All Mitsubishi articles – Page 3
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ArticleRenault evolves its Drive strategy
Having driven the change, Renault is now driving into the future – according to its new strategic strapline. Just a few days after Ford announced its latest corporate strategy under new CEO Jim Hackett, Renault’s long-standing leader, Carlos Ghosn, announced its own strategic plan. According to the CEO, Renault had ...
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ArticleKobe investigates quality violations
Metal producer Kobe Steel has admitted delivering aluminium and copper products in the past year which did not meet specifications agreed with customers, leaving Japanese car manufacturers concerned about the impact on their own output. Kobe is conducting internal quality and government-ordered safety checks, but has already stated that affected ...
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ArticleAlliance 2022 plan to boost synergies
France – The strategy aims to double annual synergies to €10 billion ($12 billion) through deeper cooperation between Renault, Nissan and the newest member of the group, Mitsubishi. This target follows a 16% increase in synergies last year to €5 billion.“To achieve this target, on one side Renault, Nissan and ...
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Reiniciando o Mitsubishi
À medida que o OEM é integrado ao grupo Renault-Nissan, novas possibilidades se abrem para sua produção no Sudeste AsiáticoEm outubro de 2016 com seu próprio escândalo de economia de combustível em seu pico, a Mitsubishi foi subsumida dentro da Nissan quando esta adquiriu uma participação de 34% de controle. ...
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ArticleEl renacer de Mitsubishi
La marca se ha integrado en Renault-Nissan por lo que surgen nuevas posibilidades de producción en el sudeste asiático En octubre de 2016, con su propio escándalo de consumo de combustible en lo más álgido, Mitsubishi fue adquirida por Nissan, que obtuvo una participación mayoritaria del 34%. Todavía sumido en ...
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ArticleGKN to build new factory, Tokoname City
Japan – The plant, which will replace an older facility, will be equipped with GKN’s best-practice manufacturing technology to enable it to produce next-generation all-wheel drive systems and rear-drive modules. Groundbreaking will take place this month, with completion set for halfway through 2018.“One-third of the world’s vehicles are designed and ...
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ArticleColonised by China
The underdeveloped but populous countries of South-East Asia could be rich pickings for Chinese OEMs Malaysia's domestic makers Japan dominates Indonesia Philippine production boom Thailand and Vietnam open up Mixed success for motorcycles Suppliers find opportunitiesThe Chinese are now mounting their most serious attack yet on the domination of Japanese ...
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ArticleTroubled times
New global politics and difficulties at home threaten the production and export hubs of Japan and Korea Nissan reforming Mitsubishi Production is laboured in Korea Motorcycle decline slowing Suppliers finding new partnersThreats from the US to tear up free-trade agreements and impose tariffs on imported vehicles is causing fear in ...
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ArticleOUT NOW: Asia-Pacific special edition
Given the political upheavals of the past year or so, these are uncertain times for global industry and trade. This includes the vast Asia-Pacific region which is home to some of the biggest players in the automotive industry, such as top producer Toyota (routinely number one or two worldwide in ...
