All Stellantis articles – Page 7

  • Groupe PSA Poissy
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    Groupe PSA creates Digital Factory

    2018-05-24T11:22:11Z

    France - The OEM has turned an area covering 3,000 sq.m at its Poissy plant into a digitalised centre. It hopes that the centre will allow it to bring resources and skills together in one place to support various departments, from manufacturing to customer experience."The 3,000 sq.m renovation was completed ...

  • ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, LLC
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    Foreign policy friction

    2018-05-21T12:57:41Z

    Tariffs on steel imports, NAFTA renegotiation and the return to sanctions on Iran have been at the centre of recent policy actions by the US president; the implications for the auto industry are potentially severe but how things will develop are far from clear.The decision to impose tariffs on steel ...

  • Mercedes-Benz EQC
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    Planos de produção elevados

    2018-05-02T07:21:40Z

    A AMS oferece um resumo dos mais recentes planos para eletrificação delineados por vários OEMs em todo o mundoPraticamente todos os dias, temos notícias de uma montadora anunciando o lançamento de um novo veículo elétrico ou fazendo projeções de crescimento nos segmentos de veículo elétrico a bateria (VEB), híbrido ou ...

  • Mercedes-Benz EQC
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    Los ambiciosos planes de producción de vehículos eléctricos

    2018-05-01T07:28:05Z

    AMS ofrece un resumen de los últimos planes de vehículos eléctricos que han presentado marcas automotrices de todo el mundo Prácticamente cada día tenemos noticias nuevas sobre el lanzamiento de un nuevo vehículo electrificado o sobre las proyecciones de crecimiento en los segmentos de vehículos de baterías eléctricas (VBE), híbridos ...

  • Mercedes-Benz EQC
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    Lofty production plans

    2018-04-26T15:36:07Z

    AMS provides a summary of the latest electrification plans outlined by numerous OEMs across the world Barely a day goes by without a carmaker announcing the launch of a new electrified vehicle, or outlining projections for growth in the battery electric vehicle (BEV), hybrid or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) ...

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    PSA's Noël makes Malaysia move

    2018-04-13T17:47:24Z

    Noël will be based in Kuala LumpurMalaysia - PSA has appointed Laurence Noël as senior vice president for ASEAN and CEO of the NAM joint venture.Noël joined Groupe PSA in 1995. After holding various positions within the company's powertrain projects and programmes, she took charge of Powertrain, Platform and ...

  • Opel Zaragoza Plant
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    Opel Zaragoza plant hits milestone

    2018-04-06T10:43:49Z

    Spain - The 13-millionth car, an Opel Crossland X, has rolled off a production at the plant. Zaragoza is the company's biggest production facility in Europe, and has been in operation since 1982."Our day to day focus is on how to get our customers the best product in the most ...

  • Vauxhall Luton Plant - Vivaro Production, March 2016
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    Groupe PSA invests in Luton plant

    2018-04-04T13:19:18Z

    UK - The OEM is readying for the launch of the new Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro, which is set to go on sale in 2019. In doing so, it has announced plans to invest in its Luton plant to expand production capacity from around 60,000 to 100,000 units. The company will also ...

  • PSA Trémery engine production copy
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    PSA expands European facilities

    2018-03-23T16:17:33Z

    France - Like several other manufacturers, Groupe PSA is hoping to benefit from rising demand for electrified vehicles. To ensure it can meet this demand, the company has said that it will prepare its plant in Trémery, France, for the production of electric motors, which will start in 2019. A ...

  • New Grandland X assembly in Namibia
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    Groupe PSA to open Namibia plant

    2018-03-12T12:10:33Z

    Namibia - The Grandland X and 3008 will be the first Opel and Peugeot models to be assembled at a new plant in Walvis Bay, Namibia. It will start operating during the second quarter of 2018 as part of a joint venture between the OEM and the Namibia Development Cooperation ...

  • Audi A4 production in Aurangabad, India
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    Uma corrida pelo terceiro lugar

    2018-03-07T08:46:38Z

    As vendas de veículos na Índia estão em expansão, o que beneficia alguns fabricantes estabelecidos, mas este ainda é um mercado que apresenta dificuldades para fabricantes secundáriosA produção do Audi A4 em Auragabad. No ano passado o mercado de veículos de passageiro da Índia atingiu a marca de 3m de ...

  • Audi A4 production in Aurangabad, India
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    La carrera por el tercer puesto

    2018-03-04T13:35:14Z

    Las ventas de vehículos en la India están en auge a beneficio de los principales productores, sin embargo, continúa siendo un mercado difícil para los actores secundariosEl año pasado el mercado automotriz indio alcanzó por primera vez los 3 millones de unidades con un aumento del 8% respecto a 2016, ...

