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  • Carlos Tavares and Marry Barra
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    After PSA and Opel, who's next?

    2017-03-23T17:50:49Z

    The acquisition of Opel/Vauxhall by PSA, which should be complete by the end of this year, took the industry by surprise. With Opel/Vauxhall still losing money in Q3 2016, GM’s chief financial officer, Chuck Stevens, said the company would do what was required to put the situation right. Most observers ...

  • BOSCH; Common Rail; Bamberg
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    Around the block

    2017-03-16T11:13:49Z

    The mix of in-house and external sourcing that OEMs regularly deploy in vehicle engine production make its supply chain quite distinct from that of all other components along the assembly lineEngines, whether diesel or petrol, have a supply chain that is quite distinct from that which provides components to vehicle ...

  • Mitsubishi 2.5mm diameter End Mill Machining Apertures on Base Plates
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    Edging out inefficiencies

    2017-03-15T13:20:59Z

    Tooling innovations matched with supplier partnerships are proving critical to competitive gain at automotive machine shops the world overFord’s Bridgend engine plant in the UK, which produces over 750,000 petrol engines a year, has engaged in a cutting-tool partnership with Mapal to help the factory to hit its SPC targets ...

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    Back on track

    2017-01-09T11:51:06Z

    Automotive manufacturers operating in South-East Asia are seeing the gloom lift as the car market begins growing again after a troubling couple of yearsWith the exception of Thailand and, to a lesser extent, Indonesia, both of which build vehicles for export, local production in South-East Asia is mainly aimed at ...

  • Article

    Seven key issues for tier suppliers

    2017-01-05T15:53:35Z

    Taking examples from across the world of automotive tier supply, AMS looks at the seven key considerations from supply base consolidation, vertical integration and outsourcing to the changes that the move to electric, autonomous and connected vehicles might mean for the supplier industry1. Supply base consolidationWhile car companies make most ...

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    Transfer of power

    2017-01-03T15:13:44Z

    GKN is supporting the growth in electric and hybrid vehicle production with the development of its eDrive powertrainsThe company has spent the past 15 years acquiring the production experience needed to transfer the technology from niche vehicles to high-volume mass-market applications,” says Peter Moelgg, All-Wheel & E-Drive CEO at GKN ...

  • Carlos Ghosn, Mitsubishi
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    Carlos Ghosn – hungry for even more power?

    2016-12-16T12:31:13Z

    As the end of the year approaches, news from Japan has emerged about what Nissan – or more specifically, Carlos Ghosn – intends to do with Mitsubishi. Japanese corporate law allowed Nissan to take control of its troubled compatriot by acquiring just 34% of the company for 237 billion yen ...

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    Shifting priorities

    2016-11-01T17:00:23Z

    OEMs are keeping their options open on transmission supply, with many moving away from established in-house production and looking to source externallyBody panels, engines and transmissions are the fundamental component areas that the major carmakers tend to produce in-house. However, behind this established pattern lies a changing supply network for ...

  • Fiat 500, FCA Toluca
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    Switching to SUVs

    2016-10-17T10:05:59Z

    FCA has announced big investments in the US and Canada in recent years but its Mexican factories have also received steady funding. At Toluca, this may result in a new focus on SUVs on the CUSW architectureAnnounced investments for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ US and Canadian plants between June 2009 and ...

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    The plan for Japan

    2016-08-19T23:22:20Z

    In the face of a strengthening yen and falling home sales, Japan is battling to keep its internationally admired vehicle production network relevant and cost-effectiveThe country last year made 9.28m vehicles, putting it in third place globally behind China and the US. However, the overall number was down 5% on ...

  • Premium production - Lexus NX production Kyushu
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    The plan for Japan

    2016-08-12T16:52:39Z

    In the face of a strengthening yen and falling home sales, Japan is battling to keep its internationally admired vehicle production network relevant and cost-effectiveThe country last year made 9.28m vehicles, putting it in third place globally behind China and the US. However, the overall number was down 5% on ...

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    Boosting production

    2016-08-10T18:39:40Z

    Turbochargers are a key technology in the drive to cut emissions and boost fuel efficiencyEurope has the highest fitment rates for turbochargers, but other major markets, such as North America and China, are catching up. They are standard on diesel engines in Europe and North America, where diesels cannot to ...

  • eAxle, GKN Driveline
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    GKN makes 300,000th eAxle

    2016-06-27T10:04:14Z

    Italy – The cumulative total was achieved by the company’s production lines at its Italian and Japanese centres of excellence. GKN has been making the electric axle (eAxle) since 2002 and has seen demand rise alongside the popularity of vehicles with hybrid electric all-wheel drive (eAWD) technology.“Plug-in hybrids with eAWD ...

  • Daimler and Renault-Nissan
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    Japan shifts toward consolidation

    2016-05-26T10:38:12Z

    Toyota will complete its takeover of Daihatsu later this year and already effectively controls Subaru. Since 2015, it has also had a wide-ranging technical alliance with Mazda, although without any capital involvement on either side.Full control of Subaru and Mazda by the largest Japanese car company may well transpire before ...

  • Nissan and Mitsubishi
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    Nissan and Mitsubishi strengthen alliance

    2016-05-12T10:05:40Z

    Japan – The two OEMs have signed a basic agreement according to which Nissan will take a 34% stake in Mitsubishi for 237 billion yen ($2.2 billion). The strategic alliance will build on the existing collaboration between the two companies over the past five years.Nissan and Mitsubishi have agreed to ...

  • Article

    Hitting the gas

    2016-04-30T11:52:23Z

    As OEMs step up their sustainability programmes, two leading players are arriving at key milestones. AMS reports on how biogas projects have contributed greatly to the renewable energy success of GM and BMWLast year, for the first time, the BMW Group met the majority of its electrical energy needs by ...

  • GM Orion
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    Hitting the gas

    2016-04-27T16:48:00Z

    As OEMs step up their sustainability programmes, two leading players are arriving at key milestones. AMS reports on how biogas projects have contributed greatly to the renewable energy success of GM and BMWLast year, for the first time, the BMW Group met the majority of its electrical energy needs by ...

  • Toyota's Miyata plant
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    Earthquakes disrupt Japan production

    2016-04-21T17:37:52Z

    Japan – Vehicle-makers have been obliged to temporarily suspend production at a number of plants after earthquakes in the south of the country on April 14 and April 16.Honda initially announced a suspension of production until April 22 at its Kumamoto factory but has now extended this to April 28, ...

  • 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage
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    Mitsubishi to grow at Santa Rosa

    2016-02-10T15:46:25Z

    Philippines – The company is joining the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) established by the government to attract investment, stimulate demand and introduce regulations which will revitalise the national automotive industry, to the extent that it develops into a regional hub. As a result, Mitsubishi will expand its local production ...

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    China steamrolls on

    2015-11-20T14:38:59Z

    Demand for cars is growing despite the economic slowdown – and domestic OEM are getting competitiveOvercapacity problem worsensPremium makers struggleHeavy-truck makers sufferOpportunities open up for EVsMotorcycle-makers challenged by IndiaDemand for cars in China is still growing despite a wider economic slowdown in the country, but the near-term prospects of global ...