Hi folks,
At $600, the 2006 Harbour report is a little pricy but it appears to be a serious study of US auto manufacturing . . . everything the CNW "Dust-to-dust" report lacked. I got a copy of the table of contents and some things look very interesting:
pp 144 - "Competitive Corner - Growth of hybrids in North America and diesels in Europe change the engine productivity picture"
pp 187 - "North American Operations Pretax Profit Per Vehicle"
pp 189 - "Worldwide Automotive Depreciation/Amortization Per Vehicle"
pp 190 - "Wordwide Pretax Profit Per Vehicle"
pp 201 - "Worldwide Automotive Research and Development Per Vehicle"
pp 204 - "Worldwide Investment Cost per Vehicle"
I suspect this report may be found in corporate libraries of auto manufacturers and parts suppliers. It may also show up in University libraries near auto plants or in government offices interested in such things. But at $600, this is a pretty steep price for an individual to pay. So I thought I'd ask if anyone has access to the report?
If not, well I continue to play the lottery . . . it never hurts to ask.
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/colu...20_79175_79175
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Originally Posted by Thomas Watson
Entitled "Unsafe Harbour," Healy's latest diatribe targets the annual Harbour Report--the bible of productivity for the North American auto sector. When it publishes, the market listens, which is why Healy was surprised to learn it concludes GM's average loss per North American vehicle was US$2,496 last year, significantly higher than Ford's, which Harbour says lost US$590 per vehicle. Healy (who still respects Harbour's industry productivity conclusions based on hours worked per vehicle) says the losses per vehicle are more like US$1,372 for GM and US$1,486 for Ford--if you care enough to account for accounting games and look at real dollars spent. That's something he thinks more analysts should do, instead of feeding the GM feeding frenzy with back-of-the-envelope number crunching.
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Bob Wilson
Access to Harbour report?
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