But he acknowledges that it will take time to encourage others to do likewise and demand more open and secure standards from their suppliers, Mr Corman adds.
When asked on the Today Programme whether there would be a breakup of the six largest suppliers Mr Nolan said: "It's possible, (but) I couldn't guess what the Competition and Markets Authority will do".
"We cannot at any time be focused just on one supplier," Mr. Klatt said.
"I never did get business from that supplier," Mr. Battat said.
The front-center air bag was developed over three years by G.M. and Takata, an automotive supplier, Mr. Thomas said.
Each of the 31 people charged is suspected of being a member of the Latin Kings, an associate of the gang, or a narcotics supplier, Mr. Bharara said.
Moreover, in an earlier deposition in a suit between Nitec and a supplier, Mr. Edwards had denied any role in rigging the books.
Mercedes designed the S-Class software in-house rather than buying it from a supplier, Mr. Weber said, and that will make the technology harder for competitors to match.
As chief of design at Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone supplier, Mr. Nuovo presided over a huge team that brought 250 products and accessories to market each year.
But instead of moving on to a German auto company or auto supplier, Mr. Prechter came to the United States in 1963 to study at San Francisco State College.
"To make an auction market, a buyer has to be able to specify exactly what he or she needs and be willing to take it from any supplier," Mr. Meakem said.
