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5G, AI, IIoT and the race for real-time visibility in auto manufacturing

As automotive plants grow more complex and dynamic, real-time visibility is becoming the foundation of smarter, more responsive manufacturing. From 5G networks and AI-powered inspections, to digital twins and predictive maintenance, leading OEMs are unlocking next-generation transparency and control on the factory floor.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Anushka Dixit

Inside Toyota’s 2025 Lean(er) Manufacturing System

Toyota’s lean production system enters a new phase in 2025. Combining its founding pillars of Jidoka and Just-in-Time with digital tools and tighter regional roles, the updated model aims to sharpen EV readiness and operational agility.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Key insights from Daimler Truck’s Twin4Trucks project

Daimler Truck’s Twin4Trucks project has provided significant insights into AI-driven data consistency in truck production. Discover how its successes and challenges in AI, 5G, and local solutions are shaping the company’s roadmap for future manufacturing advancements.

Yannick Tiedemann

BMW’s Factory Genius: How AI is transforming global automotive production

BMW’s AI-driven Factory Genius is cutting troubleshooting times and streamlining production across global plants. As part of its broader iFactory and AIonic strategy, BMW is reimagining shop floor intelligence through real-time data, machine learning, and generative AI.

Nick Holt

Welcome to the new AMS experience

We’ve redesigned the AMS website to deliver sharper insight, faster access and a smoother, more intuitive experience at a time when you need it most.

Nick Holt

Benteler starts work on advanced manufacturing plant in Morocco, boosting job creation and integrating Industry 4.0 technologies

Benteler launches advanced manufacturing project in Morocco, integrating 4.0 tech

The Benteler Group has launched construction of a smart automotive plant in Morocco’s Kenitra Free Zone, aiming to strengthen its global footprint, boost local employment and embed digital manufacturing technologies.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Škoda Auto breaks ground on new paint shop to boost flexibility, reduce emissions and support EV-ICE production at Mladá Boleslav by 2029

Škoda begins construction on New Mladá Boleslav paint shop to support EV and ICE production and cut emissions by 2029

Škoda Auto has started construction on a next-generation paint shop at its Mladá Boleslav plant. Due to open in 2029, the facility will support EV and ICE models, enhance surface quality, and reduce emissions by 28%

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Manufacturers integrate digital tools and teamwork to futureproof flexible production across ICE, EV and hybrid assembly lines

Manufacturers use digital tools and teamwork to futureproof flexible ICE, EV & Hybrid assembly lines

Leading manufacturers reveal how cross-functional collaboration, real-time data and advanced automation are strengthening agility and flexibility across assembly lines, with lessons from Bosch, BorgWarner and Renishaw

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Hybrid vehicles return to North America’s production lines as automakers rethink strategy

Automakers that once aimed to skip hybrids and go straight to electric vehicles are now reintegrating hybrids into their North American line-ups. Building “half-and-half” cars is proving technically tricky but strategically worthwhile.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

ABB PixelPaint revolutionises the automotive paintshop

PARTNER CONTENTThis content was produced by Automotive Manufacturing Solutions in partnership with ABB Robotics.The paintshop has always been one of the most expensive and least sustainable areas of any production facility. Joerg Reger, Head of Automotive at ABB Robotics discusses the challenges and how the company has created a revolutionary solution.

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GM promotes Mike Trevorrow to head global manufacturing, align with EV and software shift

General Motors has appointed Mike Trevorrow to oversee global manufacturing and engineering operations, unifying leadership to drive faster industrialisation of software-defined and electrified vehicles across 110 sites.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

BMW’s digital brain: Dr. Michael Nikolaides on AI, robotics and resilience in a complex global supply chain

BMW’s Dr. Michael Nikolaides discusses how the OEM is leading with intelligent intralogistics, AI-powered automation, and data-driven decision-making. From real-time reallocation to humanoid robotics, BMW is future-proofing its production network in a volatile global landscape.

Christopher Ludwig

Inside Dräxlmaier’s digital drive: COO Arno Güllering on AI, mindset shifts and global smart factory strategy

In a revealing interview at the Automobil Produktion Kongress in Munich, Arno Güllering, chief operating officer of Dräxlmaier Group, shares how the global supplier is accelerating its smart factory transformation. From unexpected digital frontrunners like Tunisia to the growing role of generative AI in maintenance, Güllering discusses his first-year priorities and why a shift in mindset is just as critical as technology.

