Honda Kicks Toyota To The Curb In Parts Survey
Spurring along a a small number of private feelings I will also throw into the mix, I have to report that Honda kicked Toyota’s bumper in a study taken by patrons of their parts businesses. Honda overtook Toyota as the top company that auto parts suppliers prefer to do business with, according to an annual survey released Monday. Toyota has been the number one trader parts supplier ever since 2002, but its ratings have declined progressively over the previous two years, according to a analysis by Planning Perspectives Inc., that surveys manufacturing and service industries, based in Birmingham, Michigan. Honda’s letters fell from last year as well, although not by as much. It was just sufficient of a grasp to beat out Toyota this year.
Japanese automakers continued the best relations with their suppliers, with Nissan coming in third among the six automakers ranked. Ford finally raised enough in points to come in fourth, after that GM and then Chrysler LLC. “While Ford still has a large amount of work to do, what they’re doing with their suppliers is effective,” said John W. Henke, head and chief executive of Planning Perspectives, in a printed declaration. Toyota’s customers complained of a younger, not as skilled staff. Ford’s step up was due to its fresh choice to “tame” the business more and move its top European purchasing executive to the U.S. Ford also remains the only automaker among the Detroit “Big Three” that has not accepted government assistance so it just seems fitting.
Despite being a Ford guy, I will comment on the Honda-Toyota findings.
I sincerely disagree with Toyota’s defeat here. When I worked in the parts business a few years ago, I did business sales. I had to do a lot of work with the dealerships and I was in fact quite impressed with the Toyota dealers in this area, minus the dealership in Westminster, Maryland. (They went on my “hit list”, for lack of a better term, after a few very bad experiences.) I in addition owned a Toyota. My chief auto was a light brown 1995 Toyota Corolla.
I found it a great deal easier to obtain dealer parts for that vehicle than other domestics, and I am able to tell you certainly that Honda parts are not as easy to find and are more expensive. I am not sure why more parts corporations prefer to do business with Honda over Toyota. Not only do I differ with the results, but I call into question the accurateness of the assessment, for the reason that it just makes no sense.
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