OESA News 2018 4Q Edition 2

NEWS Original Equipment Suppliers Association

2018 Fourth Quarter │ Edition 2

Celebrating 20 Years of Championing the Business Interests of OE Suppliers

IN THIS ISSUE...

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The Suppliers' Voice Supplier Pulse MEMA CTO Update OESA Events Guest Column: RSM

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Council Feature: YLC7 Welcome New Members Guest Column: Plante Moran Calendar of Events

This edition is sponsored by:

TRANSFORM INNOVATE LEAD

OESA Annual Conference | November 7, 2018 | Novi, MI

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TRANSFORM INNOVATE LEAD

2018 OESA Annual Conference Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Suburban Collection Showplace Novi | MI

OESA Annual Conference | November 7, 2018 | Novi, MI Join OESA and more than 600 industry executives at the 2018 OESA Annual Conference: Transform Innovate Lead. The agenda explores the changing dynamics of the automotive industry and what suppliers must do to thrive in the new mobility landscape.

Hear from some of the industry's best and brightest thought leaders, including:

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The Suppliers’

The Big 4: Trade Issues that Directly Impact the Supplier Industry One of the many benefits of OESA membership is the power of the MEMA advocacy team in Washington, D.C. The team is a strong voice for suppliers on issues impacting the industry. Along with many other matters, MEMA continues to address four major trade and tariff issues affecting OESA members:

Julie A. Fream

President and CEO

1. Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, the administration determined that imported steel and aluminum threaten to impair U.S. national security and imposed a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports.

MEMA provided comments and testified against blanket tariffs and quotas on steel and aluminum, and continues to provide the administration updates on the detrimental impact of these tariffs.

2. Section 301 China Tariffs The Trump administration imposed import tariffs on more than $300 billion of Chinese imports into the U.S., based on its findings of intellection property (IP) theft and inapproprieate technology transfer.

As a long-standing advocate for global protection of IP, MEMA continues to work with the administration to strengthen protection of intellectual property. MEMA also continues to raise concerns on the current China tariff plan regarding the impact on the automotive and parts industry.

3. USMCA Upon ratification, the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

MEMA has been a leading voice for positive renegotiation of NAFTA and believes the potential strength and longevity of the USMCA will be in the details. The team is currently reviewing the USMCA to gauge how its provisions and rules will affect the supply base.

4. Section 232 Automotive and Auto Parts Tariffs The administration launched a Section 232 investigation of the Trade Expansion Act on passenger vehicles and automotive parts to determine the effects on the national security of imports of automobile and automotive parts.

The Department of Commerce will soon report on the investigation and give recommendations for proposed actions (if any) to the president. The president must determine next steps by February 17, 2019.

The advocacy team recently testified in a public hearing on the topic, providing comments on the net negative impact automotive parts tariffs would have on suppliers. As the investigation continues, MEMA will continue to provide updates and information to the Department of Commerce.

For More Information on U.S. Trade and Tariffs, visit www.mema.org/trade

MEMA and OESA have also joined forces with other trade associations including the American Automotive Policy Council, the Auto Care Association, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, the Association of Global Automakers, and the National Automobile Dealers Association to strengthen the industry's position on trade.

As these issues move through the process, we will continue to ensure the supplier voice is well represented. As always, please feel free to contact me at 248.430.5963 or jfream@oesa.org.

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SUPPLIER PULSE

Portfolio Planning Agility Mike Jackson Executive Director, Strategy and Research 248.430.5954 │ mjackson@oesa.org

As consumers across the North American market continue to favor light trucks, automakers are racing to deploy product strategies that support stronger SUV portfolios to the greatest extent feasible. For most manufacturers, this also means fielding SUV product sets that extend across brands, product types and segments in an effort to achieve or maintain competitive economies of scale. Most automakers are scrambling to offset declining passenger car sales by supplying higher levels of sport utilities. Through 3Q 2018, U.S. light vehicle sales gained one half of a percentage point from year ago levels, up 62,000 units to 12.94 million units.

