All Africa and Middle East articles – Page 5
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ArticleRaising the volume
Turkey is on Europe’s geographic fringes, but central to its automotive manufacturing network. Ian Henry reportsAccording to the Turkish automotive trade association, OSD, at the end of 2017, Turkey’s automotive manufacturers had a total production capacity of close to 2m vehicles a year, divided c1.4m cars, c400,000 vans and around ...
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ArticleFord invests in Craiova plant
Romania - The OEM has confirmed it is spending €200m (US$236.17m) to ready its Craiova plant for the production of a second vehicle, the name of which will be confirmed closer to launch. It will be built alongside the EcoSport small SUV and the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine."This new investment will ...
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Ford to add 1,500 new jobs in Craoiva
Romania - Ford's Craiova assembly plant is to receive a €200m investment and 1,500 new jobs as part of the OEM's plans to add an as yet unnamed second vehicle the factory.The plant currently assembles Ford's EcoSport small SUV as well as its 1.0‑litre EcoBoost engine. Details of the second ...
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ArticleBMW shuffles production personal
Germany - Robert Engelhorn is set to take over as director of the OEM's plant in Munich. Previously head of the technology and production division at the BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) joint venture in China, Engelhorn will succeed Milan Nedeljkovic, who is assuming management responsibility for the corporate quality division.Daniel ...
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ArticleA bigger bet on BEVs
Most famous for its hybrids, especially the Prius, Toyota is now widening its focus to battery-electric vehiclesUntil relatively recently, Toyota positioned battery electric vehicles (BEVs) as a niche solution for short-range urban mobility. This stance led directly to the launch of models like the i-Road, an ultra-compact electric commuter vehicle, ...
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ArticleHeavy on the hybrids
It may have been slow off the mark with electrification, but Ford is now stepping up its efforts through a new global growth strategyIn October 2017, Ford’s new CEO Jim Hackett set out a strategy centred on a major cost-cutting exercise worth $10 billion over the next five years, taking ...
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ArticleAshok Leyland constructs bus plant
India - The commercial vehicle manufacturer has broken ground at a new site in Mallavalli Village, which is situated in the Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. It is building a new bus plant, which will be spread across 75 acres and will produce around 4,800 buses per year."This facility will ...
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ArticleDatsun production starts in Pakistan
Pakistan - The OEM has secured a manufacturing and licensing agreement with Ghandhara Nissan, which is owned by Bibojee Services Limited (BSL), to make Datsun models in the country. The cars will be built at Ghandhara's plant in Port Qasim, Karachi.“This entrance to the Pakistan automotive market represents a significant ...
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Nissan starts Datsun production in Pakistan
Pakistan - The OEM has secured a manufacturing and licensing agreement with Ghandhara Nissan, which is owned by Bibojee Services Limited (BSL), for local production of Datsun models. The cars will be made at Ghandhara's plant in Port Qasim, Karachi."This entrance to the Pakistan automotive market represents a significant step ...
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ArticleLear expands seating structures plant
Portugal - The company has recently spent more than €5m (US$6.22m) to expand its automotive seating structures manufacturing facility in Valença - a small town situated in north Portugal. Production space was nearly doubled, and now covers an area of over 20,600 square meters, while the office space was also ...
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ArticleGroupe PSA to open Namibia plant
Namibia - The Grandland X and 3008 will be the first Opel and Peugeot models to be assembled at a new plant in Walvis Bay, Namibia. It will start operating during the second quarter of 2018 as part of a joint venture between the OEM and the Namibia Development Cooperation ...
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ArticleCo-bots to help produce electric Golf
Germany - Volkswagen has recently established a new joint venture (JV) with a start-up called Wandelbots in a bid to establish test stations for collaborative robots at its Transparent Factory in Dresden. The idea is to use the co-bots during the final stages of electric Golf assembly, the production of ...
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ArticleFord boosts SUV production by 25%
Dubai - The OEM has announced that it is increasing the production of two SUVs - the Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition - by 25% to meet "surging demand for both all-new models ahead of their arrival in the Middle East." The models are built at its Kentucky Truck Plant, ...
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ArticleBMW plant ends 3 Series production
South Africa - The German OEM has been producing the 3 Series at its plant in Rosslyn for 35 years, and recently announced that the last unit was made. The plant will stay open and will soon start production of the X3, while 3 Series production will be moved to ...
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ArticlePSA adds third team at Mangualde
A third team will help Mangualde meet demand for the Peugeot Partner and Citroen Berlingo modelsPortugal - PSA will create a third production team at its Mangualde plant creating up to 225 jobs from April 2018.The decision to step up volume is a response to the growth in demand ...
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ArticleResolução russa
A indústria automotiva da Rússia está expressando com cautela a confiança novamente, depois que o mercado de automóveis emergiu de uma queda de três anosAs vendas aumentaram na Rússia todos os meses nos últimos oito meses, à medida que o país se adapta ao seu novo normal econômico dos baixos ...
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ArticleRussian resolution
Russia’s automotive industry is cautiously expressing confidence again after the car market there emerges from a three-year slumpSales have increased in Russia every month for the last eight as the country adapts to its new economic normal of low oil prices and continued European economic sanctions; the two biggest causes ...
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Valor adicionado
Embora a fabricação de aditivos não seja nova, as últimas técnicas estão oferecendo aos OEMs mais opções para seu usoO uso de peças fabricadas de forma aditiva em veículos é agora excepcional, se ainda não penetrante, pelo menos no espectro mais elevado do mercado, caracterizado por baixo volume e alto ...
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ArticleValor añadido
La producción aditiva no es nueva, pero las últimas técnicas ofrecen a los constructores automotrices más opciones de uso El uso de piezas producidas por adición en vehículos ya no es marginal y comienza a estar muy presente en el mercado de gama alta que destaca por los reducidos ...
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ArticlePotência do sul
A indústria automotiva da África do Sul surgiu no cenário mundial após o aumento do investimento do tipo BMW, Mercedes e VW. Além disso, o país atraiu as atenções de um OEM chinêsA indústria automotiva tem desempenhado um papel central nas estratégias econômicas e industriais de sucessivos governos sul-africanos na ...