All Assembly articles – Page 7
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NewsBentley starts work on new Launch Quality Centre and Engineering Technical Centre
Bentley says the new facility will be integral to its preparations for future battery-powered electric vehicle production
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NewsMagna to build new battery enclosures facility in Canada to support Ford F-150 Lightning production
The company will also manufacture battery enclosures for GM’s Silverado EV in St. Clair, Michigan, adding to existing battery enclosure production for the Hummer EV
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NewsBMW’s San Luis Potosí plant to build EVs based on Neue Klasse platform
BMW is investing €800m in its Mexican production site to integrate production of the full-electric Neue Klasse models and construction of local high-voltage battery assembly
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NewsBMW Leipzig starts first cell coating line for battery modules
BMW launches the first of five cell coating lines at Leipzig to run complete high-voltage battery production process by 2024
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ArticleDacia – building on a successful formula
Speaking to AMS, Carlos Carrinho, General Manager Dacia Vehicle plant Mioveni, discusses the factory’s unique position within the realm of European car manufacturing and how it has been continuously developing to meet future production challenges
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NewsHonda and GS Yuasa look to collaborate on lithium-ion batteries
The two companies have reached a basic agreement toward collaboration for a high-capacity, high-output lithium-ion battery with the goal of establishing a joint venture company by the end of 2023
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ArticleBritishvolt collapse a shock to UK’s electric vehicle goals
Britishvolt’s business in the UK, which included the first first largescale battery manufacturing facility, has gone into administration, a setback for EV manufacturing in the country
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NewsGM invests $918m in four US powertrain production facilities
Investment will prepare four GM plants for production of 6th generation small block V8 and EV components
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NewsItalvolt enters a strategic collaboration with StoreDot
Italvolt will license StoreDot’s extreme fast charging technology (XFC) and intellectual property rights to manufacture XFC lithium-ion batteries at its plant in Italy
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NewsLG and Honda formalise joint venture to produce lithium-ion batteries in the US
The new battery plant will exclusively supply Honda plants in North America to power battery-electric vehicles produced and sold in in the region
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NewsAudi plans for future production
Audi says it’s all in on electromobility, planning to launch only all-electric models from 2026, and gradually phasing out production of its combustion engine models by 2033
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ArticleAutomotive ADAS Camera White Paper
The advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) utilized in today’s automobiles are built using active alignment, a cutting-edge assembly technique used to produce high-quality camera modules. Henkel’s cutting-edge dual-cure Active Alignment Adhesives ensure reliable, fast bonding while achieving optimal lens alignment in these safety-critical modules.
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NewsHonda Alabama starts production of all-new Pilot
Honda’s Alabama plant requires substantial production changes to build all-new Pilot SUV
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NewsCATL’s German plant starts battery cell production
The new plant in the German state of Thuringia is the Chinese cell producer’s first manufacturing operation outside of China. Serial production of lithium-ion battery cells started in December as scheduled
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ArticleAMS Automotive Evolution Europe – a review from Munich 2022
The first AMS Evolution Europe Summit saw experts from BMW, Audi, ZF CATL and more discussing speeding time to market, greater agility in production, factory conversion and boosting battery cell manufacturing in the region.
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MagazineAMS Winter 2022-23 – M-power in Mexico
In this latest AMS digital edition we have features on BMW’s San Luis Potosi facility in Mexico, Ford’s planned European Electrification Centre at Cologne, CATL’s battery cell production operations in Europe, ZF’s upgrading of its plants for EVs and electronics, and more.
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NewsMercedes-Benz Vans and Rivian pause production plans in Europe
Rivian is putting its production plans with Mercedes-Benz Vans on hold to focus on producing its R1T and R1S vehicles
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NewsRussian carmakers begin CKD assembly from Chinese imports
Avtotor, Avtovaz and Moskvitch are trying revive carmaking in Russia but are heavily reliant on assembling kits imported from China
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ArticleMore than moving parts – autonomous mobile robots
AMRs are developing beyond just electric trucks or trollies used to transport parts and increasingly vehicle assemblies around manufacturing plants
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VideoWelcome to Automotive Evolution Europe 2022!
Editor-in-Chief Christopher Ludwig kicks off the 1st Automotive Evolution Europe