Demand pull is outrunning the plan for one still-small offering, and the company is visibly re-pointing itself at it
The model's full reasoning — Q3 2017 call → NOWe need to determine if management describes an identifiable offering with both: (1) customer response running ahead of what company prepared for, and (2) company responding now by putting more behind it. The offering must be small relative to total business. Looking at transcript: They discuss Full Display Mirror (FDM) product. They have launches with GM, Subaru, Nissan. They mention "we are currently shipping on eight vehicle models for General Motors" and "we continue to believe that we’ll see additional program launches for Full Display Mirror over the next several years at GM." Also Subaru Levorg for Europe and Australia, and Nissan Armada. They talk about "program awards with five different OEMs" and "advanced talks with other OEMs". But is there any mention of customer response running ahead of what they prepared for? They don't say demand exceeds supply or that they are scrambling to add capacity. They talk about launches and awards, but not about current uptake outpacing preparation. They mention "we are excited about the product offering" but no indication of demand exceeding expectations. They also mention "we continue to see interest from several customers" for other products like Camera Monitoring System, Integrated Toll Module, etc. But that's interest, not current uptake. For FDM, they don't say that orders are exceeding what they planned. They also don't describe concrete steps to expand capacity or investment in response to demand. They mention "we are currently shipping" and "we continue to believe" but no mention of adding capacity or accelerating rollout due to demand. The question asks for both halves. The first half: customer response running ahead of what company had prepared for. Not present. The second half: company responding now by putting more of itself behind it. Not present. They talk about future launches but not about expanding capacity now. So answer NO. Also note: The offering is still small relative to total business? FDM is likely small but they don't quantify. But even if small, the two conditions are not met. Thus answer NO.
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