All Africa and Middle East articles – Page 8
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ArticleMexico's boom time
Car plants are popping up across Mexico as OEMs recognise the benefits of manufacturing in the country, but this may put pressure on the labour supply. AMS looks at the latest projects – and potential pitfalls FCA's reshuffle continues Ford's big investments GM pours money into Mexico Kia's new factory ...
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ArticleMazda: Growing in Guanajuato
AMS gives an update on the OEM's recently opened plant at Salamanca, Mexico – its first in North AmericaIn January 2014, Mazda joined the flood of vehicle-makers arriving in Mexico by opening a new plant in Salamanca, Guanajuato – its first independent production site in North America. The idea behind ...
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Coming soon: A new Ford
There will be a new Ford soon – a new company that is, not just a new model. At least, that is the ambitious plan outlined to Ford's investors in September. This new company will not only allocate capital more efficiently, deliver improved margins and strengthen its core business as ...
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Toyota almeja o primeiro lugar
A Toyota é a maior empresa automotiva japonesa, mas no cenário global está envolvida em uma batalha pela supremacia ao lado da GM e do Grupo VWA produção global em 2015 totalizou cerca de 8.7 milhões de veículos sob o nome de Toyota, uma queda de pouco mais de 290.000 ...
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Toyota aspira a lo más alto
Toyota es la mayor empresa de vehículos de Japón por un amplio margen, pero en el escenario global está inmersa en una batalla por la supremacía junto con GM y el Grupo VWLa producción mundial de Toyota en el año 2015 fue de casi 8,7 millones de vehículos, descendiendo algo ...
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Toyota aims for top slot
Toyota is by some distance the largest Japanese vehicle company but on the global stage it is engaged in a battle for primacy, alongside GM and the VW GroupGlobal production in 2015 totalled nearly 8.7m vehicles under the Toyota name, a fall of just over 290,000 units, damaging its attempt ...
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ArticleToyota aims for top slot
Toyota is by some distance the largest Japanese vehicle company but on the global stage it is engaged in a battle for primacy, alongside GM and the VW GroupGlobal production in 2015 totalled nearly 8.7m vehicles under the Toyota name, a fall of just over 290,000 units, damaging its attempt ...
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BAIC breaks ground at Port Elizabeth
An artist's impression of BAIC's Coega plantSouth Africa – The brand new factory, located at the Coega Industrial Development Zone near Port Elizabeth, will cover 85,000 sq.m and will have capacity to make 100,000 vehicles per year. The new development is expected to create around 2,500 jobs. Four BAIC ...
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Apontando em todas as direções
Enquanto a Mercedes tem investido e modernizado suas fábricas domésticas, foi fora da Alemanha onde a expansão mais significativa da produção ocorreu. Na Alemanha, a Mercedes-Benz opera três fábricas de automóveis - Sindelfingen, Bremen e Rastatt - e duas fábricas de van - Düsseldorf, a principal fábrica Sprinter, com edições ...
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Avanzando en todas las direcciones
Aunque Mercedes ha modernizado e invertido en sus plantas nacionales, la expansión más significativa de la producción ha tenido lugar fuera de AlemaniaMercedes-Benz cuenta con tres fábricas de automóviles en Alemania - Sindelfingen, Bremen y Rastatt - y dos plantas de furgonetas - Düsseldorf, la planta principal del Sprinter, y ...
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Heading in all directions
While Mercedes has invested in and modernised its domestic plants, it is outside Germany where the most significant expansion of production has taken placeWithin Germany, Mercedes-Benz operates three car plants – Sindelfingen, Bremen and Rastatt – and two van plants – Düsseldorf, the main Sprinter plant, with special editions and ...
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ArticleHeading in all directions
While Mercedes has invested in and modernised its domestic plants, it is outside Germany where the most significant expansion of production has taken placeWithin Germany, Mercedes-Benz operates three car plants – Sindelfingen, Bremen and Rastatt – and two van plants – Düsseldorf, the main Sprinter plant, with special editions and ...
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Exercício em eficiência
A famosa filosofia de melhoria constante da Toyota está bem representada em sua fábrica próxima a BengaluruÉ conhecido que todas as fábricas de automóveis estão monitorando continuamente os custos e eficiência, mas na fábrica (TKM) Bidadi da Toyota Kirloskar Motor houve uma verdadeira sensação de urgência revelada no detalhe dos ...
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ArticleZanlunghi to lead FCA in Australia
Australia – Currently managing director of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) UK, Steve Zanlunghi now takes up the role of president and CEO, FCA Australia, The appointment is effective from August 1.Zanlunghi joined FCA in 1997 and worked in Chrysler's Customer Center before taking up several senior executive positions in the ...
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ArticlePartners in production
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has pursued an ambitious programme of new model launches and volume increases at its Chennai plantTake one plant add two manufacturers with two engineering philosophies, multiply the complexity with different platforms and variants with high volume targets, and for good measure throw in a couple of new ...
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ArticleExercise in efficiency
Toyota’s famed philosophy of constant improvement is well represented at its plant near BengaluruIt’s a given that all automotive manufacturing plants are continuously monitoring costs and efficiency, but at Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s (TKM) Bidadi plant there has been a real sense of urgency revealed in the detail of the operation’s ...
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Exercise in efficiency
Toyota’s famed philosophy of constant improvement is well represented at its plant near BengaluruIt’s a given that all automotive manufacturing plants are continuously monitoring costs and efficiency, but at Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s (TKM) Bidadi plant there has been a real sense of urgency revealed in the detail of the operation’s ...
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ArticleFord reshuffles senior personnel
US – The changes affect the OEM’s leadership team in Europe, South America and Ford Smart Mobility. Steve Armstrong will become vice-president and chief operating officer (COO), Ford of Europe; Lyle Watters will be vice-president, Ford Motor Company, and president, Ford South America; Nick Schloss will take the role of ...
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ArticleKeeping finishes up to scratch
As vehicle-makers add more innovative materials in body construction and change their production processes to meet new environmental regulations, paint suppliers are striving to match their requirementsThe majority of consumers take them for granted, but exterior coatings have to cover a lot of ground. Ray Schappert, global director of product ...
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ArticleUK auto industry in fighting form before EU vote
With the referendum on EU membership fast approaching, the UK’s automotive industry gathered at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham for the first AutoMechanika show outside Germany. At the accompanying open forum for its members, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders was in buoyant mood, announcing that its supply ...