Christopher Ludwig

Automotive expert Tunç Kip says human-machine interfaces are essential in boosting flexibility, quality, and performance in global automotive manufacturing

Automotive expert Tunç Kip: Human-machine interfaces essential in boosting flexibility, quality, and performance in global manufacturing

From the factory floor to upstream design, digital human-machine interfaces are enabling smarter, leaner, and more flexible vehicle production - but humans need to be at the centre of gravity for it to work.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

How Arno Güllering wants DRÄXLMAIER Group to harness shopfloor visualisation and genAI in production and maintenance

The tier-1 supplier has established a highly connected production and logistics network, with a strong emphasis on data visualisation and a roadmap for AI. But to stay competitive and resilient, COO Arno Güllering wants to ensure both plants and HQ have a mindset ready to embrace change.

Christopher Ludwig

Mercedes-Benz blends AI, humanoid robots and craftspeople at its Digital Factory Campus to redefine the boundaries of human-machine collaboration in vehicle production

At its Digital Factory Campus in Berlin, Mercedes-Benz is pioneering new forms of human-machine interaction, from generative AI agents to humanoid robots, blending physical and digital intelligence in its production system.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Cybersecurity: Building defence-in-depth into smart factories

PARTNER CONTENTThis content was produced by Automotive Manufacturing Solutions in partnership with Siemens.Seamless connectivity between IT and OT systems is essential to smart factory operations. But this integration expands the attack surface, exposing enterprises to escalating cyber threats

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Augmented reality, AI, cobots and digital twins are transforming automotive production by enhancing worker training, planning, inspection and collaboration

Human-machine interfaces are becoming central to car production. With AR, cobots, AI inspection and digital twins, OEMs like Ford, Volvo, GM and Mercedes are reshaping the way people and machines interact.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

JLR and Daimler Truck are building resilience through flexible manufacturing, agile supply chains and modular production systems

JLR and Daimler Truck are adapting their global production systems to meet rising demand for vehicle personalisation, electrification and supply resilience. From simulation to system design, flexibility is now built in from the start.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

The rise of HMI: Human-machine synergy in smart manufacturing

Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) are no longer simple control panels; they are intelligent, connected systems that empower operators with real-time insights, intuitive workflows and predictive guidance. As HMI technology evolves, it is reshaping how workers interact with automation, improving ergonomics, safety and efficiency, while bridging the gap between cyber-physical systems and human expertise.

Anushka Dixit

Sterling Anderson joins GM as executive vice-president and chief product officer to drive innovation across electric and petrol vehicles, software, services and user experience

General Motors has appointed Sterling Anderson, co-founder of Aurora and former Tesla executive, to lead product development across its portfolio, as the carmaker seeks to unite software, hardware and user experience under a single innovation strategy.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Inside Tesla’s ‘radical’ manufacturing shift: How the “Unboxed” process could slash EV production costs and impact the automotive industry

As Tesla gears up to launch its $25,000 electric car, its “Unboxed” manufacturing process draws both praise and scepticism. AMS explores its potential to transform automotive production and its implications for the industry.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

5G networking: How JLR is building smarter factories

As manufacturing operations become more data-driven, traditional network technologies are struggling to keep up. Steve Mason, JLR’s Advanced Digital Technologies Manager for Global Industrial Operations speaks to AMS about the integration of 5G networks into factory environments.

Nick Holt

As automotive manufacturing digitises, new smart factory roles in AI, data and IIoT are replacing traditional shopfloor jobs and transforming skills requirements

As automotive manufacturing becomes more intelligent, connected and software-defined, factory roles are shifting. New digital profiles are emerging, while traditional ones risk becoming obsolete.

Chris Löwer

Digital twins: Boosting productivity in automotive manufacturing

The digital transformation of production operations is continuing at pace and while there is still much more potential to be realised, the focus is now firmly on digital tools making a practical contribution.

Nick Holt

Edge computing and AI: Transforming manufacturing at the source

In modern manufacturing, edge computing is becoming a game changer, enabling faster, more secure, and more efficient operations. Steve Mustard, an expert with the International Society of Automation (ISA), spoke with AMS on how this technology is shifting traditional processes and how it’s set to evolve with artificial intelligence.

Nick Holt

Honda’s $1bn redevelopment of its Ohio plants sets a global precedent in integrating EV, hybrid and ICE production with smart manufacturing and supplier transformation.

Honda North America’s upgraded Ohio operations will be its template for flexible production of ICE, hybrid and electric vehicles on a single line. Project lead Mike Fischer speaks to AMS about the goals, planning and execution behind this major production shift.

