Electrical and carbs too. L28 Intake manifold with Hitachi logo

 

[nthach]

Originally Posted By: flacoman
Originally Posted By: nthach
Honda, Toyota and Nissan have varying degrees of vertical integration - more so with the former two. Nissan was associated with Hitachi and they also had a small stake in Subaru(which explains why you'll see lots of Hitachi/Calsonic stuff between the two). SNIP!

If you look at a Nissan L26 or 28 cylinder head you'll find the Hitachi logo cast into it. Tons of Hitachi on Datsuns ; their R-series diffs are tough as nails.Electrical and carbs too. L28 Intake manifold with Hitachi logo

A friend's Subaru Forester has a Hitachi rear diff, a Subaru-specific Jatco tranny, Nissan switchgear, Clarion radio(Clarion is also part of the Nissan-Hitachi spectrum) but a little Toyota has made its away in the form of seatbelts(Tokai Rika) and a few Denso bits and pieces.

The old Nissan Quest my parents had was interesting - while the powertrain was Nissan(with the usual Hitachi and Mitsu pieces), the HVAC, radio and other pieces were from Ford/Visteon. ZF Lemforder did supply the suspension.

And now, Nissan is building engines for Daimler's US operations.

 

[GMBoy]

Originally Posted By: Vern_in_IL
It is strange how this works.... I work at a Tier One supplier.

We build a product that gets assembled on the vehicle in Canada, then the Vehicle is sold in North America. The said vehicle also Exports to Asia(China), because China LOVES SUV's, We build mostly N.A. product, and a few Exports, so we Americans are building a product that gets sold in China.

Very strange having Native Chinese fly in to watch the process and you working, ....

Not to mention that the components we use to assemble the part in U.S., has a Seal on the back made in Vietnam, a module made in China, and various wires and reflectors made locally in the U.S., and in Japan, with a Japanese name, but components sourced from South Korea and Taiwan.




I agree about the Chinese visits. Beings I work in an auto plant I have had the pleasure (not!) of escorting probably the very same Chinese group you see each year. They are hard core and want to see and know about everything! I so want to ask them about their dog food processess....

 

[bdcardinal]

Originally Posted By: GMBoy
I agree about the Chinese visits. Beings I work in an auto plant I have had the pleasure (not!) of escorting probably the very same Chinese group you see each year. They are hard core and want to see and know about everything! I so want to ask them about their dog food processess....


They gotta learn how to steal your stuff somehow.

 

[artificialist]

Keihin and AirRam make numerous OEM intake manifolds for Japanese cars. At one time, they made carbs, too. I think Keihin made compressors for the Honda CRV, and they were failure prone.

I have never seen an OEM oxygen sensor from anyone but Bosch, Denso, or NTK.

In the 1990s and earlier, I was used to seeing GM-style accumulators on Volvo, and Harrison compressors on almost everything European.

Sanden AC compressors are very common on almost everything.

The 1994 and older SAAB 900 was the only place I saw a Seiko compressor. I wonder if it is related to the company that builds watches.

I'm used to seeing Bosch alternators on German and Swedish cars. I also see their electronics on Swedish cars, also.

Some companies get parts from Tokico. On the Ford Windstar, they have "Tokico" cast into the master cylinder. I have never had to replace master cylinders nearly as often.

ATE brake components are common everywhere.

 

[nthach]

Seiko is part of the Epson conglomerate in Japan. Volvo and Jaguar were using GM steering and HVAC stuff, I also saw a GM Harrison AC compressor on a older Mercedes.

Bosch bought out AlliedSignal's Bendix OEM brake business before AlliedSignal bought out Honeywell.