Bo Andersson, General Motors’ chief of global purchasing operations, has always taken a hard line against suppliers’ price increases. In the face of increasing prices and costs, he says “We may need different designs. We may need to replace things with something else. We minimize scrap and the use of other materials. You can use different grades, and you can buy from different places”. Andersson says recent pricing pressure, caused in part by ever-increasing energy costs, have created “a sense of urgency to find alternatives and reduce consumption”.
Hector Fratty
Hector Fratty, DrivingVisionNews President and Founder has been for his entire career in automotive lighting. From 1995 to 2006, he was Valeo Lighting Systems’ chief of R&D, managing a staff of 650 engineers and technicians and a budget of over €70m. He holds 20 patents worldwide. In 2008, after 2 years’ consultancy, he initiated the launch of Driving Vision News, a news pipeline dedicated to keeping the lighting and driver assistance community informed of the latest progress and development in the industry. Hector Fratty presides over the highly‐regarded biennial VISION Congress international automotive lighting and driver assistance symposium. Hector Fratty is also a member of the ISAL steering committees.
