Archived Copies of Warranty Week

December 2002 to Today

Automotive Supplier Warranty Report: For years, powertrain suppliers and other parts suppliers have more or less split the industry's warranty expenses 50/50. But in recent years, the powertrain segment's share has risen fast, thanks to emissions compliance trouble in California for some Cummins diesel engines.
April 11, 2019
HP's Warranty Accounting: Before the split, HP's warranty expenses were declining for multiple years. After the split, the laptop and printer company has much higher warranty expenses than the server and storage company.
February 18, 2016
Computer OEM & Supplier Warranties: Are the computer OEMs paying a growing or shrinking percentage of the warranty costs of their industry? Are the warranty costs of their suppliers rising or falling as a result of their efforts to make them split the bill?
September 4, 2014
Supplier Recovery Efforts: Are the automotive OEMs paying a growing or shrinking percentage of the warranty costs of their industry? Are the warranty costs of their suppliers rising or falling as a result of their efforts to make them split the bill?
August 21, 2014
Supplier Recovery: If all the warranty expenses that were caused by suppliers were paid by suppliers, what would the industry split be between them and the OEMs that they supply? And are the OEMs now recovering a quarter of what they could, half of what they could, or three-quarters of what they could?
April 11, 2013
Aerospace Warranty Metrics: Unlike in the automotive sector, the aerospace OEMs and their suppliers split warranty expenses more equally, and have similar expense rates. But while the suppliers have been reducing their warranty costs lately, the OEMs are not.
September 20, 2012