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ArticleBrose to install paintshop at Coventry
UK – A £10m ($13.5m) investment will enable the establishment of a new facility which can e-coat up to 3.5 seats per year. The paintshop is due to come online in August 2017.The facility will allow Brose to bring the seat coating process in-house, which the company says will improve ...
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ArticleKia’s ten years of production in Europe
Slovakia – The OEM celebrated the anniversary today at its only plant on the continent, Žilina, where 2.5m vehicles and 3.8m engines have been made since 2006. The factory has received investment of more than €1.7 billion ($1.8m).The initial outlay of €700m to build the plant was followed by further ...
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ArticlePlant Oxford reaches 3m Minis
UK – The milestone vehicle was a John Cooper Works Clubman, the first all-wheel drive (AWD) ALL4 model. Around 1,000 Minis are now built at the factory per day – up from 300 in 2001, when production began.Since 2000, BMW Group has invested £1.75 billion ($2.2 billion) at Oxford, Swindon ...
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ArticleVW Truck & Bus to modernise Resende
Brazil – The upgrade in Rio de Janeiro will take place as part of a 420m ($446.8m) investment by the commercial vehicle maker over the next five years, which will also include the renewal of its product portfolio and the development of connectivity services. It is the largest investment in ...
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ArticleMazda starts new CX-5 production
Japan – The crossover SUV is now being made at Ujina Plant No.2 near the company’s headquarters in Hiroshima. The CX-5 will go on sale in Japan in February before being rolled out to global markets.The original CX-5 entered production in November 2011, debuting Mazda’s SkyActiv technology and Kodo design; ...
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ArticleGKN to supply eAxle for BMW X1
China – The electric axle (eAxle) will be fitted to a plug-in hybrid version of the SUV for the Chinese market. The product belongs to the same family of eAxles used in the plug-in hybrid BMW 2 Series Active Tourer 225xe.“Automakers’ evolving powertrain strategies require suppliers with a focus on ...
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ArticleVW and SOVAC agree production JV
Algeria – According to the deal signed today, SOVAC will make the Volkswagen Golf, Seat Ibiza, Skoda Octavia and the Caddy van from early 2017. A new assembly hall will be constructed on a 150-hectare site in Relizane, and after a phased ramp up will produce over 100 vehicles per ...
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ArticleRicardo hits engine production record
UK – The company made 2,000 units in the six months to the end of October – more than in any full year previously. The increased volume was enabled by the expansion of Ricardo’s plant at Shoreham, which was inaugurated this year.Mark Barge, managing director of Ricardo Performance Products, said ...
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Cube expands to support overseas clients
UK – The manufacturer of press tools and components for the automotive and aerospace industries has created eight new jobs at its facility in Rowley Regis, including roles for toolmakers and machinists. The move follows the development of stronger trade relations with non-UK customers.“Two-thirds of our revenue in the last ...
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ArticleBBAC reaches 1m-unit milestone
China – The one-millionth vehicle to roll off the line at Beijing Benz Automotive Co. (BBAC) was an E-Class, the first Mercedes-Benz model to be made locally. The third-generation E-Class entered production at BBAC in June this year.Xu Heyi, chairman of BAIC Group and its BAIC Motor subsidiary, said the ...
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ArticleVW to produce new e-Golf at Dresden
Germany – The OEM will spend €20m ($21.2m) on converting its Transparent Factory back into a manufacturing location, which will be known as the Center of Future Mobility. Production will begin with single-shift operation in April 2017.“With a unique combination that allows visitors to experience the production of an electric ...
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ArticleValmet grows team to make GLC
Finland – The company will recruit 1,000 extra staff at its Uusikaupunki plant ahead of series production of the Mercedes-Benz SUV from early 2017. Valmet Automotive says that, as well as car builders, it will hire 100 white-collar workers in production, production support and engineering services.Valmet currently has 1,550 staff ...
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ArticleFord recognised for water conservation
US – The vehicle-maker was one of 24 companies awarded an ‘A’ grade by the not-for-profit organisation CDP for its water management efforts, out of 600 candidates. CDP has today released its report, ‘Thirsty business: Why water is vital to climate action’.Ford’s Global Water Management Initiative set out to reduce ...
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Toyota breaks ground in Guanajuato
Mexico – The $1 billion plant in the central state will make the Corolla from 2019, with capacity for 200,000 per year. Employing 2,000 individuals, the factory will be Toyota’s 15th in North America and will raise its total capacity in the region to 2.2m vehicles per annum.Toyota Motor Manufacturing ...
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ArticleGM Lordstown and LGR lose third shift
US – The vehicle-maker said the third shift would be suspended at the two assembly plants from January 2017, in line with a shift in demand from cars to crossovers and trucks. At the same time, GM announced an investment of over $900m in its Ohio, Michigan and Indiana facilities ...
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ArticleHonda releases environmental report
US – The 2016 North American Environmental Report (NAER), Honda’s 12th such publication, states that the CO2 emissions intensity of its vehicle production dropped by 10% compared with the previous year despite a record output. In fiscal year 2016, energy per vehicle also decreased by 6.7%, the most energy-efficient level ...
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ArticleFrost to crack Eurasia for Detroit Electric
UK – As chief technical officer, Richie Frost will assume overall responsibility for the technical and engineering aspects of the company, in particular leading its new engineering consultancy division. Detroit Electric aims to continue its growth in Europe and Asia.Frost has built a group of companies which supply engineering services ...
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ArticleFord Rouge becomes landfill-free
US – The six facilities at Ford’s Dearborn site in Michigan have joined 68 others worldwide which send zero manufacturing waste to landfill. It is the OEM’s largest landfill-free complex and will save 14m pounds of waste per year.“With 16m sq.ft of factory floor space and approximately 7,000 employees it ...
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ArticleGW’s cylinder-block process for JLR
UK – In collaboration with the OEM and the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), casting specialist Grainger & Worrall is working on a type of cylinder block with plasma coatings to reduce the size and weight of engines. The production process involves spraying an aluminum block with a low-friction, plasma metal ...
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ArticleSIA builds first 2017 Subaru Impreza
US – The start of production at Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) marks the first time the Impreza has been made in the country; until now, the model has been produced exclusively in Japan. The plant has spent three years preparing for this launch, after $1.3 billion was earmarked for ...