China Automotive Systems has started construction of the first stage of a facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil designed for the assembly of its steering units for sale in South American markets. The new Brazilian facility will be assembling ...
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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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Ford China sales are up 30 percent in the year to date, with 717,537 vehicles sold compared with 551,738 in the first eight months of 2013. In August this year alone, Ford sold 77,506 vehicles in China, up nine percent from 71,183 sold in ...
Korean automaker Kia announced it will invest more than US$2.5 billion with their suppliers in Nuevo Leon, as Ternium is ready to supply steel to them. The company will build an assembly plant in the town of Pesquería, which is ...
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US-based automotive supplier Challenge Manufacturing is planning to build a new automotive components assembly facility in Pontiac, Michigan with an investment of $50m. The company plans to build a 400,000ft2 facility at 2100 S Opdyke in ...
In a further move to strengthen its leading position in the market for light-emitting diodes (LED), Osram today officially opened its LED assembly plant in Wuxi, China. The factory has a floor area of about 100,000 square meters and will ...
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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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VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV), a joint-venture between Volvo Group and Eicher Motors, has introduced the Pro Series, a new range of trucks and buses developed specifically for India and other selected growth markets. Pro Series includes ...
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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Chinese car-maker Qoros has signed its first European importer agreement in Bratislava, Slovakia, as part of its plan to develop a full-scale European distribution operation. The company signed the agreement with Dutch distributor, ...
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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US-based automobile manufacturer Ford Motor along with its strategic partner Jiangling Motors (JMC) has opened a new commercial vehicle assembly plant in Nanchang, Jiangxi province in China. The new JMC Xiaolan Plant was built with an ...
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German carmaker Audi has commissioned the new EUR900m expanded car manufacturing plant in Gyor, Hungary, bringing the overall investments in Gyor to EUR5.7bn. The new plant, which increases the overall floor space of Audi Hungaria to ...
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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 automotive products manufacturer, Denso has established a new thermal assembly plant and warehouse facility in Urbandale, Iowa in the US. The manufacturer had invested about half million dollars in the Denso Manufacturing ...
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