Nick Holt

Mercedes-Benz lays foundation for advanced paint shop in Sindelfingen, fusing sustainable design with digital twin, AI and smart energy management

Mercedes-Benz is investing heavily in a new state-of-the-art paint shop near Factory 56 in Sindelfingen. Built with Dürr, the site will feature AI, digital twins and smart energy systems to cut emissions and resource use by half.

Yannick Tiedemann

How digital twins, hybrid clouds and predictive AI are enabling connected manufacturing in the automotive industry

Automotive manufacturers are racing to connect systems, optimise production and secure supply chains through digital twins, hybrid clouds and AI. But legacy systems and organisational inertia remain major obstacles. By Ilkhan Ozsevim.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

How Mercedes-Benz Bremen manages combustion, hybrid and EV builds while preparing for Maybach and AI-driven smart production without going fully electric

In an interview with Timo Gilgen, the Bremen plant manager talks about his understanding of leadership, identifies the challenges facing the location, and explains how the north manages to build ten different models simultaneously and why a purely electric plant is not an option.

Timo Gilgen

Software-defined vehicles are transforming value creation, customer models, and strategies across the automotive industry, from BMW to Stellantis and NXP

It’s now time to take a more holistic view of software-defined vehicles (SDVs). After all, they involve completely new business models. Who is pursuing which strategy?

By Andrea Hoffmann-Topp

Toyota and Gorilla join forces to deploy AI warehouse tools and drive a global rollout of smart factory automation starting from Thailand

Toyota Material Handling Solutions Thailand is partnering with AI firm Gorilla Technology Group to co-develop intelligent warehouse tools. The collaboration launches in Thailand with a global rollout planned.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

New whitepaper: BASF and Catena-X: Creating a more connected and efficient automotive industry

This whitepaper provides an in-depth look at how BASF, as a top 30 global automotive supplier, is leveraging Catena-X to enhance supply chain transparency, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive efficiency.

Audi pioneers virtual control systems with Siemens and Broadcom to transform production efficiency and digital automation in its Böllinger Höfe bodyshop

Audi is rolling out virtual programmable logic controllers at its Böllinger Höfe site with Siemens, Broadcom and Cisco, replacing hardware with cloud-based automation to enhance agility, scalability and environmental efficiency

Ilkhan Ozsevim

BMW ramps up Debrecen plant with cutting-edge modular assembly to lead Neue Klasse electric vehicle production from late 2025

BMW’s all-electric plant in Debrecen enters its final phase before full production. With modular systems, digital twin planning and just-in-sequence delivery, the site signals the future of scalable, fossil-free manufacturing.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

How digital twins are boosting efficiency and adaptability in automotive manufacturing: Stellantis, Webasto and Cintoo dig in

Digital twins are becoming essential in automotive manufacturing, helping OEMs and suppliers optimise efficiency, adapt to electrification, and enhance real-time decision-making. We look at how BMW, HORSE, Stellantis, Webasto and Cintoo are pushing the technology’s boundaries.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Future-ready: BMW’s digital transformation of its Munich plant and beyond

As the global automotive market pivots toward sustainability and electrification, BMW isn’t just adapting its product portfolio it’s reengineering the entire production operation, prioritising flexibility, digitalisation, and long-term operational efficiency. Plant Munich director, Peter Weber discusses the company’s approach to digitalising production.

Nick Holt

At its Berlin Digital Factory Campus, Mercedes-Benz is boosting its connected manufacturing through AI, cloud platforms and human-machine collaboration across its global network

At its historic Berlin-Marienfelde plant, Mercedes-Benz is building a new model of connected manufacturing. Through MO360, AI and cloud integration, it is turning data into action across a globally standardised production network

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Digital twin technology is bridging the physical and digital worlds in automotive manufacturing

OEMs and Tier suppliers are actively deploying digital twin solutions to enhance their manufacturing capabilities. This article explores the latest trends, ongoing developments, key challenges, and critical steps in deploying digital twins in the automotive industry.

Nick Holt

Henkel’s digital battery simulation team accelerates EV battery design and development, cutting costly iterations and physical testing for faster market readiness

PARTNER CONTENTThis content was produced by Automotive Manufacturing Solutions in partnership with Henkel.Material supplier Henkel has created a new simulation team that is helping customers to be much faster and more efficient during battery design and development.

