In short
- What is the occasion?
- A supplier reports that it has been nominated for a new vehicle platform or a component. The series order runs for years, and preparation starts immediately: tools, plants, inspection equipment, staff.
- Why call now?
- A nomination is the strongest occasion in the automotive supply chain. The supplier must be able to deliver before the series starts, and passes orders down the chain for it: to tool makers, automation, metrology, logistics.
- How does Kodo spot it?
- Press release, Trade press, Investment report, Job ads.
The timing.
Every occasion has a window. Before it, nothing is visible; after it, the order is placed. Kodo delivers while the window is open.
- 1 Nomination The OEM or tier 1 awards the order, the supplier reports it.
- 2 Industrialisation Tools, lines and inspection equipment are procured, staff hired.
- 3 Monday list Kodo puts the supplier on the list with platform, date and source.
- 4 Start of production The supply chain is awarded.
How Kodo spots the occasion.
Public sources only, each with a date. What Kodo cannot back up word for word is not on the list.
- 01Press release"nominated for", "series order", "platform": the supplier reports the order itself.
- 02Trade pressAutomotive portals and local press name order volume and duration.
- 03Investment reportNew line or plant expansion "for a new customer order".
- 04Job adsIndustrialisation project managers, process engineers, advanced quality planning.
- 05Typical in the supply chainTier 1 reports the nomination, tier 2 the plant investment for it. Kodo reads both tiers.
How it appears on the list.
One line of the Monday list: company, occasion, the quote from the source, the check, the contact person.
How your sales team opens.
The first sentence starts with the source, not with your product. Two examples for this occasion:
"You have been nominated for the interior parts of a new platform. How far along are you with the tools?"
"About the new series order: are you ramping up the line at the site or in a new plant?"
Wendtland Kunststoffteile GmbH Nomination
"We have been nominated for the interior parts of a new vehicle platform."
- Source
- Press release, 30 Sep 2026
- Checked
- ✓ found word for word on the page
- Contact
- Management per legal notice, head of production per team page
Other occasions in this industry.
Each occasion has its own source and its own window. On the Monday list they appear together, the strongest first.
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What people ask first.
Do suppliers even report their nominations publicly?
Many do, as a press release or in the trade press, often without naming the customer. Kodo takes only what is public and quotes it.
How long after the nomination is a call worthwhile?
Until the start of production, often one to two years. The big procurements fall in the first months; that is why the date is on every line.
Does Kodo name the OEM?
Only when the supplier names it itself. If it is not in the source, it is not on the card.