Matthew Beecham
Biography
Matthew is a freelancer with more than 18 years' experience of researching, writing and analysing market and technical trends in the global automotive components industry. Since 2000, he has served as an associate editor for just-auto.com, monitoring market and technical developments of a range of automotive component sectors from clutches to coatings, seating to shocks and wheels to wipers.
As a director of Auto Research Analysts Ltd, his custom research assignments have included working for AT Kearney, Belron, Bridgehead International, McKinsey, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Motorsport Industry Association, Motor Industry Research Association and the Economist Intelligence Unit. He has also written for magazines including Car Graphic (Japan), JAMA (Japan) and Automotive Engineer (UK). He was awarded a PhD in automotive technology transfer from Cranfield University.
Columns by Matthew Beecham
Beecham's Tech-Talk
Matthew Beecham interviews automotive component industry specialists to learn more about changing technologies and new innovations.
Articles by Matthew Beecham
RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Fuel tank systems
20 January 2012
Fuelled by the need to save weight and reduce evaporative emissions, a great deal of innovative design and materials work is going into vehicle fuel tank systems, writes Matthew Beecham.
Q&A with Cummins: Diesel downsizing
13 January 2012
Smaller engines, producing the same power as the larger engines they have replaced while using less energy and therefore generating lower exhaust emissions, are high up the priority list of every vehicle manufacturer. In truth it is part of a process that has been continuing for many years. In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Neil Pattison, Director of On Highway Business, Cummins Inc, about trends in diesel downsizing.
Q&A with Delphi Powertrain Systems
5 January 2012
In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Steve Kiefer, vice president Delphi and president Delphi Powertrain Systems and Prasad Kadle, director of advanced engineering, Delphi Thermal Systems about the clever ways in which Delphi designs its systems to ensure that CO2 is affordable.
Q&A with Productiv
3 January 2012
Q&A with Federal-Mogul’s Powertrain Division
15 December 2011
RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Transmission trends
13 December 2011
RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Key developments in tyres
21 November 2011
RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Transmission trends
16 November 2011
Q&A with Surface Processing Ltd
9 November 2011
Q&A with Inteva’s Interior Systems
8 November 2011
RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Glow plugs
7 November 2011
Q&A with SABIC: Review of polycarbonate glazing
2 November 2011
Q&A with Inteva’s Closure Systems
31 October 2011
RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Spark plugs
24 October 2011
Q&A with Torotrak: technical trends in transmissions
18 October 2011
Q&A with Inteva Products
11 October 2011
Q&A with Zircotec
5 October 2011
Q&A with Inteva Products (roof systems)
27 September 2011
Q&A with Magna Steyr: Review of fuel systems
7 September 2011
Q&A with Goodyear: review of tyre market trends
26 August 2011
Q&A with SABIC: Material developments in front-end modules
10 August 2011
RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Exhausts and finding the right note
3 August 2011
July 2011 management briefing: QUBE extracts (DAS)
22 July 2011
Q&A with Prodrive: transmission trends
21 July 2011
Q&A with TRW: Review of occupant restraint systems
13 July 2011
Q&A with NGK: Review of spark and glow plugs
5 July 2011