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重启三菱
随着三菱进入雷诺-日产集团的阵营，三菱在东南亚的生产也迎来的新的机遇2016年10月，三菱公司“燃油测试丑闻”达到顶峰之时，日产汽车购买公司购买三菱34%的股份，三菱被并入日产旗下。正处于与雷诺建立联盟的成功喜悦中的日产首席执行官（现在是董事长）Carlos Ghoson随即出台了与三菱公司的增效协同远景，4年内消除重复活动，在组件共享、通用平台方面实现相似水平，与三菱建立与雷诺之间一样的合资工厂。总之，Ghosn的目标是在2017-2018年，省下500亿日元（约合4.415亿美元），到2018-2019年再翻番。然而，他反对正规的合并；他为三菱制定的目标“是自身改革”，尽管这肯定要在与日产路线一直的前提下完成。从大范围上讲，将三菱带入雷诺-日产联盟，集团每年总产量大约是1,000万辆，跻身全球最大汽车制造商前三位，仅次于大众和丰田。东南亚是测试日产收购三菱的举动是否成功的典型区域。近年来，三菱和日产在这个地区已经被本田、丰田和大发赶超。比如印度尼西亚，这是东南亚最大的市场。这里的三菱和日产合起来的市场份额不足10%，而2012年是接近14%，而丰田-大发已经从51%增长到54%，本田已经从6%增长到19%（增长了两倍）。在泰国，三菱和日产的份额从17%下降到不足13%；与此同时，本田的市场份额从11%增长到14%。尽管三菱在泰国的份额下降，但2016-2017财政年度却值得关注。公司成为该国最大的汽车出口商，向其他市场出口了近310,000辆汽车。公司Laem Chabang包括3个汽车厂和1个发动机厂，员工数量达6,000人，并扬言是全球产量最大的三菱工厂，年产量达到424,000辆，成为公司最大的出口来源。工厂的出口占产量的80%，欧洲的出口占28%，其他亚洲市场占25%，北美占21%，大洋洲占12%。信息快递 加上三菱之后，雷诺-日产集团成为全球第三大汽车制造集团，年产量大约1,000万辆，仅次于大众和丰田。 尽管公司在泰国的年产量超过400,000辆，三菱去年只制造了353,000辆汽车，产能过剩15%。 三菱是泰国最大的汽车出口商，2016-2017年出口了近310,000辆。解决产能过剩但在上一个财政年度里，三菱在该国的生产仅仅356,000辆，产能过剩超过15% — Ghosn非常重视这个问题。在日产获得三菱34%股份不久，Ghosn在Laem Chabang发言时称，84%的利用率太低了，“我们一辆产能都不能浪费”。两家公司还要综合泰国的皮卡车生产。从长期来看，他们考虑共享地区小型车、紧凑车、SUV和LCV的开发。日产和三菱在泰国和印度尼西亚的生产力都很高。解决这个问题最直接的方法就是利用快速换牌工程，将剩余的产能填补到他们的产品阵容中。第一个例子可能会在2017年末之前就出现。耗资650亿日元建设的Karawang工厂，已经从今年4月开始投入生产，年产量将达到160,000辆，员工数量达到3,000人。这个工厂将制造Pajero Sport SUV，L300 Colt LCV，以及7座紧凑型MPV；后者很快将拥有日产版车型，并冠名Expander，应该会在2017年第三季度投产。工厂每年将生产80,000辆汽车，其中的60,000辆在国内销售，其余的将用于出口。从日本移植技术Karawang工厂的生产流程与三菱在日本爱知Okazaki工厂的部署很相似。生产线以地面传送系统著称，汽车一辆挨着一辆的在移动的平台上装配，与日本tatami地板很相似。这样，装配线就比传统的要短，车辆连续摆放在高架铁路运输车上。印度尼西亚的安排使生产规划人员更容易的调整需求动荡。像Okazaki工厂一样，Karawang拥有一个类似的喷漆车间，比传统的流程所需时间更短，干燥设备更少，还能节省能源，减少二氧化碳排放。很多印度尼西亚工人都会在日本培训两个月，那些符合标准要求的工人将被任命为当地新员的培训师。装配人才使用二维码阅读器、PC和平板电脑来弯沉个工作，与日本的做法非常相似。而在菲律宾，三菱刚刚收购了Santa Rosa, Laguna公司（之前由福特公司使用），制造厂规模变大。三菱在Cainta的产量从每年180,000辆增长到210,000辆（提高了30,000辆），里面增加的冲压车间每年能完成50,000件。在2015年1月落成典礼上，公司称公司的生产能力已经提高，可以与三菱其他地方的工厂达到一个水平，增加了组件喷漆、三层喷漆、一次烘烤程序，以及“精致的车体测量机器”。新的冲压车间不需要进口车顶、机盖、行李舱地板和其他零部件。这些零部件之前都是从泰国进口的。这么做的目的就是获得该国50%的当地采购比率，在这一点上，三菱在工厂附近拥有30家一级供应商，包括Denso等其他大型日本公司，10家当地合约供应商，比如Manly Plastics公司（制造换气扇装饰品、仪表盘模具和保险杠仪表板），Valerie Products公司（是一家金属压模制造商，供应燃料箱装配）。 泰国Laem Chabang 工厂是三菱在全球产量最大的工厂，年产量达到 424,000辆生产重整在日产控股之前，三菱曾表明会把重点放在SUV、皮卡车和商用车的生产上，其主要汽车部署变动初见成效。举例来说，Lancer的生产已有11年了，因此需要新的车型。进入雷诺-日产平台，可以为三菱未来的车型提供新的可能性。有官方消息称，新一代Lancer汽车预计会在今年年末面世。有趣的是，Santa Rosa工厂却意外受到影响。工厂目前制造Mirage汽车，每年能生产50,000辆，短期内有望翻番。2017年计划生产40,000辆Mirage轿车和斜背式轿车。三菱还在菲律宾少量制造Adventure SUV和L300厢式货车，2016年共生产22,000辆汽车。值得注意的是，三菱是菲律宾政府6亿美元汽车激励计划（目的是促进汽车生产）中，获得支持的两个制造商之一，另一个是丰田汽车。从长期来看，三菱汽车会对地区一些车型或汽车恶类型的生产网络进行重整。比如，有媒体报道称，印度尼西亚的生产重点将放在MPV的制造商，而皮卡车和SUV将在泰国制造。也有人推测，Santa Rosa工厂将制造MPV，当地的生产将提高到近100,000辆。Karawang的利用还将通过Pajero Sport跑车全散件装备生产而得到提高，尽管进口整车还会继续。协同增效和节约不仅仅发生在制造领域；2017年2月，日产和三菱开始共用泰国的物流中心。为了实现增长目标，三菱还将扩建横跨菲律宾、印度尼西亚和泰国的经销商网络，到2020年将扩大20%，而公司在菲律宾的市场份额将达到15%。
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ArticleRebooting Mitsubishi
As the OEM is integrated into Renault-Nissan, new possibilities open up for its production in South-East AsiaIn October 2016, with its own fuel-economy scandal at its peak, Mitsubishi was subsumed within Nissan when the latter acquired a controlling 34% stake. Still flushed with the success of the Alliance with Renault, ...
