Honda has invested about $150m to start US production of new 10-speed automatic transmission. Honda launched global production of a new, state-of-the-art 10-speed automatic transmission at Honda Precision Parts of Georgia, LLC (HPPG) in ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA – which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services – is reallocating production capacity ...
Hyundai is planning to build its second factory in Alabama, US to increase the production of SUVs in the country, reported Yonhap News Agency. The move is reportedly triggered following a drop in gas prices in the US, which has ...
Ford has announced that it has nearly completed the final part of a $2.6bn investment at its manufacturing operations in Valencia, Spain. With the investment, the company aims to create one of the world's most advanced and flexible ...
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More than ever before, automation and assembly go hand in hand (or gripper to gripper)—even at small-scale, low-volume production levels. The quest for higher efficiencies and cost savings is driving manufacturers to add consistency ...
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Construction of the first Lexus assembly line in the UShas officially begun, with the Lexus ES350 set to become the first US-built model to roll off the line in 2015. Based at Toyota Motor Manufacturing’s Georgetown plant in ...
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Hyster, a part of NACCO Materials Handling Group, is set to commence the production of its new Hyster Reach Truck at the NMHG production plant in Masate, Italy. For this initiative, the company has closed the plant for four weeks in ...
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US based automaker Chrysler Group is planning to invest about $52m in its Michigan engine plants at Trenton and Dundee to boost the capacity of Tigershark engine. Of the overall investment, $11.5m will be spent in Trenton North facility ...
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French automobile manufacturer Renault will invest about EUR420m for the renovation of its Georges Besse vehicle assembly plant in Douai. With the investment, the manufacturer expects to increase the production capacity of the plant to ...
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Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda Motor’s Indian subsidiary Honda Cars India (HCIL) will invest about $460m (INR25bn) in its Tapukara vehicle manufacturing plant in Rajasthan, India. The investment will be used for the ...
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Automotive components manufacturer Magna Powertrain is planning to invest $11.5m in its Muncie, Indiana manufacturing plant in the US. The amount will be used for expansion of operations of the plant by adding equipment for a new ...
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German engineering firm, ElringKlinger has signed a GBP10m deal with the US-based automaker, General Motors (GM), to supply the made-to-order vehicle parts. The firm has installed a new assembly line of worth GBP1.5m at the Redcar plant ...
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Spanish auto-parts supplier Gestamp Automocion has received a EUR150m loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to upgrade its facilities in Russia, Poland, Hungary and Turkey that supply assembly lines set up by ...
German car maker Audi has put the decision over the investment of €200m to build a new assembly line in Brazil on hold till 2013. The decision was made after the Brazil's government increased a tax on foreign-made cars and auto ...
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Marl International has invested150,000 pounds to double its manufacturing output at its site in Ulverston Cumbria,putting it in a prime position to benefit from the rapid growth of an emerging'green'lighting technology.The line has been ...