  • Audi A4 production in Aurangabad, India
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    A race for third place

    2018-03-02T12:24:48Z

    India’s vehicle sales are booming to the benefit of a handful of established manufacturers, but it’s still a tricky market for those on the sidelinesLast year, India’s passenger vehicle market cracked 3m units for the first time, up 9% on 2016, according to data from Swedish analyst firm AID. That ...

  • Naza Corporation NAM
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    Groupe PSA to share ASEAN plant

    2018-02-26T10:00:06Z

    Malaysia - The French carmaker has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Naza Corporation Holdings - a Malaysian business conglomerate that operates in a variety of industries, from education to automotive. As part of this, the two companies will work together to operate the Naza Automotive Manufacturing (NAM) plant ...

  • Corvette Build at GM Bowling Green Assembly
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    Regulamento de qualidade

    2018-02-21T07:20:07Z

    Um programa atual executado pela International Automotive Task Force procura revisar a especificação técnica IATF16949, o padrão publicado que informa a gestão da qualidade na indústria automotiva mundialO conceito de gestão de qualidade é agora um aspecto bem estabelecido em todos os modelos de negócios. Ele basicamente denota a implementação ...

  • Corvette Build at GM Bowling Green Assembly
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    La regulación de la calidad

    2018-02-20T09:43:09Z

    Un programa de la Fuerza internacional de tareas de la industria automotriz (IATF) pretende revisar la especificación técnica IATF16949, un estándar sobre la gestión de calidad en la industria automotriz internacionalEl concepto de gestión de la calidad es ya un aspecto establecido en todos los modelos de negocio. En esencia ...

  • MEDIA ZARAGOZA 4CARS
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    Zaragoza to run Corsa line

    2018-02-14T12:37:36Z

    Spain – Opel has announced that the next generation of Corsa model will be produced exclusively at the Zaragoza plant from 2019. The OEM also confirmed that, by 2020, the electric variant of sub-compact car will be produced at the Spanish factory.The move will make Zaragoza the first Groupe PSA ...

  • PSA Vigo upgrade
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    PSA upgrades Iberian plants

    2018-02-13T10:51:30Z

    PSA upgrades look to bring the Vigo plant into the Factory 4.0 eraSpain/Portugal – PSA will introduce a fourth team in Vigo and a third in Mangualde to service production of the group's new line-up of leisure activity vehicles (LAV).The two plants in PSA’s the Iberian Industrial Division, have ...