While positive, passenger car sales through September plunged 13 percent from 2017 levels, enough for a decline of 620,000 units. Trucks sales continue to offset weaker passenger car demand as SUV sales jumped 10 percent, rising 591,000 units year to date, while the truck category, including pickups and vans, rose four percent for a gain of 91,000 units.

Many product cycles ago, Honda was one of the first automakers to produce its compact CUV, the Honda CR-V, on the same platform as its small car, the Honda Civic. Most automakers have since followed suit. However, competitive dynamics will require far greater levels of product differentiation on common architectures. Much progress has already been made, given that utility platforms accommodate mass market and luxury brands alike, as the same platform that spawns the Honda CR-V serves to underpin the Acura RDX. As consumer appetites for utilities continue to grow, manufacturers will increasingly differentiate execution across multiple CUV derivatives, traversing a product continuum, ranging from refined to rugged. Unibody architectures offer enhanced product flexibility and better prospects for economies of scale than most fullframe applications.

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Consumers continue to prefer product attributes of sport utility vehicles and are willing to pay a meaningful pricing premium for them relative to similar sized passenger cars. More specifically, transaction prices for CUVs average 40-50 percent higher than similar sized passenger car offerings.

Taking a closer look at Ford, the Blue Oval is working to rapidly expand its light truck portfolio in the crucial compact, or C-segment, category underpinned by the C1/C2 platform. Ford has made it clear that it will allocate resources to products that are capable of generating a compelling rate of return. While sound, the effort is especially ambitious in light of the strategic direction to phase out regional sourcing of the Ford Focus small car.

For perspective, in 2015 the C1 platform accounted for nearly 700,000 units of output in North America. This included the Focus, C-Max, Escape and Lincoln MKC nameplates, where Focus accounted for more than one third of regional platform volume. Ford asked some tough questions as it evaluated new product opportunities in the process of rebuilding its C1/C2 platform portfolio.

Building on Lincoln MKC and Escape sport utilities, Ford is slated to add a unique compact utility that offers a more rugged appearance to augment the sporty position of the on-road Escape, likely bearing the Maverick name. Moreover, Ford is expected to build on its current strengths by adding local sourcing of the Transit Connect compact van. Finally, by leveraging these same underpinnings that have proven their mettle, Ford is well positioned to offer a uniquely capable compact pickup from the C1/C2 basis. While a unibody compact pickup is not at all a new product category to the industry, it is new to the North American market and represents a positive sign that Ford is open to new ideas and new product opportunities.

A small share of unibody pickup offerings already exist in the market and even more have emerged in concept form. The Honda Ridgeline is constructed on a unitized architecture shared with the Honda Pilot.

Given the near full-size dimension and the featurerich content of the Pilot, pricing stands at a premium and serves to constrain market demand. Hyundai is in the process of deploying this same unibody strategy for its Santa Cruz pickup which was shown in concept form at the North American International Auto Show in 2015. Sharing underpinnings from the Santa Fe, Hyundai will enter the midsize pickup category in 2020.

Hyundai is eager to gain a foothold in the profitable midsize pickup category and while the Santa Cruz offers a compelling perspective, the brand will face an uphill climb given increasing competition. What makes Ford’s C2 based compact pickup strategy unique is the distinctly compact dimensions, positioned below today’s midsize entries including the all-new Ranger, based on Ford’s rugged T6 full-frame architecture. Remarkably, Toyota’s product planners also considered the opportunity and revealed the A-BAT concept at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, which was based on the RAV4.

Honda Ridgeline

Hyundai Santa Cruz

This shift proves that successful product planning requires fresh thinking and the flexibility to deliver an enduring competitive advantage despite market dynamics.

