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Exclusive: BMW Group improves efficiency with additive manufacturing gripper
AMS visited BMW Group’s Additive Manufacturing Campus and plant in Munich to see it 3D-printed bionic robot grippers, which are saving costs and emissions and improving efficiency across its plants.
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OEMS agree co-creative collaboration is key
We need to work together. That much is clear. The need for closer collboration and co-creation through this closer working is key to automotive. Across manufacturing, design and engineering; a wider view is necessary for the progress of the whole. This is a theme that keeps croppping up and Design4Production reemphasised this need once again…
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How Mercedes-Benz and Seat are transforming their plants
Both Mercedes-Benz and Seat are transforming their plants to increase sustainability and digitalisation, but it hasn’t all been smooth sailing.
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Balancing digitalisation with production output
Automobil Produktion Kongress 2024 brought together leaders in the industry to disuss the growing importance of digital transformation in manufacturing
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Bosch Ventures invests in battery recycling startups
Bosch Ventures has invested in battery recyling startups Cylib and Li Industries.
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Toyota Motor Europe shuffles manufacturing leadership
The OEM has announced manufacturing leadership changes across its UK, Poland, Czech Republic and European divisions.
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Design4Production: Recap blog
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Automotive Wire Harness returns to Detroit this October 2024!
Automotive Wire Harness provides a platform for OEMs, Tier1 and Tier2 suppliers, developers, high-voltage specialists and other innovative suppliers to come together, exchange industry knowledge, and build valuable connections
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BMW builds gigafactory for Neue Klasse in Mexico
BMW Group has started construction of a battery manufacturing facility next to its San Luis Potosi plant in Mexico to safeguard Neue Klass production in 2027 and cut transport emissions
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Danny Auerswald to lead VW Saxony, bringing global production expertise
Danny Auerswald, with a track record of excellence in VW production worldwide, steps up to lead VW Saxony, promising innovation in tech and logistics
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Rivian secures $827m funding, plans expansion and brings in new COO
Elon Musk had predicted that Rivian was heading for bankruptcy in six quarters if it didn’t change trajectory. $827m funding could mark that change.
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Toyota Motor North America’s production leadership changes
Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) reveals major leadership shake-up across its manufacturing hubs in California, Missouri, and Tennessee
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Volvo Cars realigns manufacturing, procurement and supply chain management
Volvo Cars recently revamped its executive team, focusing on manufacturing, procurement, and supply chain management. Do these changes reflect a broader industry trend towards integrated departmental realignment in the automotive sector?
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Federico Kochlowski promoted to President and CEO Mercedes-Benz’s MBUSI
Kochlowski’s new position will focus on severa aspects inlcuding manufacturing at Mercedes-Benz
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Bentley prepares electric future with groundbreaking for new paintshop
Bentley Motors advances towards electrification with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new paintshop, marking a key milestone in its sustainable luxury journey
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Toyota invests $1.4B in US manufacturing for new BEV SUV
Toyota ramps up its commitment to US manufacturing with a $1.4 billion investment, bringing an all-new battery electric SUV to Indiana
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VW focuses on Chinese market boosting cost competitiveness and local partnerships
VW seeks to strengthen its position in the Chinese automotive market through achieving cost reductions in production and boosting local partnerships
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Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote to join UAW
The result of the vote was clear, with 2,628 workers casting their support for the union against 985 nays. This victory makes VW’s Chattanooga’s the first foreign-owned car plant in the southern US to unionise through an election since the 1940s, marking it as a monumental win for the UAW.
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Volvo’s Taizhou plant achieves climate neutrality with biogas shift
Volvo Cars is making significant strides towards environmental sustainability. Their Taizhou manufacturing plant in China has become the company’s first climate-neutral plant in China after switching to biogas. This transition is expected to result in a reduction of more than 7,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year.
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Renault subsidiary, HORSE, kicks off Power Electronics Box production
Production of the Power Electronics Box (PEB) at the Aveiro plant in Portugal, aims to enhance hybrid vehicles with technology redesigned for reliability and integrated systems management.