SupplierBusiness (then known as AutoBusiness) was started in 1995 to provide information for decision makers in the automotive supply industry. Most consultancies and forecasters that analyse the automotive industry focus on the needs of the vehicle makers looking at trends and issues in the vehicle markets.

The two partners behind "SupplierBusiness" Edmund Chew and Colin Whitbread saw a growing need for information for and about the automotive industry's rapidly changing supplier base. Both had previously worked for leading economic institutions serving the automotive industry - the Economist Intelligence Unit and DRI, now Global Insight - before moving to financial institutions as European automotive analysts, at a series of European, American and Japanese stockbrokers.

Their first report, published in association with leading European investment bank UBS Warburg in 1995, looked at the structure and trends in the largely privately owned German automotive supply industry. Together with the VDA, the German trade association, SupplierBusiness organised the first of its regular biennial research seminars on sources of information for the automotive industry in Europe, reports on trends in North American supplier investment in Europe and the European supplier industry followed, again, in association with leading investment banks.

In 1997
· when Automotive News Europe started, SupplierBusiness provided coverage of the European automotive supply sector and product development and sourcing issues.

In 1999
· when the company started to build a database of major suppliers or new models launched in the European market.

In 2000
· SupplierBusiness started coverage of the North American automotive supplier industry with profiles of the 150 top companies.
· the company undertook a number of consultancy tasks for leading investment companies and first tier suppliers.

In 2001
· SupplierBusiness produced a major report on the growing use of first tier supplier know-how in systems development and modular assembly, a major report supported by Citigroup.
· the company undertook a major survey of recent developments in OEM sourcing strategies, working with forecasters Global Insight.

In 2002
· SupplierBusiness extended its coverage of suppliers on new model programs to North America

In 2003
· SupplierBusiness launched its first report on trends in the North American supplier industry in association with PwC AUTOFACTS.
· the company launched a new monthly and weekly analysis service, SupplierBusiness.com, to provide regular updates and research on trends and issues affecting the automotive supplier base, and a series of interviews with key executives.

In 2004
· SupplierBusinessstarted coverage of the Asian supplier base, with its Asian supplier report, and in association with Cap Gemini, has produced an update of the current state of the development of modules and systems usage in the global automotive industry.
·  the company launched its full service package, combining all its product areas in subscription open access/library resource in a decision-making information support system/in information support system to support decision makers together with a research sources facility.

In 2007
·  On 2 November 2007, Global Insight acquired SupplierBusiness, bringing together the recognized market leader in global automotive forecasting services with the world's leading provider of automotive supply-based research and intelligence.

SupplierBusiness maintains co-operative relationships with a wide variety of information providers for the automotive sector. Car researchers can provide information on conferences, published reports or research specialisms of consultancies to help you address your automotive information needs.

SupplierBusiness now maintains profiles of 400 of the world's leading suppliers, and a database of over 35,000 contractual relationships between OEMs and suppliers, that together provide a unique insight into the structure of the global automotive supplier base.