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Hyundai Motor Group to invest $21bn in US vehicle production, future tech, energy infrastructure and supply chains, targeting 1.2m unit capacity and 100,000 new jobs by 2028

Hyundai Motor Group is deepening its US manufacturing footprint with a $21bn investment through 2028. The Group is scaling production, localising components and developing future mobility and energy technologies to strengthen industrial resilience.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

HORSE accelerates digital twin integration at Valladolid to optimise powertrain production, enhance sustainability and redefine EV manufacturing strategies

HORSE, the Renault-Geely joint venture, is harnessing digital twins at its Valladolid plant to transform powertrain production, boost flexibility in EV output, reduce emissions and embed data-driven decision-making across its operations.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Digital transformation at inflection point within automotive manufacturing

Cost, productivity and quality are key gains of digitalisation and AI is yet to be fully exploited.

How ALM and PLM integration enhances collaboration, accelerates development and ensures compliance in automotive manufacturing

PARTNER CONTENTThis content was produced by Automotive Manufacturing Solutions in partnership with PTC.As the automotive industry transitions to software-defined vehicles, integrating Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems becomes crucial. This integration enhances cross-domain collaboration, accelerates product development, and ensures compliance with safety standards. Experts from PTC and Veoneer share insights on leveraging ALM-PLM integration to maintain competitiveness in this dynamic landscape.

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Mercedes-Benz accelerates AI and robotics at Berlin-Marienfelde, transforming digital production with humanoid robots and next-generation automation technologies

At its Berlin-Marienfelde site, Mercedes-Benz is integrating artificial intelligence and humanoid robotics into automotive production. With new digital tools and axial-flux motor technology, the factory is setting new global standards for intelligent manufacturing.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

A Mckinsey report warns that Europe’s automotive industry must adapt rapidly to electrification, software and global competition or risk falling further behind

Europe’s automotive industry is under pressure. A McKinsey report outlines five major disruptions that threaten its future. From software to supply chains, the industry must move fast to avoid losing ground to global competitors.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Accelerating EV innovation transforms design and manufacturing processes as Toyota and Volkswagen lead cross-functional integration and digital twin adoption for future production

Industry experts at the AMS Evolution panel examine the accelerating EV shift and its impact on design and manufacturing. Toyota and Volkswagen share insights on engineering flexibility and digital twin simulation to streamline production

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Why global automotive innovators must embrace Design For Manufacture to power production in an environment of increasing complexity and fierce foreign competition

Automotive manufacturers are streamlining production with Design for Manufacture (DFM), cutting complexity, reducing costs and driving EV innovation. In In this article, experts reveal the key strategies and digital tools that are reshaping vehicle production.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Revolutionising Automotive Manufacturing: Flexibility, Efficiency, and Sustainability with Siemens

PARTNER CONTENTThis content was produced by Automotive Manufacturing Solutions in partnership with SiemensDiscover how Siemens’ innovative solutions empower automakers to meet the challenges of EVs, sustainability, and smart manufacturing. Download the whitepaper to explore actionable insights.

JLR and partners push seat foam circularity forward through digital tools and collaboration, accelerating sustainable material reuse in luxury vehicle production

JLR’s breakthrough in seat foam circularity is powered by digital tools, data-driven traceability and production/supply chain collaboration. The Circularity Lab’s ‘learn through doing’ approach is setting new industry benchmarks for material reuse and sustainable innovation. Ilkhan Ozsevim reports.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

EU invests in AI to transform automotive manufacturing with ‘AI smart factories’, automation and next-generation production technologies

The EU’s new InvestAI fund will inject €200 billion ($208.4bn) into AI, transforming European automotive manufacturing. With AI gigafactories and smart factory technology, this initiative aims to drive automation, digitalisation and next-generation production systems.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Volkswagen partners with Dassault Systèmes to accelerate software-defined vehicle development with the AI-powered 3DEXPERIENCE cloud platform

Volkswagen has selected Dassault Systèmes’ AI-powered 3DEXPERIENCE platform as its primary engineering and manufacturing system. The move aims to drive software-defined vehicle innovation, enhance efficiency and unify fragmented processes across the group.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

DeepSeek’s AI model raises questions over the future of computing power, Nvidia’s dominance and automotive AI development

The fact that a Chinese startup trained its AI model cheaply caused a stock price crash in the USA. For experts, however, this is a sign that artificial intelligence can be developed more quickly - including in the automotive industry.