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    - 标准制定旗手

    2018-02-12T16:23:21Z

    国际汽车特别工作组目前项目的工作目标是修订全球汽车业资讯质量管理标准 — IATF16949的技术规范目前,各行各业的质量管理概念都已经相当成熟、完备。这些概念被书写成册,各公司按照上面成熟的流程和系统实行,保证工厂内的连贯生产、标准执行,最终实现可靠地产品性能。其中最有名的当属国际标准化组织(International Standards Organisation)出版的ISO 9001。虽然这个标准覆盖面非常广,而且其初衷是为了适应所有行业,但是对汽车业来说还是不够,因为行业里的各种复杂因素盘根错节、相互作用 — 远远不止于管理供应链长度、操作复杂的生产线,遵守不断严苛的环境法规,以及满足客户对产品安全性的要求,这个行业就是这么独特。因此,汽车业,或者更准确的说是大型制造商不仅要自我定义这些标准,而且要对供应链提出要求 — 这就要量身打造质量管理系统,或者使用一个混合系统,即在ISO9001基础上补充更加具体的汽车业要求。上述第二种方法被国际汽车特别工作组(IATF)一直沿用,这个组织建于20世纪90年代,现在有9个大型制造商组成,包括宝马(BMW),大众(VW),戴姆勒(Daimler),通用汽车(GM),菲亚特克莱斯勒(FCA),菲亚特克莱斯勒意大利(FCA Italy),福特(Ford),标致雪铁龙(PSA)以及雷诺(Renault)。这个组织成立之初的目的就在于建立尽可能统一的全球质量管理系统,即综合ISO9001与具体的汽车业相关技术规范ISO/TS16949 — 这个系统大约从2002年开始生效。但是时至今日,IATF已经修订规范有一年多的时间了,形成名为IATF16949:2016的规范,其目标是进一步深化质量全球汽车业管理目标,及综合性、统一性和一致性的目标。综合了官方ISO标准之后,就能覆盖机构质量管理流程,也就是说行业可以将通过一个机构将客户的要求体现在产品中,最终满足客户的需求。为了这个目标,这个规范通过规划、实行和检测这种循环,解决了环境、领导、规划、支持和操作等问题 — 也就是设计、开发和制造。整个规划是在全球5个地方协调进行的,这些地方包括英国的伯明翰(这里是英国汽车制造业的传统核心地带,各种事务有英国汽车制造商协会操作)、美国、德国、法国和意大利,行政机构分别由密歇根州的IAOB,柏林的VDA-QMC,法国的IATF(在Suresnes Cedex)和都灵和ANFIA负责。尽管最初的TS16949规范于2009年进行修订,新版规范覆盖面更加庞大,但是基本概念仍然需要不断更新。 通用肯塔基Bowling Green工厂的一名工人在装配Chevrolet Corvette Stingray的时候取下发动机托架这里涉及很多因素。新版TS16949规范的最初动力是要在2015年修改ISO9001,通过ISO实现多个目标,这些目标包括:*提供与其他ISO管理标准相同的“高水平体系”,这样公司就能更加容易地使用多种管理系统,比如环境问题或卫生安全问题。*“风险为导向的思考”不断突出*对领导力的不断强调*使用简化语言*高效解决供应链问题同样,IATF自己的文件需要更改,这样双方能够继续融合,互补。但是这也为IAFT提供机会,重新起草TS916949,提现更多的汽车业特点。其中一个特点是,新版规范尽可能地在文件中提现“客户特殊”要求,这些要求过去是由制造商自己制定,或者直接推给供应商,这是行业普遍存在的事实。而新的规范则最大限度地扩大实践,而其流程在整个行业全面铺开,同时也不需要取消特定供应链的客户化要求的可能性。不断提高普通程序的领域通常会被认为存在“流程变更”。另外一个特点突出反映了车辆开发过程中涉及到的软件 — 这个规范现在提供了软件开发过程中的质量保证。同时,其他要点包括产品安全领域、担保和现场反馈。在更深的层次上来说,虽然整个规划暗示了,一个行业根据全球公司的经营而体现越来越多的特点,因而需要制动全球认证的程序要求,提供分散供应链所需的必要信任。目前,尽管距离临界点的时间非常紧迫,但所有的机构都需要调整遵守新的规范,并获得证书。这个关键性的日起就是2018年9月14日。到了那个时候,ISO/TS16949和2008年版本ISO9001都会失效,IATF成员公司和供应链中那些制造零部件的所有公司都会受到影响。此后,所有机构内的公司都需要取得最新版ISO9001和IATF16494:2016证书。全球有69,000个这样的机构必须要获得证书,而43个公认的认证机构从去年初九开始加班加点完成评估工作。整个规划在全球范围实行的过程中,认证机构包括American Systems Registrar, Lloyds Register Quality Assurance, Korean Standards Institution, China Jiuding Automotive Supplier Certifications, DEKRA Certification GmbH以及Intertek等机构。对IATF内的制造公司而言,他们对新标准的态度也各不相同。虽然所有公司都在努力在整个供应链中遵守新的规范,但不是所有公司都会应用它。但是通用汽车(GM)不管对内还是对外都综合采用ISO和IATF规范。这已经得到GM Component Holdings在密歇根州Wyoming工厂质量部经理Patricia Smith的证实:“通用汽车全球制造系统包括强大的质量管理系统,足以支持新的标准。这对通用汽车供应商的影响在于,客户特定要求的批准已经包括在新标准框架之内了。”她还解释说,这是因为IATF规范是一个“重点强调汽车业质量管理系统标准的”,其中的“风险环节”是一个重要因素。 IATF旗下制造商,比如通用汽车在原来规范失效之前就着手向新的质量管理标准转型 Smith对规范更新非常坦承:“原来的标准并不能实现通用产品供应基础所需的质量水平,也不能实现年复一年的性能改进。”她证实,通用汽车一直忙于准备迎接新的标准。她说,“企业质量组织在标准生效之前主动提供新标准培训。培训使用问答及共享学习平台。此外,开提出空白弥补计划。”此外,新的质量体系已经开始实施。Smith说,“很多通用工厂已经采用新的标准,其余工厂会在目前标准失效之前完成转变。”这种转变在公司的供应链也在悄然发生。她证实说,“供应基地也在转变新标准。”尽管新的标准就其本质而言可以普及,但是Smith认为有些方面对通用而且非常重要。她举例称,“机构条款中的条件提到要包括客户特定要求,理解机构及条件的要求,特别是决定所有标准中目的战略方向相关内部及外部问题,还有文件信息要求,都会产生标准执行证据数据。”但是Smith还说,新的标准应该在更加广泛的水平上有用。她说,“汽车业拥有一套全新的通用指南就能拥有通用的语言、互相了解需要、还能拥有共同的重点和清晰的鳄鱼漆。”“将客户特定要求融入到标准框架,是保持客户为本原则的重点。”到目前为止,预测新规范的影响还为时尚早。她总结说,“现实中的评估还无法实现,因为采用新标准的转变过程才刚刚开始。但是我对未来结果非常乐观、看好。”

  • Corvette Build at GM Bowling Green Assembly
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    Standard bearers

    2018-02-12T16:23:21Z

    A current programme run by the International Automotive Task Force is looking to revise the technical specification IATF16949, the published standard informing quality management across the automotive industry worldwideThe concept of quality management is now a well-established aspect of all forms of business. It essentially denotes implementing a system of ...