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ArticleThe sum of its parts
As OEMs increasingly explore the use of additive manufacturing in production Mike Farish discusses its unique advantagesThe 2014 Chevrolet Malibu from General Motors boasts several neat features intended to increase driver and passenger convenience as well as vehicle appearance and performance. On the former count, there is a redesigned centre ...
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India – The two companies have agreed to establish a joint venture aimed at the production of powertrain systems for the two-wheeler market, in which Hero MotoCorp will hold a 60% stake and Magneti Marelli the remaining 40%. The construction of a production plant for the JV is planned for ...
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Part perfect BAD FORMATTING
sold to a private firm was its RideDynamics and Brakes unit, whichbecame BWI Group. Julian Buckleyfinds out what BWI has to offercarmakers by way of new parttechnology, while also examining thecompany’s production set up.Under GM, Delphi was of the world’s largestautomotive part manufacturers. After beingmade a fully-independent company in 1999,the ...
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Orion plant is GM’s quality control star
We reveal how GM maintains a high level of quality control during painting procedures at the manufacturer’s Michigan plant Technology & painting phasesA global perspectiveModernising ageing installationsA fresh perspectiveA new paintshop in FairfaxA little over a year ago, quality control procedures at the General Motors Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan ...
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Renault Nissan усиливает локализацию в России
Renault Nissan увеличивает локализацию запчастей и силовых агрегатов в России благодаря совместному предприятию по производству двигателей и ходовых частей с Автовазом в Тольятти. Завод будет пущен в эксплуатацию в 2015 году. Подготовительная стадия производства почти завершена. Российский автопроизводитель собирается до 2020 года инвестировать в проект 32 млрд рублей. Кроме двигателей ...
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На конференции "Глобальная автомобильная логистика" обсуждались перестановки в цепочках поставок в Северной Америке
markets have led to increases in the exchange of material between continents as well as across North America. “There is no one size fits all supply chain,” said Dana McBrien, associate chief advisor for Honda of America. “In some cases we have seen parts manufacturing actually moving further away from ...
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As first announced at the Finished Vehicle Logistics conference held in California in June this year, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics is expanding its ocean transport service from Veracruz in Mexico from September 2013 and will offer two to three sailings per month to the US East Coast, ...
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Gefco has launched an IT system to improve the efficiency of vehicle movements in China that provides visual management across the entire supply chain with real-time logistics information. Gefco said the system would synchronise logistics provider flows and the operations in customer plants, as well as reduce the waiting time ...
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Container shipping and logistics firm NOL Group reported 12% lower second quarter revenue and a $50m drop in earnings before tax and interest compared to 2012 as difficult trading in container shipping continued to hit the company’s financials. However, the group’s logistics arm, APL Logistics, saw strong profit growth, driven ...
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Goodman, the global logistics space provider, has announced plans to construct a 24,000 square metre complete knockdown kit (CKD) export hub for Volkswagen in the Duisburg-Kasslerfeld port and logistics area of Duisport, in western Germany. The hub will supply automotive parts to all of its plants not currently located in ...
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Carmakers and logistics providers operating in Russia are looking at the development of ports in the south of the country around the Black Sea, with small ro-ro facilities and shipping services beginning at the port of Novorossiysk.For several years manufactures have used Ukrainian ports, including Illychevsk and Sevastapol, with capacity ...
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Gefco развивается в Бразилии и Испании
Подразделение Gefco в Бразилии открывает новый офис и депо в штате Минас Жераис для поставок запчастей и компонентов. Также компания заключила новые контракты с Группой Volkswagen Group в Испании.Новый центр Gefco в Бразилии расположен в Контагеме на юго-востоке страны. Здесь будут готовиться налоговые документы на автозапчасти и компоненты и готовиться ...
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ArticleEditor's Note: Balancing act
Just when you think you have a good idea of the direction the industry is taking, something comes along which throws all of your cleverly-conceived ideas out of the window.In this case it was a number of manufacturing plant visits conducted for this issue. Firstly, taking a look at motorcycle ...