Timo Gilgen

Rockwell strengthens autonomous production logistics with Clearpath Robotics and OTTO Motors in a major move towards fully integrated smart manufacturing

Rockwell Automation has acquired Clearpath Robotics and its industrial division OTTO Motors, integrating autonomous mobile robots into its portfolio. The move signals a transformation in production logistics, optimising efficiency and connectivity across factories.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Audi is transforming vehicle production with AI-powered image processing, eliminating errors and setting new standards for quality control and smart factory innovation

Artificial intelligence is accelerating transformation in automotive production. Audi’s Industrial Computer Vision is proving how AI-driven image processing enhances quality control, minimises defects and paves the way for scalable smart factory innovation.

Ronja Schmiedchen

BMW drives CO2 reduction with workforce engagement: Transformation only succeeds with head and heart

The BMW Group is driving forward decarbonisation, digitalisation and modern leadership with ambitious CO2 targets and a clear strategy. Human Resources Board Member Ilka Horstmeier outlines the economic policy opportunities and challenges in this Q&A.

By Andrea Hoffmann-Topp

AI: Enhancing predictive maintenance in production lines

Unplanned downtime is costly and something that the automotive industry has been working hard to reduce through predictive maintenance strategies. AI now offers a significant step forward in real-time monitoring and data gathering and analysis.

Nick Holt

How AI-powered humanoid robots are changing auto manufacturing at BMW, Tesla, and Mercedes-Benz

Humanoid robots powered by AI and advanced robotics could transform automotive manufacturing and production processes. Companies like BMW, Tesla, and Mercedes-Benz are preparing for a wider deployment of these robots to enhance efficiency, address labour shortages, and improve factory automation with capabilities like adaptive learning, human-robot collaboration, and real-time decision-making.

Anushka Dixit

Volkswagen de México opens world’s 1st fully electric paintshop at Puebla plant

Volkswagen de México has launched the first fully electric paint shop in the automotive industry, eliminating natural gas use and improving sustainability. The Puebla plant’s advanced automation, AI-driven quality control, and renewable energy integration is a step toward carbon-neutral vehicle production.

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How OEMs such as BMW, Toyota and Ford are harnessing data-driven decision making drive sustainability in automotive manufacturing

Leading automotive OEMs and tier-suppliers are deploying cutting-edge data tools to transform their operations. This article explores how they are using AI and big data to enhance resource efficiency, reduce emissions, and pave the way for a greener future in manufacturing.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Shape the Future: Join the 2025 Survey on Digital Transformation in North American Automotive Manufacturing and Win Exciting Prizes

The North American Automotive Manufacturing Digital Transformation Survey 2025, in partnership with Kyndryl, explores AI, IoT, and automation in production. Join the survey, win prizes, and access vital insights on sustainability, nearshoring, and workforce evolution.

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Dürr to equip BYD’s first European passenger car factory in Hungary with advanced sustainable painting and cleaning technologies, marking a milestone for both companies, and the EU tariff question

BYD, one of China’s largest EV makers, has chosen Dürr to equip its first European car plant in Hungary with advanced painting and cleaning technology. This collaboration combines precision engineering with sustainability, showcasing the future of European EV production.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

BMW’s San Luis Potosí plant in Mexico is driving global sustainability with solar power, water reuse, and AI-driven carbon reduction

BMW’s San Luis Potosí facility in Mexico exemplifies sustainability in action. From solar energy to water recycling and AI-driven efficiency, the plant demonstrates how local, effective green innovation can reshape automotive production on a global scale. Following a site visit, AMS delves into the facility’s world-leading sustainability intiatives. Ilkhan Ozsevim reports.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

How AI is transforming automotive manufacturing: A deep dive into key technologies, optimisations and efficiency gains

Automotive production is undergoing a seismic transformation with Artificial Intelligence driving unprecedented innovation. From predictive maintenance to autonomous robotics and generative design, here’s how AI is enhancing precision, adaptability and efficiency.

Anushka Dixit

How Opel Eisenach’s New Grandland EV Production Blends Lean Principles, Flexibility, and Automation for Competitive Advantage in a Changing Industry

The Opel plant in Eisenach exclusively produces the new Grandland – the brand’s flagship. Plant manager Jörg Escher explains in an interview what impact the switch to the new model will have on the site.

Timo Gilgen

2024 wrap up and 2025: EV batteries, gigafactories, sustainability and smart factories in auto manufacturing

Take a look back at AMS’ biggest stories in automotive manufacturing in 2024, and our predictions for 2025 from smart factories to digital twins and more

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VW Wolfsburg plant kicks-off Tayron production with precision and digital innovation

The VW main plant is once again producing four different models. After the Seat Tarraco is phased out, the VW Tayron is taking its place. Read how the start-up worked here.

