OEMs and Suppliers – Page 23
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ArticleScott Ward, director of manufacturing, Aston Martin St Athan
As Aston Martin opens its brand new St Athan facility ready for production of its DBX, Nick Gibbs meets director of manufacturing at the plant, Scott Ward
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ArticleMade in Wales
Nick Gibbs reports on the opening of Aston Martin’s SUV plant in South Wales, all set to build the new DBX
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ArticleElectrification nation
A corridor of factories is being established in Finland to satisfy the rapid growth in demand for electric vehicle batteries
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ArticleFCA starts building BEV production line
Italy - The highly automated line will be used to make the Fiat 500 BEV
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ArticleVolkswagen Group starts producing new gearbox
Spain - Around 450,000 units of the new gearbox will be made of the new MQ281 gearbox
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ArticleSolar flair
Sven Schulz, CEO of battery systems supplier Akasol, speaks to Gareth Price about the company’s involvement with Daimler’s next generation electrified bus
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ArticleA blaze in Bavaria
The foundations have been laid at BMW’s Dingolfing plant to make more electrified models and components, but more is yet to come. Michael Nash reports
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ArticleMercedes starts GLC production at Bremen
Germany - The latest generation of the Mercedes-Benz GLC is now being made at the company’s Bremen plant
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NewsOpel to build new Astra in two Europe plants
Italy - The new Opel Astra will be built in Germany and potentially the UK, depending on the outcome of Brexit
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ArticleMercedes to assemble cars in Egypt
Egypt - Mercedes-Benz Cars is looking to strengthen its position in Egypt by starting local assembly and establishing a training centre
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ArticleThe future on two-wheels
The two-wheel sector is mirroring the car market with a host of new manufacturers challenging the established OEMs and launching a new generation of electric motorcycles and scooters. Nick Holt reports
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ArticleInterview: Luca de Meo, CEO, SEAT
Seat has a long history of making affordable and reliable cars, but how will the company continue to do so while also electrifying its line up? Michael Nash sits down with Luca de Meo to find out
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ArticleConference: Insight @ BMW
For its latest North American car body engineering Insight conference, the Automotive Circle heads to upstate South Carolina – a region that’s home to the largest plant in the BMW manufacturing network…
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ArticleNissan builds 10m vehicles at Sunderland
UK - Nissan has hit a major milestone at its Sunderland plant
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ArticleThe Fiat-Renault merger – inevitability postponed?
Ian Henry provides insight on the situation between FCA and its partners and potential partners
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ArticleGM hedges bets on pick-ups
GM has made two recent investments in order to boost production of its best-selling pick-up trucks in the US
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ArticleAston Martin St Athan
Production has started at Aston Martin’s second UK manufacturing plant. Located in St Athan, Wales, it is the company’s sole production facility for the DBX - Aston Martin’s first SUV.
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ArticleGaining momentum
Vehicle makers and tier suppliers are embarking on huge changes to their production operations and range line-ups to supply electrified vehicles. Ian Henry looks at who’s charging ahead and who’s falling flat
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ArticleVision of the future
Skoda is set to make the leap into electro-mobility this year with the launch of the plug-in hybrid Superb and the all-electric version of the Citigo small car. Report by Nick Gibbs
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ArticleMercedes-AMG Affalterbach
The newly developed Mercedes-AMG 2.0-litre M 139 engine in production at Affalterbach. It is the world’s most powerful turbocharged four-cylinder engine in series production.