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Arno Güllering, Dräxlmaier

Arno Güllering on harnessing shopfloor visualisation and genAI in Dräxlmaier production

2025-05-28T17:10:00+01:00By

COO Arno Güllering wants to build on the tier-1 supplier’s highly connected production to ensure both plants and HQ have a mindset ready to embrace change.   

Mercedes-Benz tests advanced Human-Machine Interfaces blending AI, robotics and shopfloor input at Berlin Digital Factory

Humans and machines converge for Mercedes-Benz’ vehicle production

2025-05-28T13:44:00+01:00By

Mercedes-Benz is merging human expertise with AI and robotics to redefine how vehicles are built, from chatbots to humanoids and shopfloor analytics.

Motorcycle production line in HMSI Fourth Plant

Honda ramps up motorcycle production in India with new line at Gujarat plant

2025-05-27T09:27:00+01:00By

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) is expanding its production footprint with a new production line at its fourth manufacturing plant in Vithalapur, Gujarat.

Automotive factories merge AI, AR, and cobots to boost flexibility, efficiency, and human-machine collaboration

Human-Machine Interfaces at Mercedes, Volvo, Ford, and GM

2025-05-22T15:48:00+01:00By

AR, AI vision, cobots and digital twins are redefining how carmakers train staff, plan lines and inspect quality through smarter human-machine collaboration.

Toyota decentralises manufacturing to boost EV agility, localisation, resilience.

Toyota overhauls North American manufacturing structure

2025-05-21T10:09:00+01:00By

Toyota realigns North American operations into three pillars and seven regions, with a wave of executive changes and a focus on EV, safety and efficiency.

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BMW develops next-level digital manufacturing at Landshut and Regensburg plants

2025-05-20T09:29:00+01:00By

BMW’s Landshut and Regensburg plants showcase how AI, automation, and smart logistics are transforming component production into future-ready operations.

Flexibility replaces rigidity in JLR and Daimler production strategies, say Loretta Dittrich and Jürgen Distl at the Automobil Produktion Kongress

Making vehicle manufacturing more flexible at JLR and Daimler

2025-05-20T09:23:00+01:00By

JLR and Daimler Truck are boosting manufacturing with flexible systems, agile supply chains and automation to meet EV and ICE complexity on the same lines.

Sara Gielen, Plant Manager Sindelfingen at Mercedes-Benz, aims to harmonize the tradition of 110 years of the Sindelfingen plant with the tools of digitalization. (Photo- Marko Priske)

Mercedes-Benz, BMW & Dräxlmaier embrace agile, digital ecosystems

2025-05-19T11:05:00+01:00By

Mercedes, BMW and Dräxlmaier turn to AI, robots and digital tools to boost efficiency, sustainability and flexibility in production and supply chain

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Tariffs take effect? Mercedes to move GLC SUV production to Alabama

2025-05-13T14:12:00+01:00By

Mercedes-Benz will begin assembling its top-selling GLC SUV in Alabama by 2027, responding to US tariffs and shifting market dynamics.

Tesla's radical assembly shift targets affordability, a challenges Chinese EVs?

GAME Theory: Is Tesla’s “Unboxed” process a new production paradigm?

2025-05-02T11:30:00+01:00By

Tesla’s “Unboxed” manufacturing process promises to halve production costs and redefine car assembly. Is it the game-changer the industry needs?

Automation grows as auto production trusts robots with more roles

Survey: Robotics rising rapidly in automotive manufacturing

2025-05-01T10:10:00+01:00By

Automotive producers are trusting robots with more core functions, redefining jobs and boosting efficiency, but safety and trust remain central concerns.

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Register now - Futureproofing factories: Agility and flexibility in production

2025-04-30T10:54:00+01:00

This AMS livestream will explore how manufacturers are using digital tools to optimise current production lines for flexibility and futureproof planned facilities, including layout optimisation, flexible automation and planning for flexibility.

Rare earth restrictions threaten EV, robotics, and auto supply chains.

China’s rare earth curb shakes global auto production

2025-04-30T10:44:00+01:00By

China’s rare earth export clampdown risks halting EV and auto production worldwide, hitting magnet supply for motors, semiconductors and AI-driven systems.

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Honda looks to master flexibility to futureproof production operations

2025-04-23T19:20:00+01:00By

Honda North America’s newly upgraded production operations in Ohio are going to be the OEM’s template for flexible production of ICE, hybrids and EVs on a single line.

he Touareg and Passat are built in Bratislava, and the Taigo and T-Cross are built in Pamplona (right). (Image- Volkswagen:Automobil Produktion Collage)

VW’s Bratislava and Pamplona gain strategic production value

2025-04-21T23:18:00+01:00By

VW ramps up production in Slovakia and Spain, shifting key models like the Passat and future EVs away from Germany to cut costs and drive innovation.

Henkel's gap filer tech is designed for durability, efficiency, and sustainable end-of-life disassembly

Henkel provides next-generation gap filler solutions for automotive electronics

2025-04-17T12:52:00+01:00By

As vehicles evolve into high-performance computing platforms, thermal management is critical. Henkel’s next-gen gap fillers are engineered to handle rising heat loads in compact, power-dense automotive electronics, tackling heat in compact ECUs and battery modules, supporting safe, high-density automotive electronics for EVs and ADAS.

Michael Frieß has been Site Manager and Head of Production at the Mercedes-Benz Bremen plant since March 2020. (Image- Mercedes-Benz)

“Pure electrical production is not our goal”

2025-04-15T09:41:00+01:00By

Mercedes-Benz Bremen is building 10 models across drivetrains, piloting AI tools and expanding Maybach production—without committing to full electrification.

General Motors Fort Wayne Assembly Plant where GM produces the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 trucks

GM boosts Indiana output as tariffs hit North American trade

2025-04-08T09:24:00+01:00By

GM is expanding pickup truck production at Fort Wayne, Indiana, amid new US tariffs, raising questions over Canadian output and North American trade dynamics.

Rising US tariffs drive Nissan to adjust its production footprint

Nissan to shift Rogue output to US to beat tariffs

2025-04-08T09:04:00+01:00By

Nissan is transferring Rogue production from Japan to Tennessee in response to 25% US tariffs, joining a wider shift in global carmaking strategy.

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ArcelorMittal’s Multi Part Integration optimises production

2025-04-04T09:05:00+01:00By

ArcelorMittal’s Multi Part Integration solution simplifies manufacturing, cuts costs, improves safety, and reduces CO2 emissions, meeting the evolving demands of the automotive industry.

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