Automation – Page 306
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ArticleGaz starts Sprinter production
GAZ Group, based in Nizhny Novgorod, is a production partner of Daimler for Mercedes-Benz Sprinter models intended for the Russian market. The partnership was announced in the middle of last year and production commenced this summer; the first Sprinter Classics rolled off Nizhny’s production line on July 15.Investing in a ...
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ArticleBMW's new ‘automotive revolution’
Production head Harald Kruger talks about the i3 and i8 developments as the BMW i Mobility Concept seeks to turn everyday travel 100% electric. While the all-electric i3 is designed for emission-free city driving, the plugin hybrid i8 represents ‘the future of the sports car’. As BMW board member for ...
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ArticleBreaking into Brazil
Developments by JAC Motors and Chery ahead of the start of production next yearWith an eye on the fourth largest automotive market in the world, Chinese vehicle manufacturers have set about establishing production facilities in Brazil. These companies were operating in the country already on the import side, but with ...
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ArticleFinding solutions for Avtovaz
Interview with Luigi Lazzari, president of Geico Taikisha Europe, on the company’s current projects AMS: What are the details of the recent contract with Avtovaz for a new paintshop?Luigi Lazzari: This will be both a brown field project, as, from a building environment perspective, we will reuse some of the ...
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ArticlePlastic fantastic
As the use of plastics in automotive manufacturing continues to expand, with many options available today.Linde Gases started to get into the automotive industry around 15 years ago as a natural consequence of its involvement with the foaming of plastics. The progress was evolutionary rather than revolutionary, taking the company ...
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Article10m Tennessee-built vehicles are ‘testament to workforce’
USA – Nissan marked two major milestones with the first US-produced 2014 Rogue rolling off the line in Smyrna, as the facility’s ten millionth vehicle. Moving Rogue production to the US is part of the company’s strategy to build where it sells. By 2015, Nissan says it aims to have ...
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ArticleRenault Maubeuge celebrates 5 million
France – Renault has announced the production of the five millionth unit at its Maubeuge plant in northern France. The vehicle was a Kangoo ZE for La Poste, the French post offi ce, in Forbach.The 2,000-strong workforce at Maubeuge currently produces seven models ranging from compact LCVs to passenger cars, ...
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Honda marks five years of production in Indiana
USA – Honda Manufacturing of Indiana (HMIN) in the USA celebrated its fifth anniversary of mass production in October.The facility was originally announced in 2006. Ground-breaking occurred the following year and it became Honda’s fourth plant in the US and seventh in North America.The company operates a twoshift operation at ...
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ArticleChanging the state of play
Fiat is building its most modern manufacturing plant in Brazil and will establish automotive production in a new area of the country.The OEM is investing 4.5 billion reais ($2 billion) in Brazil to build a new manufacturing facility at Goiana, in Pernambuco. The plant will have an initial production capacity ...
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ArticleSkoda’s second-best seller reaches 1.5m mark
Czech Republic – Skoda has now manufactured 1.5m secondgeneration Fabias since 2007.The milestone 1.2 TDi rolled off the production line in September at the main factory in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. The Fabia fi rst went on sale in 1999 and is the car-maker’s bestselling model after the Octavia, ...
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LGR produces millionth Cadillac
USA – The millionth Cadillac built at the Lansing Grand River (LGR) assembly plant rolled off the production line in Michigan, Detroit, in September – an early model of the redesigned 2014 CTS Sedan.All CTS production takes place at LGR, which opened in 2001 and has built more Cadillacs than ...
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ArticleEcoBoost line hits 2m units
USA – Ford has surpassed the 2m unit mark with its EcoBoost engine line, which was launched in 2009.Production has increased from 65,000 per month in 2012 to 100,000 at present, with a target of 1.2m for the year. A Ford Escape powered by the two millionth EcoBoost, a ...
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ArticleNicolosi to lead VCNA
US – Tony Nicolosi’s appointment as president and CEO of Volvo Cars North America is effective immediately. Nicolosi will also maintain his role as president and CEO of Volvo Car Financial Services (VCFS); a successor will be the subject of a future announcement. Nicolosi joined Volvo in 1987 and has ...
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ArticleGlovis desloca o foco estratégico de auto para a granel
Glovis, subsidiária de logística integrada da Hyundai mudará o foco estratégico de seus negócios de transporte marítimo de embarques de veículos acabados para o setor a granel, em um esforço para aumentar os negócios fora do setor automotivo.Sob seu plano de negócios de 2020, a empresa afirmou que aumentará o ...
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ArticleGefco reforça serviço para Mirgor
A Gefco criou um novo serviço personalizado de logística para o fornecedor industrial Grupo Mirgor, o qual permitirá que o fornecedor automotivo e de eletrônicos gerencie sua oferta nacional e internacional de peças de forma mais eficiente. Mirgor, que tem utilizado os serviços Gefco por uma década, faz unidades de ...
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ArticleNissan renova com o setor da Yusen no Reino Unido
Yusen Logistics anunciou uma importante renovação do contrato com a Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK. Yusen fornece logística de entrada à fábrica da montadora em Sunderland, destinada a apoiar a produção dos veículos Qashqai, Note, Juke e Leaf.Yusen tem fornecido serviços à Nissan desde 2008 e supervisiona o transporte de uma ...
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SSA expande operações no México para FVL
Fornecedor de logística de veículo acabado, SSA Mexico anunciou o início das operações de processamento de carro no porto de Lázaro Cárdenas, no México. Volumes iniciais foram carregados a bordo de um navio NYK Line destinado aos mercados da América Latina.SSA Mexico é uma subsidiária da Carrix, um dos maiores ...
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ArticleTofas anuncia nova linha de produção
A montadora turca Tofas anunciou planos para iniciar a fabricação de um automóvel de passageiros novo na sua fábrica de Bursa, no segundo semestre de 2015, de acordo com um comunicado à Bolsa de Valores de Istambul.Tofas, que tem sede em Istambul, investirá $520 milhões para ultrapassar o dobro da ...
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ArticleCarport entra em falência
" width="300">Carport, o novo terminal especialista de veículos no porto espanhol do Mediterrâneo em Sagunto, que é processado pelo fornecedor de logística Bergé Infrastructuras y Servicios Logísticos e administrado pela Autoridade Portuária de Valência, entrou com pedido de falência, com um passivo de €37m.A concessão original para o terminal foi ...
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ArticleMagna premia K + N e Ventrex
O fornecedor de logística Kuehne and Nagel e o fornecedor de compressor e válvula Ventrex Automotive foram agraciados com prêmios de inovação pela Magna Logístics Europa (MLE) e a Autocluster Styria (ACstyria), o braço de logística de planejamento e compra para a maior região europeia na Magna International e a ...