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CTO UPDATE

Automated Vehicle Technology Update Brian Daugherty Chief Technology Officer - MEMA 248.430.5966 │ bdaugherty@mema.org

The 37,000+ roadway fatalities that the U.S. has per year is a national tragedy. The automotive and heavy truck industries, along with federal and state agencies, are working on many technologies including Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Vehicle-to-Vehicle communications (V2V), and automation technologies to dramatically reduce that number. While human drivers are at fault nearly 100 percent of the time with current vehicle technology, the overall U.S. fatality rate is one death per 90 million vehicle miles travelled. So, even as flawed as human drivers are, they are surprisingly difficult to replace. The general feeling among experts, as well as the public, is that driverless Automated Vehicles (AVs) must be at least as safe as human drivers before they are deployed in test fleets without safety drivers. Anything less than this standard will reduce overall safety levels and increase fatalities. However, it is difficult for anyone developing AV technology to demonstrate that they meet or exceed today’s safety levels. This is quite hard to prove, even internally, much less to a state government or to NHTSA. In addition, the safety of new model, human-driven vehicles will continue to improve as more ADAS features and SAE Level 2 automation becomes available, thus creating a moving target for expected driverless AV safety levels.

Uber is now re-starting limited AV testing after a six-month global halt due to the March death of a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. This will occur in Pittsburgh with two “mission specialists” in each vehicle – one to oversee the road testing and take over if needed, plus a second observer to take notes and monitor the system. The fatal accident pointed out the dangers in having potentially distracted humans monitoring AV development and testing on public roads.

GM and Waymo, the AV unit of Google, are two of the clear leaders in AV technology and both are moving forward with their testing and deployment plans.

GM has two on-going automation efforts: one to assist human drivers and one to replace them. GM has launched its SAE Level 2 Super Cruise system that, under the right conditions, allows hands-free driving on more than 130,000 miles of U.S. highways. GM has spent a significant amount of time figuring out how to ensure that the driver remains attentive when the system is engaged and if the driver becomes distracted, the system shuts down. It also limits the types of roadways on which the system can be engaged. GM’s Cruise Automation subsidiary is continuing development of their driverless technology, but has not yet started passenger trials.

Waymo is planning to continue its trials in Chandler, Arizona, with its fleet of SAE Level 4 Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivans and is in the process of expanding its fleet from 600 to 62,000 vehicles. They also announced plans to acquire up to 20,000 Jaguar I-PACE vehicles for AV use over the next several years. While most of Waymo’s test vehicles have safety drivers, they are beginning to do tests without them in Arizona. Their plan is to begin driverless taxi services in Phoenix, then add additional cities over time as their overall fleet size increases.

Exciting times are ahead as these companies and others ramp up testing of AV systems designed to either assist human drivers or even replace them under certain conditions.

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MEMA Forms Technology Advisory Board The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) has formed a new professional advisory board to guide the motor vehicle supplier industry in a time of rapid and paradigm-shifting technological change.

The new MEMA Technology Advisory Board is comprised of high-level executives from MEMA’s four divisions (AASA, HDMA, MERA and OESA). The board will be led by MEMA Chief Technology Officer Brian Daugherty, and assisted by Leigh Merino, MEMA Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs. The board will meet quarterly to discuss current technology developments, assist with strategic direction and provide a sounding board for MEMA regarding technology issues.

This board, the first of its kind for MEMA, consists of a diverse group of members deeply involved in advanced technology development. They will lend their valuable expertise and insight on emerging technology areas and ensure that MEMA and its divisions are focused correctly to advance our members’ business interests.

The founding members of the MEMA Technology Advisory Board are: • Bill Hathaway, Chief Executive Officer, Noregon • Sandeep Kar, Chief Strategy Officer, Fleet Complete • James Schwyn, N.A. Chief Technology Officer, Valeo • Helmut Wodrich, Product Director, Magna Electronics • Richard Jones, Member, Dickinson Wright, serves as legal counsel to the technology board MEMA, which represents the largest sector of manufacturing jobs in the United States, is at the forefront of advancing new motor vehicle technologies in areas such as vehicle safety, cybersecurity, connectivity and fuel economy. The MEMA Technology Advisory Board has been formed at a critical time as the industry faces significant changes in technology and new challenges in the business and trade environment.

