Nissan to Suppliers: Come Closer

Nissan North America have a simple new directive to suppliers: Supply parts closer to Nissan’s assembly plants. The company want 100% of their parts to come from “close by the plant,” says Rebecca Vest, Nissan’s recently appointed North American purchasing head. “I’ve been through enough disasters to know that it’s lovely to be able to…

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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.