{"id":1616,"date":"2016-07-11T19:55:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T19:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/?p=1616"},"modified":"2024-11-14T11:02:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T11:02:35","slug":"quality-its-whats-driving-the-global-automotive-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/quality-its-whats-driving-the-global-automotive-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality: It&#8217;s What&#8217;s Driving the Global Automotive Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A report issued by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/~\/media\/mckinsey\/dotcom\/client_service\/Automotive%20and%20Assembly\/PDFs\/McK_The_road_to_2020_and_beyond.ashx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\">McKinsey &amp; Company<\/a> predicting trends up through 2020 in the global automotive industry identifies four challenges that will affect the industry&#8217;s growth. \u00a0With these four challenges in mind, we offer quality solutions that effectively hedge or otherwise prepare those working within the industry.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complexity and cost pressure<\/li>\n<li>Diverging markets<\/li>\n<li>Digital demands<\/li>\n<li>Shifting industry landscape<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;To capture future growth and find profit from these challenges \u2013 and to mitigate their risks\u00a0\u2013 OEMs cannot simply turn to their traditional toolbox. They need to review and adjust their strategic priorities, deploy the appropriate investments and resources, and develop new skills to execute these strategic objectives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The automotive aftermarket faces its own challenges as well, discussed in detail within the Aftermarket Outlook 2020 report. \u00a0According to the report, challenges include:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1617\" src=\"https:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Challenges_Aftermarket-1024x669-1.webp\" alt=\"Challenges_Aftermarket\" width=\"590\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Quality solutions continue to offer a competitive advantage that ensures long-term sustainability while effectively addressing challenges identified by the industry. \u00a0Solutions offered include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supplier Selection (Verification and on-site initial evaluations)<\/li>\n<li>Product Development (Testing, PPAP, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Production (In-process QC inspections, order monitoring, corrective action, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Supplier Management (TS\/ISO 16949 audits, process audits, ISO 14001 environmental\/sustainability audits, SA8000 social audits, C-TPAT security audits, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Shipping &#8211; Logistics (Container loading supervision, pre-shipment QC inspections)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><em>Over the last three decades, Pro QC has assisted a significant number of OEMs and aftermarket parts suppliers in reducing their associated risks and cost. View our example service reports <a href=\"https:\/\/proqc.com\/services\/sample-reports\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Will you be one of over 44,000+ attendees at AAPEX this year? If so, visit us in Booth 1874 to learn more about how we help reduce quality risk and cost in the industry! If you are unable to attend, <a href=\"https:\/\/proqc.com\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a> anytime at one of our worldwide office locations.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report issued by McKinsey &amp; Company predicting trends up through 2020 in the global automotive industry identifies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[259],"tags":[62,64,121,16,17,26,18],"class_list":["post-1616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quality-control","tag-audit","tag-automotive","tag-inspections","tag-qc","tag-quality","tag-sourcing","tag-supplier"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Global Automotive Industry - Identifying Growth Challenges<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Four challenges that will affect the automobile industry: complexity &amp; cost pressure, diverging markets, digital demands &amp; shifting industry landscape\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/quality-its-whats-driving-the-global-automotive-industry\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Global Automotive Industry - 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