OEM
noun
: one that produces complex equipment (such as a computer system) from components usually bought from other manufacturers
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The segment missed expectations last quarter, with management attributing the weakness to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) destocking.
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Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Second, a shift from aftermarket to OEM partnerships, where dash cams become factory-installed as part of the car’s sensor suite.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Pricing and incentives: OEM rebate discipline versus share defense, and how leasing pass‑throughs evolve after year‑end.
Model mix: faster hybrid launches and delayed EV trims, especially in mass‑market crossovers and trucks where affordability binds.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Just as in 2023, the real verdict on Snapdragon’s X2 laptop ambitions will come only when X2 Elite and Elite Extreme silicon arrives in retail devices, running on varied OEM designs and tested under our own, and others’, independent benchmarking regimens.
—Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
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Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Second, a shift from aftermarket to OEM partnerships, where dash cams become factory-installed as part of the car’s sensor suite.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Pricing and incentives: OEM rebate discipline versus share defense, and how leasing pass‑throughs evolve after year‑end.
Model mix: faster hybrid launches and delayed EV trims, especially in mass‑market crossovers and trucks where affordability binds.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Just as in 2023, the real verdict on Snapdragon’s X2 laptop ambitions will come only when X2 Elite and Elite Extreme silicon arrives in retail devices, running on varied OEM designs and tested under our own, and others’, independent benchmarking regimens.
—Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
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“OEM.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/OEM. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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