All Europe articles – Page 34

  • CO2 emission regulations
    Article

    Emissions regulations pose existential risk for OEMs

    17 September 2019

    Escalating fines over CO2 and fuel standards, especially in Europe and China, are set to have significant impacts across OEM profits and investment plans, according to a new report by Automotive from Ultima Media.

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    Interview

    Powering the EV surge

    16 September 2019

    Andreas Guecker, head of quality management and projects within BMW’s planning and production of E-Powertrains, offers an insight into the OEM’s e-drive production operations 

  • Audi sealing process Gyor
    Article

    Audi tests new sealing process in paint shop

    13 September 2019

    Hungary - The new sealing process could soon be rolled out across all Audi paint shops

  • Skoda PHEV battery at Czech Republic - Batteries for hybrid vehicles in the Volkswagen Group are being made at Mladá Boleslav
    Article

    Skoda starts battery production for VW Group

    12 September 2019

    Czech Republic - Batteries for hybrid vehicles in the Volkswagen Group are being made at Skoda’s Mladá Boleslav factory

  • VW ID.3
    Article

    Volkswagen electric vehicles - the next chapter

    11 September 2019

    Factories that make vehicles with internal combustion engines could soon be making electric vehicles. Volkswagen has already started the transition at one of its plants

  • Porsche Taycan Zuffenhausen
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    Porsche starts electric Taycan production

    10 September 2019

    Germany - The Taycan electric sports car is being made in a new facility at Porche’s Zuffenhausen site

  • Truck cab
    Article

    Flexible thinking

    10 September 2019

    Commercial vehicle sales in Russia are on the decline, but Volvo Trucks has a plan in place to deal with the tough conditions. Michael Nash reports

  • FCA Ram line US
    Article

    Staying on track

    08 September 2019

    FCA’s restructuring has proved successful and the Jeep brand continues to prosper with new models on the way, but there are still challenges to overcome. Ian Henry reports

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    Voice

    Clean, recycle, reimagine

    03 September 2019

    For precision cleaning of metalworked parts, Castrol’s Techniclean XBC has been designed with ‘circular economy’ characteristics built-in, making it durable and reusable to help reduce water consumption and process costs

  • Nexen Tire Zatec
    Article

    Nexen Tire opens new plant in Zatec

    03 September 2019

    Czech Republic - The new Nexen Tire facility includes an automated quality system that identifies defects before they are made

  • Tornos SwissDeco 36
    Article

    Raising the bar

    02 September 2019

    The future looks bright as Tornos helps automotive players to meet their challenges with flexible and efficient technology

  • SSAB EV AHSS
    Article

    Steel stays the distance

    02 September 2019

    SSAB’s Thomas Müller explains how new high-strength and ultra-high-strength steels can assist OEMs in cost-effectively improving the range of electric vehicles

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    Article

    Success for Seat

    19 August 2019

    Spain’s biggest exporter has turned its finances around and looks to have a bright future. Ian Henry reports

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    Article

    Special deliveries

    16 August 2019

    The deployment of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in automotive manufacturing applications is now well-established. Mike Farish reports on some of the latest developments

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    Article

    Automation advances

    14 August 2019

    AMS investigates how robotics can be adapted to a wider range of applications and the potential offered by 5G communications

  • Valmet battery test Germany
    Article

    Valmet starts building battery test centre

    08 August 2019

    Germany - Valmet is upping its game in the battery field for electric vehicles

  • Roechling Automotive Slovakia
    Article

    Röchling Automotive opens new Slovakia plant

    24 July 2019

    Slovakia - The new plant will be used to make a variety of different components for Daimler, JLR and PSA. 

  • Aston Martin DBX built at St Athan
    Article

    Made in Wales

    22 July 2019

    Nick Gibbs reports on the opening of Aston Martin’s SUV plant in South Wales, all set to build the new DBX

  • BASF research on materials for batteries
    Article

    Electrification nation

    16 July 2019

    A corridor of factories is being established in Finland to satisfy the rapid growth in demand for electric vehicle batteries

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    Article

    Volkswagen Group starts producing new gearbox

    15 July 2019

    Spain - Around 450,000 units of the new gearbox will be made of the new MQ281 gearbox