Never before has the mobility industry had to embrace so many advances in vehicle technology so quickly and on a global scale. This new advisory board will ensure that MEMA is well-positioned to help lead our industry as these technologies emerge and are widely adopted.

MEMA, which represents the largest sector of manufacturing jobs in the United States, is at the forefront of advancing new motor vehicle technologies in areas such as vehicle safety, cybersecurity, connectivity and fuel economy.

For more information, contact Brian Daugherty at 248.430.5966 or bdaugherty@mema.org.

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OESA EVENTS

OESA Members-Only Ford Purchasing and Engineering Town Hall Meeting | Nov. 30 OESA will host the 13th Annual OESA Members-Only Ford Town Hall on November 30, 2018, at the Ford Motor Company World Headquarters in Dearborn, Mich. This meeting is open to OESA members only.

Hau Thai-Tang, executive vice president, product development and purchasing, Ford Motor Company, and additional product development and purchasing executives will present and participate on a Q&A panel.

Ford purchasing executives will be available during the informal networking before the meeting and the formal commodity networking following the meeting.

Current and prospective Ford suppliers and those interested in learning more about Ford's future strategic plans are encouraged to attend this annual event.

Early registration is encouraged as space is limited. Once capacity is reached, registration will be closed.

OESA members may register in the events section of http://www.oesa.org.

For registration and program information, contact OESA at 248.952.6401.

OESA 4Q Mobility Supplier Forum | Dec. 4 The Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) will host the fourth quarter 2018 “Mobility Supplier Forum” on December 4, 2018, at ProspectSV in San Jose, Calif. This automotive forum meets quarterly in California’s “Silicon Valley” area and is intended to help automotive suppliers advance their business interests in connected and transformative technologies. Each meeting features insights from leading industry experts on issues of common concern for automotive suppliers.

Jonathan Woods, purchasing manager, SF Motors, will provide an overview of SF motors and recent company activities. SF Motors is a global electric vehicle company that aims to accelerate the growth of the EV industry at large through a premium consumer vehicle brand and supporting other players in core EV technologies and manufacturing.

The meeting also features a legal discussion with Cynthia Haffey, shareholder, and Jennifer Dukarski, shareholder, Butzel Long. They will examine the current and projected path of lawsuits where test vehicles fail, how those suits and state testing laws impact supplier liability, and how product development teams can integrate lessons learned into the product design cycle to reduce the risk of future events.

Dr. Philipp Kampshoff, partner and leader, McKinsey Center for Future Mobility, will discuss how autonomous driving will change the auto industry as we know it.

For more information, contact Steve Horaney, vice president, membership & sales, OESA, at shoraney@oesa.org. Automotive suppliers may register for the Mobility Supplier Forum in the events section of http://www.oesa.org.

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COUNCIL FEATURE

A Day in the Life of the Young Leadership Council - YLC7 Kickoff Keiyania Mann Sr. Manager, Council Communications & Planning 248.430.5952 │ kmann@oesa.org

October 11 was a special day filled with powerful insights, recommendations and a sharing of expectations.

On this day, the 37 members of OESA’s Young Leadership Council 7 (YLC7) met for the first time.

Members of OESA’s YLC cohorts are identified as future leaders of their company and are nominated by senior executives. The council is open to all OESA member companies and provides a forum to help develop and retain future leaders. Participants come from all functional areas including finance, sales, marketing, manufacturing, human resources, purchasing, logistics, communications and engineering. During this two-year program, council members hear from subject matter experts on leadership, personal development and industry topics and trends. Presented in a peer-to-peer environment, attendees share best practices and experiences, and help create the themes for their program.