Timo Gilgen

Skoda’s Andreas Dick on driving flexible manufacturing, digitisation and the role of AI in transforming automotive production for future competitiveness

Two measures are at the top of Skoda’s new production boss, Andreas Dick’s, to-do list: digitalisation and flexibility. In the interview, he also reveals what impact the weak demand for electric cars has on his area of responsibility.

Yannick Tiedemann

The digital production hub at BMW’s San Luis Potosi blends electrification, AI, and sustainability to lead the way in next-generation automotive manufacturing

BMW’s San Luis Potosi facility is a testbed for next-generation automotive production. From digital twins and AI to high-voltage battery assembly, it pioneers lean, green, and smart manufacturing to meet global demands for electrification and sustainability.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

ABB robotics partners with ESS to advance simulation tools for cost savings, efficiency, and emissions reduction in automotive paint shop operations

ABB’s collaboration with ESS marks an important step in digitising automotive manufacturing in paintshop. By harnessing advanced simulation technology, the partnership aims to cut paintshop costs by up to 30 percent and reduce emissions significantly, while levelling the digital playing field.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

Automotive OEMs and suppliers look to continued development of smart factories and the deployment of digital tools to optimise production operations

The concept of the smart factory offers highly efficient, optimised production operations. Ford, ZF and PPG reveal how they are working to realise this potential.

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Exclusive: How Henkel is co-developing the EV batteries of the future at its Battery Engineering Center

PARTNER CONTENTThis content was produced by Automotive Manufacturing Solutions in partnership with HenkelHenkel, a global leader in adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, inaugurated its revolutionary Battery Engineering Center (BEC) within its Inspiration Center Düsseldorf (ICD) in November last year. Henkel invited AMS as its first visitor, to take a tour of the Battery Application Center (BAC) and Battery Test Center (BTC) within the BEC and the innovations happening inside.

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Watch: Henkel invites AMS for an exclusive look inside its Battery Engineering Center

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Scaling agility in auto manufacturing: Volkswagen and Toyota on flexibility, digitalisation, and workforce innovation

Through a series of insights shared by Chris Glover, executive vice-president of Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Plant, and Jaime Moore, senior principal engineer at Toyota North America, the discussion called for a vital need for flexibility, collaboration, and technological innovation in navigating constant change.

Anushka Dixit

BMW’s iFactory Network expands automated driving technology across production with Dingolfing now acting as testing ground

BMW’s dingolfing plant pioneers automated in-plant driving, achieving CE certification and setting a benchmark for efficiency in automotive production. Expansion across its global network is underway.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

JLR advances circular economy with closed-loop seat foam recycling, reducing waste and emissions in luxury vehicle production

JLR’s Circularity Lab leads an industry breakthrough by creating closed-loop recycled seat foam for luxury vehicles. This innovation addresses recycling challenges, reduces emissions, and supports the Reimagine strategy for an all-electric future.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

BMW debrecen ramps up for Neue Klasse production as test vehicles signal progress in electric innovation

BMW group’s debrecen plant in hungary has commenced near-series production of the Neue Klasse x model. The facility’s advanced processes are rigorously tested as it prepares for full-scale electric vehicle manufacturing by late 2025.

Ilkhan Ozsevim

ZF’s Fernando Bera on prioritising real-time data and people-centric strategies for smart factory success

At the AMS Automotive Evolution NA 2024 event, Fernando Bera, Engineering Supervisor and Smart Factory Coordinator at ZF, outlined how real-time data and a people-focused approach are driving efficiency and quality improvements, shaping the company’s smart factory transformation.

Nick Holt

Gestamp’s Paul Belanger on reducing EV production costs with giga-stamping and cross-functional collaboration

At the AMS Automotive Evolution NA 2024 event, Paul Belanger, Director of R&D North America at Gestamp, shared how giga-stamping and customer collaboration are helping reduce production costs, making affordable EVs a realistic goal for the North American market.

Christopher Ludwig

AMS Automotive Evolution: Reducing costs, fast-tracking development, embracing change

The AMS Automotive Evolution conference in Detroit brought together leading car makers and tier suppliers to discuss managing production operations as the EV transition continues. AMS Editor Nick Holt shares some takeaways from the event.

Nick Holt