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GM, Toyota, Nissan purchasing executives promise transparency, flexibility with suppliers amid EV rollbacks

Purchasing executives from General Motors, Toyota Motor North America and Nissan Americas speak at the 2024 MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers Annual Conference.
From left, Tanya Skilton, General Motors executive director of strategy, innovation and customer care; Ryan Grimm, Toyota Motor North America vice president of parts and materials procurement; and Andrew Wareing, Nissan Americas vice president of purchasing, at the MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers Annual Conference. The purchasing executives say they want to be more transparent with suppliers as EV production plans are scaled back. (JOHN IRWIN/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
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John Irwin
November 13, 2024 09:59 PM

DETROIT — North American purchasing executives at three major automakers pledged to be transparent with suppliers about product plans and investment strategies as parts makers adjust to quickly changing electric vehicle production targets.

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