The kickoff meeting provided an opportunity for council members to learn more about OESA and the YLC program. It also ecouraged members to share who they are, as well as their expectations and goals. The day focused on determining the members' ROI for the program.

Council members started the day by describing their expectations for the program in one word; the results are below:

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The learning continued with insight and recommendations being shared by YLC alums Marina Cacciutti, finance director, Brose North America, Inc., (YLC5) and David Mosley, regional business unit leader, wiper systems North America, Robert Bosch, (YLC 3) who shared the following insight: • This program is an investment in the professional and personal growth of its members.

• Members should leverage the program and the opportunities provided.

• Members will have access to leadership advice from industry leaders.

• Members will learn more about the leader that is within them.

A key segment of each YLC meeting is a presentation on leadership from an executive. For this kickoff meeting, Jason Stocker, president, C&U Americas, LLC, shared his lessons on leadership including: • The Importance of Volition • Being a Chief Meaning Officer • Identifying What Gives You Energy • Knowing Your Weaknesses and Working on Them • Benefits and How-To of Peer Coaching As a closing piece, members narrowed down their goals and desired themes for future meetings. This input will guide the programming for the remainder of their council membership.

Could your future leaders benefit from an experience like this? YLC8 will be accepting nominations in May 2019.

For more information, contact Keiyania Mann, kmann@oesa.mema.org.

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Action Wood 360 44500 Reynolds Drive Clinton Township, MI 48036 (586) 468-2300 www.actionwood360.com Member Representative: Steve Schomer, President Action Wood 360 has provided engineered wooden packaging and custom shipping solutions to the automotive, aerospace and defense industries for 35 years. Utilizing heattreated and kiln-dried lumber, the company continues to push the envelope in design, technology and quality assurance, offering a reliable, safe and sustainable approach to packaging and shipping needs across the globe.

The company’s capabilities include panel processing across a variety of materials, the manufacture of pallets, crates and boxes including custom dunnage solutions, and offers multiple finishing options. Action Wood 360 is Export ISPM-15 and ISO 9001:2015 certified.

aPriori Technologies 300 Baker Avenue Concord, MA 01742 (978) 371-2006 www.apriori.com Member Representative: Craig McLeod, Automotive Sales Director Alternate Representative: Andy Drake, Vice President, Marketing aPriori Technologies software and services generate hard-dollar product cost savings for discrete manufacturing and product innovation companies. Using aPriori’s real-time product cost assessments, employees in engineering, sourcing and manufacturing make more informed decisions that drive costs out of products pre- and post-production.

With aPriori, manufacturers launch products at cost targets, maximize savings in re-work projects and avoid overpaying for sourced parts.

AutoForecast Solutions, LLC Pennsylvania / Michigan (855) 734-4590 ext. 1001 www.autoforecastsolutions.com Member Representative: Joe McCabe, President and CEO Alternate Representative: Kathy Reiss, Manager, Business Development AutoForecast Solutions (AFS) is the only complete turnkey provider of production forecasting, business intelligence solutions and advisory services to the global automotive industry. Its mission is simple – to be an integral part of supporting better decision making to improve the competitiveness and revenue growth of its customers. AFS provides an eight-year global outlook of every light vehicle and associated powertrain combinations built worldwide, created and supported by automotive subject matter experts, each with decades of experience. Detail to the vehicle program, plant, engine, transmission, alternative propulsion (and more) is updated and delivered on a monthly basis. AFS understands that data is only one piece of the solution. Customers are provided direct 24x7 access to the team behind the information.

AFS wants to be viewed as their customers' outsourced planning department – focused on the needs that shape their company.

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Argus Media 2929 Allen Parkway, Suite 700 Houston, TX 77019 (713) 968-0000 www.argusmedia.com Member Representative: David Brooks, SVP, Metals Alternate Representative: Karen Johnson, COO – Americas Argus Media is a leading energy and commodity price reporting agency that provides data, news and insight, as well as conference and consulting services. Companies in more than 140 countries around the world use Argus prices to index physical trade and as benchmarks in financial derivative markets as well as for analysis and planning purposes. Half of Argus' 900 employees are commodity journalists that specialize in reporting news and price information relating to physical energy and related commodity markets. They operate according to a rigorous Editorial Code of Conduct and a Compliance and Ethics Policy that align with best journalistic practice, including the avoidance of conflicts of interest.

