German automobile major Mercedes-Benz has deployed driverless transport trucks ‘carsets’ to supply assembly line staff with goods from logistics on Ludwigsfelde plant premises, doing away with the need for looking around during ...
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Mercedes-Benz has commenced production of first locally build compact car, the GLA, at its new facility in Beijing, China. Covering 1.5 million m2 area, the facility has been built within less than three years with an investment of ...
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German automaker Mercedes-Benz has announced a plan to invest $500m to build a new plant to manufacture vans in Charleston, South Carolina. The Charleston plant will produce the next-generation Sprinter for the North American market. ...
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Axalta Coating Systems has been named a finalist in the 2015 Automotive News PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers Contribution to Excellence) Award program for its innovative 2-Wet Monocoat paint system. The first of its kind, the 2-Wet ...
Jaguar Land Rover has opened its first overseas manufacturing facility in north of Shanghai, China. The $1.7bn plant has been built in a joint venture between Jaguar and Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery Automobile. The company is ...
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Daimler has unveiled plans to invest €1.5bn at the Mercedes-Benz Cars plant in Sindelfingen, Germany, by 2020. The proposed plans are part of the company's efforts to modernize the facility to manufacture another model in ...
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Porsche AG can look back on a very successful first half of 2014. Deliveries covering the period from the beginning of January to the end of June rose by eight percent to 87,803 vehicles compared to the same period last year. Revenue in ...
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American automaker Ford Motor has announced its plans to launch new Transit vehicles with a new paint technology. vv The new two-wet monocoat paint process, developed by Ford and its paint suppliers, is said to be more durable, while ...
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German automaker Daimler has commenced the production of its Mercedes-Benz V-Class MPVs at its plant in Vitoria, Spain. This move is a part of the company's growth strategy and strengthens the van plant in the division's global production ...
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Honda Cars India (HCIL) has commenced car production at its Tapukara Plant in Alwar, Rajasthan, India. The company has invested INR35.26bn ($568m) at this plant, which is the first for the company in the state. The plant features an ...
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Canada-based steel fabricator ADF International, which recently built a plant in Great Falls, Montana, announced Thursday plans to build an adjacent 42,000-square-foot paint shop. Construction is expected to start in late March and finish ...
German sports car manufacturer Porsche has opened its expanded production plant in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Along with the final assembly line, the plant now features a body shop and an ultra-modern paint shop. It has the capacity to ...
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German automaker Daimler is set invest EUR190m in its Mercedes-Benz plant in Vitoria, Spain, for the production of medium-size vans. The production is expected to start in 2014. The company will primarily use the amount in the ...
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General Motors Co. announced plans to invest $1.3 billion in five factories so they can manufacture pickup trucks with more fuel-efficient engines and technologies. GM said the money will go to the Flint, Mich., assembly plant; an engine ...
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German carmaker BMW Group has started construction of a new manufacturing plant in Araquari, Brazil. This move by the automotive giant is aimed at achieving balanced growth in several markets. With this new plant, the group is further ...
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