Mr. Mark Fendley
Continuous Improvement Manager, BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC
Member of the Automotive Council
Council Member Biography
Mark Fendley is Continuous Improvement Manager for BMW Manufacturing in South Carolina. Mr. Fendley has over eleven years of executive experience with BMW and over 20 years of experience in Asian and European OEM manufacturing, supplier development, and engineering. He has expertise in Tier One supplier technology sourcing, development, and engineering. Mr. Fendley's prior work includes Ikeda Bussan, NISSAN, Mercedes-Benz, and JCI. He currently leads business transformation and technology development within BMW and BMW Tier One Suppliers. This includes technology assurance, engineering reliability, manufacturing capability, and customer experience. He is knowledgeable of automotive electronics, interiors, infotainment, telematics, active and passive safety, and alternative fuels technology. Mr. Fendley understands automotive OEM's technology and market trends at a global level. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 1998 - Unspecified
- Continuous Improvement Manager, BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC
- 1991 - 1998
- Project Manager/Vehicle Launch Manager - NISSAN , IKEDA BUSSAN U.K. LTD
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Magna Will Find Better Targets for Their Attention and Their Cash
November 6, 2009
Magna Ends Hunt for Automaker, Eyes Suppliers | www.autonews.com
Magna may have risked alienating certain customers, especially in regards to component technology development, if they had succeeded with the Opel partial purchase.Magna is developing good partnerships in the growth segments of electronic, software, sensor, battery, and power management, so a growing interest in shopping for those suppliers that can be added to Magna's electronics or eletrical component product portfolio makes very good sense.
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June 8, 2009
Ford to Face Tougher Rivals Following U.S. Rescue | online.wsj.com
The WSJ article focuses on the immediate and medium term financial improvement that GM and Chrysler will enjoy as a result of the U.S. taxpayer bailout. But this does not necessaily translate into sales. Toyota and Ford still have the potential to take significant market share from GM and Chrysler. If you can't sell the cars to consumers, then profits are not in the cards.
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May 4, 2009
Germany's Edscha to be Sold in 2-4 Months | uk.reuters.com
While we see most of the press regarding the fate of Chrysler and GM, there are many Tier suppliers to the automotive OEM's that will be transformed in the next several months as well. How can these targets for acquisition be best recognized?
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Automotive Manufacturers Will Sell Where the Buyers Are - So Follow the Market Maturity
April 22, 2009
China Influence Grows With Car Sales | www.nytimes.com
As emerging market consumers grow their incomes, and as their countries grow their road infrastructure, the automotive companies will be there to provide vehicles. With very high populations in China, India, and Russia without vehicles, the markets are ripe for offering vehicles to those who have the income to purchase at all price points.
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Support for Automotive Suppliers Means More Than Just Incidental Support for GM, Chrysler, and Ford
March 23, 2009
Auto Suppliers TARPed, But Questions Remain | www.forbes.com
Although it may not be transparent to many Americans, automotive Tier suppliers are usually linked to multiple OEM's. The failure of some of these Tier suppliers could interrupt component supply not only to GM and Chrysler, but to Toyota, Volkswagen, Nissan, Hyundai, and others. So, it is crucial that these suppliers are supported and find appropriate financing during these very tough economic times.
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| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| Experts in the Automotive Council | 3422 |
| Semiconductor & Component Experts | 676 |
| Semiconductor Experts | 576 |
| Semiconductor Experts (North America) | 460 |
| GPS Experts | 244 |
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