Who are OEM suppliers of wheels/rims to major car manufactuers?
Who are OEM suppliers of wheels/rims to major car manufactuers?
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I'm hoping someone out there knows or can point me to sources that identify who the OEMs are for wheels of major auto makers like BMW, Mercedes, Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc. Or do some/many produce their own wheels? And how many each manufacturers sells/buys. What are the best market research firms on the auto industry? Thanks so much!





RE: Who are OEM suppliers of wheels/rims to major car manufactuers?
Best bets for info would probably be the SAE mag or Wards.
Cheers
Greg Locock
RE: Who are OEM suppliers of wheels/rims to major car manufactuers?
-james
RE: Who are OEM suppliers of wheels/rims to major car manufactuers?
RE: Who are OEM suppliers of wheels/rims to major car manufactuers?
There's a manufacturer called Superior Industries Inc. (http://www.superiorindustries.com/products/cars/carindex.htm) which is the largest OEM manufacturer of aluminum-alloy wheels in the world.
If you drive any late-model car or SUV from the "three big" it must probably bear Superior Ind's-made wheels.
Check out the link I am sending. See you guys.
RE: Who are OEM suppliers of wheels/rims to major car manufactuers?
to the German/U.S. market.
http://www.ronalusa.com/home.html
Also Fuchs is popular in Europe.
Chumley
RE: Who are OEM suppliers of wheels/rims to major car manufactuers?
BBS makes wheels for a lot of limited edition, sport option, etc.. cars of all makes.
RE: Who are OEM suppliers of wheels/rims to major car manufactuers?
RE: Who are OEM suppliers of wheels/rims to major car manufactuers?
http://www.sae.org/servlets/esearch?Region=&Country=&City=&prodCat=7430&subProdCat=7684&ProdCatSearch=Go%21&Keyword=&Company=&rpp=20&func=NEW&id=1&dirtype=WWSD&page=1
170 companies matched the search criteria of Chassis (Product Category) and Wheels (Sub-Category).
From Wards Automotive (http://wardsauto.com) supplier directory (embarrassingly incomplete!):
http://wardsauto.com/bg.asp?codeID=157861&parentID=157478&siteID=26&magazineID=1004
http://wardsauto.com/bg.asp?codeID=157861&parentID=157478&siteID=26&magazineID=1004
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Matthew Ian Loew
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RE: Who are OEM suppliers of wheels/rims to major car manufactuers?
RE: Who are OEM suppliers of wheels/rims to major car manufactuers?
Thanks. I created a FAQ in the Automotive Engineering other topics forum (Forum108):
Who are the suppliers for X? (FAQ108-630)
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Matthew Ian Loew
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