Argus was founded in 1970 and is a privately held UK-registered company. It is owned by staff shareholders and global growth equity firm General Atlantic.

bb7 5407 Fen Oak Drive Madison, WI 53718 (608) 224-0377 www.bb7.com Member Representative: Jules M. Lauzon, Commercial Director of Transportation Alternate Representative: Bob Schofield, Chief Operating Officer bb7 is a product design and development firm for emerging and established brands. Its extensive team provides the entire spectrum of development through commercialization including ideation, design, testing and manufacturing. Since1944 its product journeys have taken bb7 from the expansive South Pole to the intricate environment of a beehive.

Daikin America, Inc. 28317 Beck Rd., Suite E2 Wixom, MI 48393 www.daikin-america.com Member Representative: Tom Snyder, Director of Marketing Alternate Representative: Sadashige Irie, Automotive Technical Marketing Leader Daikin America, Inc. provides best-in-class fluoro-materials to the automotive supply chain globally across a wide range of applications. Daikin’s products and technologies provide superior heat and chemical resistance, weatherability, fuel permeation resistance and lubricant and additive resistance. In general, Daikin fluoropolymer products provide long-life and reliable performance in harsh, aggressive automotive environments and applications.

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Hilite International 250 Kay Industrial Drive Orion, MI 48359 (248) 475-4580 www.hilite.com Member Representative: Eric Lacoste, President Alternate Representative: Stacey Everett, Executive Assistant Founded in June 1999, Hilite International has grown into a global automobile parts supplier. It focuses on the development and production of systems and components for improving fuel consumption and reducing emissions. The company demonstrates its comprehensive experience and vast expertise with advanced products for engines and powertrains.

Hilite has nearly 1,600 employees at eight locations in Europe, North America and Asia.

JATO 5445 Corporate Drive, Suite 100 Troy, MI 48098 (313) 314-7896 www.jato.com Member Representative: Allie Miller, Major Account Manager-Midwest OEMs & Suppliers Alternate Representative: Cassandra Sydes, Sales Coordinator JATO is a leading global provider of automotive business intelligence with more than 30 years of data maturity. JATO specializes in vehicles specifications, volumes and forecast, model-mix and incentives data. JATO has experience working with a wide variety of clients in each of the sectors they cover, so whether your interest is as a manufacturer, a retailer, a component supplier, a leasing business or a consumer portal, JATO can supply a range of innovative solutions that will support your automotive business.

NORMA Group 2430 E. Walton Blvd.

Auburn Hills, MI 48326 www.normagroup.com Member Representative: Chip Cannon, General Counsel Alternate Representative: Michael Potts, Vice President, Business Development NORMA Group is a global market and technology leader in engineered joining technology solutions with more than 60 years of manufacturing and product-development experience.

Employing more than 8,300 employees, it has a global network of manufacturing facilities and numerous sales and distribution sites across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.

The group manufactures a very comprehensive range of innovative joining-technology products in the clamp, connect and fluid categories and occupies a leading position as a solution provider. Its dedication to quality and its technological leadership has won NORMA Group the confidence of more than 10,000 customers in more than 100 countries.

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Stewart Industries 150 McQuistion Drive Battle Creek, MI 449037 (866) 660-9290 www.stewartindustriesusa.com Member Representative: Erick Stewart, President Alternate Representative: Mike Orlos, Director, Sales and Business Development Stewart Industries is a minority-owned firm located in Battle Creek, Mich. Stewart helps manufacturing companies improve product quality, line balance issues, off-line processes and supports the overall effectiveness of customers. Since May 2000, Stewart Industries has served Michigan and the Central/Northern and Southern United States.

