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    Building on a reputation

    2013-09-01T10:37:37Z

    Asian manufacturers are expanding their range and amount of production in North America, reveals Nick GibbsJapan’s major automakers, famously embedded into the North American manufacturing landscape, are set to become more so. Honda was first to establish itself in the US back back in 1982 when it began building the ...

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    Nissan production capacity in Americas to reach 2m units by 2014

    2013-09-01T10:31:47Z

    USA – Nissan is expanding its manufacturing footprint in the the Americas with an investment of more than $5 billion in new plants and increased production volumes.The move comes in response to strong growth opportunities and in an effort to isolate itself from volatility in global currencies.Nissan is expanding in ...

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    Renault-Nissan develop together for first time

    2013-09-01T10:29:18Z

    India – The first all-new programme developed from the ground up by Renault and Nissan teams working side by side is set to cover the most affordable category of cars in the Common Module Family (CMF),Renault-Nissan’s modular system of vehicle architecture. CMF divides vehicles into five modules: the engine bay, ...

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    Mazda’s Mexico engine plant

    2013-09-01T10:27:51Z

    Japan – Mazda’s new Mexican engine machining factory will produce around 230,000 engines per year from October 2014.Construction of the buildings which will house the vehicle and engine assembly lines, is complete and operations should start in the fourth quarter of fiscal year ending March 2014.By localising production and increasing ...

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    Hyundai boosts European production capacity

    2013-09-01T10:26:09Z

    Turkey – Expansion of Hyundai’s Izmit manufacturing plant will increase capacity to 200,000 vehicles annually by 2014.The upgrade will allow the facility to build the forthcoming i10 in addition to the new i20. The success of the Izmit facility, in which the company has invested more than €1 billion ($1.3 ...

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    Racking up the benefits of tracking

    2013-09-01T10:25:40Z

    Zebra Technologies product manager, John Fulton, discusses a rack tracking project with a major US vehicle manufacturer.A major US OEM had a multi-million dollar problem with the purchasing and tracking of steel, reusable parts racks and wanted to be more efficient and save money. To address this they brought in ...

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    Production of Sprinter vehicles starts at GAZ’s Nizhny Novgorod plant

    2013-09-01T10:22:18Z

    Germany/Russia: Daimler and GAZ have invested more than €190m ($250m) to launch the local production of Mercedes- Benz Sprinter Classic – one of the largest investment projects in recent years in the Russian automotive industry.To facilitate production of Sprinter Classic vehicles, about 90,000 square meters of production and logistics facilities ...

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    Johnson Controls jv with Zhejiang

    2013-09-01T10:21:12Z

    Johnson Controls has agreed to form a new joint venture with Zhejiang Wanfang New Materials to set up a plant for automotive fabrics in Haining. The joint venture will supply major automakers in China and abroad with automotive and functional fabrics for automotive seating and interior products.www.johnsoncontrols.com

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    Shanghai-Volkswagen starts SKD at Urumqi

    2013-09-01T10:16:40Z

    Shanghai-Volkswagen (SVW) has started SKD assembly of the Santana model at Urumqi, in Western China. With the planned start of the plant’s own paint shop and body shop, the factory will produce up to 50,000 vehicles per year from 2014.www.volkswagen-group.com

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    Bianor opens in Romania

    2013-09-01T10:14:41Z

    Injection moulding specialist Bianor has opened a new production site in Ploiesti, Romania in order to create more effective ‘just-in-time’ supply chains in Central and Eastern Europe. Set over 4,700 square metres, ten production machines for the planning and manufacture of plastic injection moulding are set in stock, with a ...

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    Schuler extends its production in China

    2013-09-01T10:13:28Z

    Press manufacturer Schuler has invested €16m in expanding its Dalian site to triple its production capacity.The new plant can produce stamping and cutting systems as well as hydraulic machines and press and blanking lines.www.schulergroup.com

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    Magneti Marelli shines in Tennessee

    2013-09-01T10:07:24Z

    A new Magneti Marelli plant for the production of headlamps and rear lights has been inaugurated in Pulaski, Tennessee. The company’s first lighting production plant in the US has a capacity of 2.5m units a year, increasing to 5m in 2016. Orders from Chrysler Group, Mercedes and GM have already ...

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    Sparking new ideas

    2013-09-01T09:57:37Z

    AMS takes a look at what visitors can expect to learn about sheet metal processing at this year’s Blechexpo showThe 11th Blechexpo exhibition will take place in Stuttgart on November 5-8. While closely focused on the core processes of sheet metal processing, the event’s almost 1,000 exhibitors span numerous industrial ...

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    Magna expands in China

    2013-09-01T09:57:17Z

    Magna Steyr unit has opened a new engineering centre in the Tiexi District of Shenyang to position itself for further expansion with customers in the northern part of China. At full capacity, the new 1,050-square-metre centre will house more than 100 engineers.www.magna.com

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    3D printing and additive manufacturing global summit

    2013-09-01T09:55:00Z

    UK: An industry-led forum is to be held in order to identify what new technologies such as 3D printing offer in terms of commercial opportunities for industrial production.Specifically the costs, limitations and identification of where these processes could generate new value alongside traditional manufacturing methods will be highlighted at ...

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    Annual parts2clean trade fair

    2013-09-01T09:50:41Z

    Germany – This year's parts2clean fair will be held at the Stuttgart fairgrounds on October 22-24.New developments to be displayed and demonstrated include equipment for cleaning with hydrocarbons, modifi ed alcohols and polar solvents. A dry ice blasting unit is also being presented and other innovations include new cleaning nozzles ...

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    Increase at Kansas City to meet F-Series demand

    2013-09-01T09:40:33Z

    USA – An additional production crew is Ford’s first step in bringing more than 2,000 jobs to its Kansas City Assembly Plant in order to meet growing truck demand and launch production of the all-new Transit van early next year.The company has announced it will increase capacity by 600,000 units ...

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    Mazda to increase production of SKYACTIV engines

    2013-09-01T09:36:19Z

    Japan – In response to increasing demand, Mazda has announced it will raise production capacity for both SKYACTIV-G and SKYACTIVD engines at its Hiroshima Plant.Currently producing 800,000 units annually, production is set to be increased to 1m units per year by the end of 2014.The company will install a new ...

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    Ford commits to engines in UK restructuring

    2013-09-01T09:34:56Z

    UK – Following plans announced last year to address over-capacity in Europe, which included closing the Transit assembly plant in Southampton and stamping and tooling operations in Dagenham (DSTO), Ford has committed to investment in its remaining UK operations.These will remain a global centre of excellence for powertrain development and ...

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    GM invests more in Spring Hill assembly

    2013-09-01T09:29:43Z

    USA – GM’s latest investment of $167m has increased to $350m the planned spending for new vehicles to be produced at the Spring Hill assembly plant, and is expected to create or retain about 1,800 jobs.The new vehicle programmes will add to existing operations at the site which operates as ...