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ArticleEntrevista: Thomas Karig en VWdM
El vicepresidente de asuntos corporativos informa a AMS sobre cómo el complejo productivo de Puebla sigue creciendo después de cinco décadas de producción, ahora con los nuevos talleres de carrocería para los modelos Golf y TiguanThomas Karig, VP of corporate affairs, VWdMAMS: ¿Qué modelos produce Puebla en la actualidad?Thomas Karig ...
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ArticleEntrevista: Thomas Karig VWdM
O vice-presidente para assuntos corporativos conta à AMS quão complexa foi a fabricação do OEM em Puebla, e ainda está crescendo depois de cinco décadas de produção, com a adição de oficinas para o novo Golf e TiguanThomas Karig, VP of corporate affairs, VWdMAMS: Quais modelos Puebla está fazendo atualmente?Thomas ...
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Article采访：VWdM公司的Thomas Karig
公司事务部副总裁对AMS讲述，公司在普埃布拉的综合制造厂是如何在生产开始50年后，仍然可以实现增长的，并且新建汽车车体修理厂，生产新款Golf和Tiguan。Thomas Karig, VP of corporate affairs, VWdMAMS：普埃布拉工厂现在生产什么车型？Thomas Karig(TK)：普埃布拉工厂目前生产第六代Jetta汽车，这是我们的量产车型 — 占据了50%的生产；然后是第二代Beetle汽车，两款都生产轿车和敞篷式汽车；Golf是新进车型 — 从去年开始生产 — 只生产普通掀背式Golf和变体车型，即小旅行车。对Jetta和Beetle而言, 普埃布拉是唯一生产这些汽车的工厂，销往中国（成都一汽大众自己生产Jetta）以外的全球市场。阅读全文［英文］
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ArticleVW Puebla pushes on
A veteran of vehicle production in the country, VW is nonetheless still expanding at Puebla – adding a new bodyshop for the Golf last year and another for the Tiguan that will open in 2017. AMS went to look aroundAt 550,000 sq.m on 3m sq.m of land, VW Puebla is ...
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ArticleVW Puebla avanza
VW es un veterano en la producción de vehículos en el país, y sigue expandiéndose, el año pasado añadió un nuevo taller de carrocería para el Golf y otro para el Tiguan que se inaugurará en 2017. AMS ha visitado las nuevas instalacionesCuenta con 550.000 metros cuadrados construidos en ...
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ArticleVW Puebla 老骥伏枥
作为在该国汽车生产大军中的老兵，大众却不断在扩建Puebla — 去年为Golf的生产新建汽车车体修理厂，而且2017年还会建设一个用于生产Tiguan汽车。AMS来了解。VW Puebla工厂在300万平方米的土地上占据了550,000平方米，是墨西哥第二大规模工厂，仅次于 Nissan Auguscalientes。但是工厂在接受10亿美元投资(今年3月公布)之后进一步壮大，新配90,000平方米的汽车车体修理厂，用于生产Tiguan SUV。工厂每年的安装量有500，为美国和全球其他市场提供汽车，包括欧盟诸国和中国。大众公司称，汽车车体修理厂将实现“高水平”的自动化，配有“先进的编程与控制系统”— 这与去年耗资7亿美元开设的Golf 7的汽车车体修理厂相似。阅读全文［英文］
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ArticleVW Puebla segue em frente
Um veterano de produção de veículos no país, VW, ainda assim está expandindo em Puebla - adicionando uma nova oficina para o Golf no ano passado e outra para o Tiguan que será inaugurada em 2017. AMS foi dar uma olhadaEm 550.000 metros quadrados em um terreno de 3m m², ...
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WebinarWEBINAR: FARO on metrology
This webinar presents FARO solutions used across different automotive metrology applications.3D measurement and scanning technology solutions from FARO provide a user-friendly and accurate way of taking contact and non-contact measurements for quality control in automobile manufacturing and assembly.FARO’s portable CMMs (Coordinate Measuring Machines) such as articulating Arms and ScanArms can ...
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ArticleHonda invests $210m in vehicle paint system
.USA – Honda is to install a new, state-of-the-art paint line at its Marysville Auto Plant (MAP). The company says the new MAP Line 1 paint facility will utilise new technologies to reduce energy and water use, and chemical emissions from the vehicle painting process. This will include the ...
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ArticleVolvo breaks ground in South Carolina
USA – The Swedish OEM has begun construction of its new car manufacturing facility in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The company is investing $500m in the new facility which will produce the next-generation Volvo S60 sedan, based on the new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) and will have an initial capacity ...
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ArticleA magnet for manufacturing
Low-cost labour and free-trade deals are attracting investment in Mexico by global OEMs and suppliersVehicle production is booming in Mexico. In 2014, a record 3.22m vehicles were made there, an increase of nearly 10% on 2013. Much of the rising production was in response to strong demand from the US ...
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ArticleUn imán para la producción
Los reducidos costes laborales y los acuerdos de libre comercio están atrayendo a México las inversiones de los constructores y proveedores globalesLa producción de vehículos se está disparando en México. En 2014, se produjo una cifra récord de 3,22 millones de automóviles en el país, un crecimiento del 10% respecto ...
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ArticleUm ímã para fabricação
Trabalho de baixo custo e ofertas de livre-comércio estão atraindo investimentos no México por parte de OEMs globais e fornecedoresA produção de veículos está crescendo no México. Em 2014, um recorde de veículos de 3.22m foram feitos lá, um aumento de quase 10% sobre os números de 2013. Grande parte ...
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ArticleBridgend to produce low-emission engines
UK – Ford has approved an investment of £181m at its Bridgend engine plant in South Wales to produce a family of all-new, fuel-efficient petrol engines. The investment includes Welsh Government support of £14.67m, with production planned to start in late 2018.The new low-emission engines have been designed and developed ...
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ArticleAt the crossroads?
AMS looks at Japanese OEMs in Europe and what the future holds for their production operations thereFour of the Japanese vehicle companies have manufacturing operations in Europe: Honda, Nissan, Suzuki and Toyota. Nissan’s UK factory in Sunderland is widely regarded as one of the most efficient in Europe, while its ...
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ArticleVW CEO resigns
Germany – Martin WinterKorn has resigned as CEO of the Volkswagen Group after it was revealed that the company had installed a system on certain diesel engines in the US designed to deliver false emission test results. Prof. Dr. WinterKorn issued the following statement:“I am shocked by the events of ...
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ArticleAn innovative EMS approach
Flexibility and cost savings are just two advantages of the latest Siemens monorail technology, writes Nora Schuler, vertical market manager with Siemens automotiveThe Indian automotive market is undergoing a process of transformation that is seeing the average age of car buyers in the country fall year on year. Rapid urbanisation ...
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ArticlePromoting innovation
Geico Taikisha executive vice-presidents Daryush Arabnia and Luciano Dinatale tell Dermot Healy about the company’s paintshop technologies work in China and its distinctive culture of innovationAMS: Can you tell us a little about the history of Geico Taikisha’s involvement in the Chinese market. How did you get involved, and how ...
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ArticleA lift to prosperity
The next-generation KUKA robots aim to meet the boom in demand and help fuel the growth of the manufacturing industry in ChinaLast year, KUKA established a new robot assembly plant in Shanghai, making it the company’s second production base outside Germany. This plant will supply products of world-class quality in ...
