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Audi’s electric hopes rest on Györ

2024-09-17T10:01:00+01:00By

Györ plays a special role in Audi’s production network and is now making the transition to electromobility.

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Valmet Automotive’s battery business to become an independent company

2024-09-03T08:25:00+01:00By

Valmet Automotive is making its battery-producing Electric Vehicle Systems business an independent company with its own leadership

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Skoda builds updated Octavia at Kvasiny

2024-09-02T17:51:00+01:00By

Skoda shuffles production to add Octavia to Kvasiny and free up capacity at Mlada Bolslav for Enyaq and Elroq models.

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Ford revises EV strategy and boosts hybrid production

2024-08-26T19:54:00+01:00By

Ford cancels planned tree-row EV SUV, delays opening of Tennessee EV plant and realigns US battery cell production.

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Can Rivian navigate production challenges in the EV world?

2024-08-19T18:28:00+01:00By

Pure-EV player, Rivian, is making strides in the EV market with innovative EVs and ambitious expansion plans. But can the OEM achieve production scaling?

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Toyota to build EV battery plant for Lexus in Japanese island

2024-07-29T15:22:00+01:00By

Toyota Motor looks set to build a gigafactory in Kyushu, Japan for its Lexus brand. 

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Stellantis and the UK government: sabre rattling or crying wolf?

2024-07-20T12:10:00+01:00By

Unhappy with the UK’s ZEV mandate Stellantis has suggested it might cease LCV production in the UK, but is there more to this than legislation?

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European battery production needs greater speed and agility

2024-07-19T14:14:00+01:00By

Exhibitors at this year’s Battery Show in Stuttgart shared insights into EV and battery production challenges and how the industry needs to adapt with greater speed.

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GM, Stellantis and Volvo Group to gain $1.7 billion in EV grants

2024-07-12T14:12:00+01:00By

The $1.7bn investment will be awarded once negotiations to ensure that commitments to workers and communities are met.

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In Emden, VW wants to leave the Passat behind

2024-07-10T13:00:00+01:00By

Volkswagen is using the latest production technology and some novel in-plant logistics to ramp up EV production in Emden

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Designing manufacturing systems for flexibility and scalability

2024-07-04T15:04:00+01:00By

Comau discusses assembling e-drives, developing battery manufacturing solutions, and collaborations with universities for next-generation cells.

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Virtual production networks are able to solve diverse complexities

2024-07-02T00:51:00+01:00By

This is how digital twins are reshaping automotive manufacturing from enhanced simulations to greater flexibility and global collaboration.

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Korea: the switch to EV production accelerates

2024-07-01T19:57:00+01:00By

Korean vehicle makers invest in flexible production and add more EVs. Foreign OEMs continue to invest in production for export.

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Toyota Texas to expand manufacturing footprint with $531m investment

2024-07-01T15:56:00+01:00By

Toyota Texas’ new on-site 500,000 sq. ft facility will be for drivetrain parts production

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The future may be all electric, but not just yet

2024-06-24T15:45:00+01:00By

With demand for battery electric vehicles lower than expected, OEMs are boosting hybrid output and extending ICE production.

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Sames solves for BMW & Mercedes: Adhesive tech in bodyshop & glazing

2024-06-16T23:01:00+01:00By

Sames innovates with custom adhesive solutions for BMW & Mercedes, enhancing carbon fiber body assembly and glazing applications with tailored systems and rigorous testing.

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GKN Automotive reduces direct CO2e emissions in 2023

2024-06-16T18:58:00+01:00By

GKN Automotive has published its second sustainability report, revealing a 10.5% reduction in CO2e emissions in 2023.

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Honda starts production of fuel cell electric vehicles in the US

2024-06-10T14:35:00+01:00By

The 2025 CR-V e:FCEV fuel cell electric vehicle is now being produced at Honda’s Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) in Marysville, Ohio.

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Exclusive: BMW Group improves efficiency with additive manufacturing gripper

2024-05-22T15:10:00+01:00By

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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AMS Automotive Evolution North America 2024

2024-05-15T14:48:00+01:00By

The second AMS Evolution North America Conference returns to connect manufacturing leaders and experts as they steer automotive production towards greater innovation, flexibility and sustainability than ever before.

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