Stewart Industries takes pride in the performance of its associates and the consistency of processes. The goal is to put these values to work for customers, improving processes by providing cost-effective inspection, sub assembly work, kitting and contract manufacturing. Stewart Industries is ISO 9001:2008 certified, ISO 13485:2016 certified, MMSDC certificate # MI01739 and SDB Government Certified.

UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries 5175 W Sixth St Ludington, MI 49431 (231) 845-5101 www.whitehallindustries.com www.uacj.co.jp Member Representative: Al Bernat, Vice President, Sales Alternate Representative: David Cooper, President and COO UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries, Inc., headquartered in Ludington, Mich., is a vertically-integrated extruder and fabricator of complex aluminum components and assemblies for the automotive industry. UACJ Whitehall operates from manufacturing facilities located in Ludington, Mich., Paducah, Ky., and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, with a new sales office located in Troy, Mich..

In 2016, Whitehall Industries became part of the UACJ Group of Companies. UACJ, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a comprehensive aluminum manufacturer supplying products that meet the needs of a variety of industries. It was established in October 2013 when Furukawa-Sky Aluminum and Sumitomo Light Metal Industries integrated their business operations. UACJ's diverse manufacturing capabilities and global reach will enhance UACJ Whitehall’s ability to provide aluminum structural components, while strengthening the footprint and capability to serve customers on a global basis.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS OESA Board of Directors Executive Committee Chairman of the Board Ramzi Hermiz President and CEO Shiloh Industries, Inc. Immediate Past Chair Mike Mansuetti President Robert Bosch LLC Vice Chair Françoise Colpron Group President Valeo North America Vice Chair Ken Hopkins President and CEO Neapco Holdings, LLC Officer Julie A. Fream President and CEO OESA Officer Steve Handschuh President and CEO MEMA Directors Oscar R. Albin Executive President INA, Industria Nacional de Autopartes A.C. Paul Barnett President Principal Manufacturing James Bradbury President Grand Rapids Controls Company LLC David C. Dauch Chairman and CEO American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Jacqui Dedo Co-Founder Aware Mobility, LLC Jon DeGaynor President and CEO Stoneridge Paul Doyle CEO Coastal Automotive

2018 UPCOMING EVENTS Nov

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OESA 2018 Annual Conference Suburban Collection Showplace Novi, MI OESA Members-Only Ford Town Hall Ford World Headquarters Dearborn, MI 4Q Mobility Supplier Forum ProspectSV San Jose, CA

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Ford Town Hall Dearborn, MI Sept

20Nissan Town Hall Livonia, MI

OESA Board of Directors John Dunn President and CEO, The Americas Plastic Omnium Auto Inergy Division Scott Ferriman President MAHLE Industries, Incorporated Denise Gray President LG Chem Michigan Inc. Tech Center Ronald Hall President and CEO Bridgewater Interiors, LLC Michael Haughey President North American Stamping Group, LLC Kenichiro "Ken" Ito Executive Director DENSO Corporation Chris Obey President, Automotive Flex Lon Offenbacher President and CEO Inteva Products

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Young Leadership 6 Council OESA Conference Center Southfield, MI Advanced Technology Council OESA Conference Center Southfield, MI Environment, Health & Safety Council OESA Conference Center Southfield, MI Chief Purchasing Officers Council OESA Conference Center Southfield, MI

*Open to peer group council members and invited guests.

Michael Robinet Managing Director IHS Markit Samir Salman CEO NA Region Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. Daniel Sandberg President and CEO Brembo North America, Inc. Dan Sceli President and CEO Peterson American Corporation Armando Tamez CEO Nemak Jim Teets President and CEO ADAC Automotive Katsutoshi Uno Chairman and CEO HIROTEC AMERICA, Inc.

For more information and to register for OESA events and council meetings, visit oesa.org, or call 248.952.6401.

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