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Mark Fendley

Continuous Improvement Manager, BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC

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Council Member Biography

Mark Fendley is Continuous Improvement Manager for BMW Manufacturing in South Carolina. Mr. Fendley has over eleven years of executive experience with BMW and over 20 years of experience in Asian and European OEM manufacturing, supplier development, and engineering. He has expertise in Tier One supplier technology sourcing, development, and engineering. Mr. Fendley's prior work includes Ikeda Bussan, NISSAN, Mercedes-Benz, and JCI. He currently leads business transformation and technology development within BMW and BMW Tier One Suppliers. This includes technology assurance, engineering reliability, manufacturing capability, and customer experience. He is knowledgeable of automotive electronics, interiors, infotainment, telematics, active and passive safety, and alternative fuels technology. Mr. Fendley understands automotive OEM's technology and market trends at a global level. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History

1998 - present
Continuous Improvement Manager, BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC
1991 - 1998
Project Manager/Vehicle Launch Manager - NISSAN , IKEDA BUSSAN U.K. LTD

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Magna Will Find Better Targets for Their Attention and Their Cash

November 6, 2009

Mark Fendley, Continuous Improvement Manager, BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC

Magna Ends Hunt for Automaker, Eyes Suppliers | www.autonews.com

Magna may have risked alienating certain customers, especially in regards to component technology development, if they had succeeded with the Opel partial purchase.Magna is developing good partnerships in the growth segments of electronic, software, sensor, battery, and power management, so a growing...

Financial Improvement of GM and Chrylser Does Not Necessarily Translate into Sales - Ford is Still Well Positioned

June 8, 2009

Mark Fendley, Continuous Improvement Manager, BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC

Ford to Face Tougher Rivals Following U.S. Rescue | online.wsj.com

The WSJ article focuses on the immediate and medium term financial improvement that GM and Chrysler will enjoy as a result of the U.S. taxpayer bailout. But this does not necessaily translate into sales. Toyota and Ford still have the potential to take significant market share from GM and Chrysler....

Recognizing the Next Edscha

May 4, 2009

Mark Fendley, Continuous Improvement Manager, BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC

Germany's Edscha to be Sold in 2-4 Months | uk.reuters.com

While we see most of the press regarding the fate of Chrysler and GM, there are many Tier suppliers to the automotive OEM's that will be transformed in the next several months as well. How can these targets for acquisition be best recognized?

Automotive Manufacturers Will Sell Where the Buyers Are - So Follow the Market Maturity

April 22, 2009

Mark Fendley, Continuous Improvement Manager, BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC

China Influence Grows With Car Sales | www.nytimes.com

As emerging market consumers grow their incomes, and as their countries grow their road infrastructure, the automotive companies will be there to provide vehicles. With very high populations in China, India, and Russia without vehicles, the markets are ripe for offering vehicles to those who have the...

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