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Article2014 Directory continues to be open for new entries
Our Directory is an invaluable source of information about the key suppliers of technology, equipment and process improvement serving the global automotive production industry.Categorised and searchable in 11 groups, ranging (alphabetically) from Assembly & Testing to Welding, each entry has a description of a supplier’s capabilities, with images and contact ...
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ArticleWebinars provide interaction and deeper insight
AMS has hosted webinars on subjects ranging across the spectrum of automotive manufacturing and assembly, from hot forming and laser cutting, to flexible production lines and the use of RFID for car body identification. The most recent, delivered by Paul Rosa from Comau on 27 February 2013, provided deeper technical ...
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ArticleNissan invests €2bn in local production
Europe – The investment (equivalent to $2.8bn) will support the launch of 14 new models in 2014 and boost production to record levels, according to the OEM’s chief planning officer and executive vice-president, Andy Palmer.Nissan built 675,077 vehicles in Europe last year, more than half a million at its Sunderland ...
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ArticleFirst V-Class leaves Mercedes-Benz Vitoria
Spain – The launch of series production follows a €190m investment to modernise and reorganise the bodyshop, paintshop and assembly units at the 600,000 sq. m facility, as well as to optimise the logistics. In addition to the physical adaptations, Emilio Titos, head of the Vitoria production plant, noted the ...
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Brose receives $1m Ontario grant
Canada – As a result of support from the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, the provider of systems for vehicle doors, liftgates, seat structures and electric drives will be able to acquire the latest manufacturing equipment, increase exports and compete in new markets. “The support through the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund ...
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ArticleStadco invests £15m in stamping and assembly
UK – The outlay comes as a result of a significant new OEM contract for the production of aluminium and steel stampings, plus sub-assemblies, which will involve additional work at Shrewsbury and Telford, boosting the company’s UK workforce to over 1,100 in 2015. At Shrewsbury, the investment will involve the ...
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ArticleAutomatización inteligente
AMS informa sobre cómo se están desarrollando los automatismos para un rango más amplio de aplicacionesAutomation ha asumido el patrón de grandes volúmenes de producción y uniformidad del producto, un requisito específico exigido por los montadores de vehículos OEM. El patrón sin embargo no ha permanecido estático. La producción global ...
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ArticleArcelorMittal compra ThyssenKrupp Steel EEUU
EEUU – La compañía anunció la adquisición en una sociedad a 50:50 con Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) después de la aprobación de los reguladores. El precio acordado fue de 1.600 millones de dólares más el capital de trabajo y un ajuste de la deuda neta. La planta ...
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ArticleHDM comenzará en 2015 la producción del Honda Fit
México – Honda de México (HDM) ha abierto una nueva fábrica en Celaya para fabricar y cumplir con la demanda norteamericana de modelos subcompactos de consumo eficiente.La nueva planta de 800 millones de dólares se ha diseñado exclusivamente para la producción de vehículos subcompactos y cuenta con algunas avanzadas tecnologías ...
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ArticleBosch invertirá 50 millones de euros en Samara
Rusia – La nueva fábrica de la empresa permitirá la fabricación local de su división de Accionamientos eléctricos, además de sus actuales de Control de sistemas de chasis, Motores de arranque y Generadores. Entre los productos habrá: sistemas de frenado antibloqueo, motores de arranque y generadores, inyectores Common Rail para ...
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ArticleLos nuevos núcleos fuertes de la industria del automóvil
El sudeste asiático se ha transformado a sí mismo de ser un lugar aislado por el proteccionismo hasta convertirse en uno de los núcleos de fabricación más importantes, los analistas creen que todavía hay margen para el crecimiento.Conjuntamente, Tailandia, Indonesia y Malasia construyen más vehículos que Brasil o India. Tailandia ...
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ArticleUn futuro de fabricación compartida
AMS investiga qué significa la formación de Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) para la huella de producción global de los dos OEM anteriormente por separadoIncluso antes de que formalizaran su relación en Enero, Fiat y Chrysler han estado planificando un futuro compartido de producción en los países en los que corresponda. ...
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Rusia – La nueva fábrica de la empresa permitirá la fabricación local de su división de Accionamientos eléctricos, además de sus actuales de Control de sistemas de chasis, Motores de arranque y Generadores. Entre los productos habrá: sistemas de frenado antibloqueo, motores de arranque y generadores, inyectores Common Rail para ...
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ArticleSkoda Rapid runs off the line in Kaluga
Russia – The model is now being produced at the VW plant in the south west of the country ahead of market launch in April.“Through starting production in Kaluga, the Rapid has been launched in our third-strongest market worldwide,” noted Winfried Vahland, CEO of Skoda Auto, adding that the company ...
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ArticleRudi to be ZF’s new Meister in Asia-Pacific
China – ZF Friedrichshafen is bundling its operations throughout the region under the control of Rudi von Meister as president. The headquarters of the combined activities will be in Shanghai.Von Meister, who has 30 years of industry experience and previously served GM in several roles, will now report directly Jürgen ...
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ArticleMüller’s extra five years at Porsche
Germany – The supervisory board has extended Matthias Müller’s tenure as chairman of the executive board and chairman of strategy and corporate development.Müller’s new terms of office will begin on January 1, 2015.www.porsche.com
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ArticleMazda appoints Ishii and Kamioka
Japan – The OEM has made Toshiharu Ishii its general manager, Quality Engineering Department, following his stint as staff manger, Quality Division.Takashi Kamioka will become staff manager, Office of General and Legal Affairs, after occupying the roles of general manager, Quality Engineering Department, and deputy general manager, Quality Division.www.mazda.com
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AMS reports on sustained growth at Volkswagen during 2013 and expectations of more to come in 2014The seemingly unending expansion of the Volkswagen Group continued last year and looks likely to continue into 2014 and beyond. The company is engaged in a three-way battle with GM and Toyota for the ...
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ArticleMarc Nassif hands over to Sumit Sawhney at Renault India
As Renault’s president and CEO in India hands over to his successor, AMS gets the inside track In little more than 30 months, Renault has transformed itself from a non-entity in the vast but largely untapped Indian market to one of the top ten automotive companies in the region. It ...
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ArticleShared values, shared results
The Oragadam plant in Chennai makes vehicles for both Renault and Nissan; AMS reports on the dual production The Renault-Nissan Alliance has manufacturing facilities in every continent, but only one site serves both brands. The group’s plant at Oragadam, near Chennai in India, turns out five models for Renault and ...