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ArticleReal-time reliability
Mike Farish looks at how the Industry 4.0 concept has become a reality at a leading US transmission manufacturerThe concept of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) does not necessarily lend itself to a precise definition. Indeed the fact that more or less the same set of ideas is also known variously as ...
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Mitsubishi inaugurates new plant in Indonesia
Japan – Following a 65 billion yen ($565m) investment the company says this state-of-the-art facility will employ 3,000 workers and produce 160,000 units a year at full capacity.Located in the new GIIC Industrial Estate in Bekasi Prefecture, the new plant was completed following a two-year construction project, and will begin ...
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ArticleMitsubishi to transfer RVR production
Japan – The OEM announced that it will move the RVR (the ASX or Outlander Sport in some markets) from Okazaki Plant, Okayama, to Mizushima Plant in Aichi at the end of December. Mitsubishi said it is optimising its domestic production before launching the Eclipse Cross compact coupe SUV at ...
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Desbancando ineficiências
Inovações de ferramentas combinadas com parcerias de fornecedores estão se provando importantes para o ganho competitivo em oficinas de máquinas automotivas em todo o mundoA fábrica de motores da Ford Bridgend, no Reino Unido, que produz mais de 750.000 motores a gasolina por ano, se envolveu em uma parceria de ...
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ArticlePuliendo asperezas
Las innovaciones en utillaje y la colaboración con proveedores están resultando críticas para obtener una ventaja competitiva en los talleres de mecanizado automotriz de todo el mundoLa planta de motores de Ford en la británica Bridgend produce 750,000 motores de gasolina al año y ha iniciado una asociación con la ...
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ArticleAfter PSA and Opel, who's next?
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 ...
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No quarteirão
A mistura de abastecimento in-house e externo que OEMs implantam regularmente na produção de motor do veículo tornam a sua cadeia de fornecimento bastante distinta da de todos os outros componentes ao longo da linha de montagem.Motores, seja a diesel ou a gasolina, possuem uma cadeia de suprimentos que é ...
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ArticleA vueltas con el motor
Los armadores recurren tanto a la producción interna y como externa para la producción del motor, por lo que la cadena de suministro de sus componentes es muy diferente a las demás en la línea de ensambladoLos motores, ya sean diesel o gasolina, tienen una cadena de suministro muy diferente ...
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ArticleAround the block
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 ...