All Africa and Middle East articles – Page 12

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    Deleite Turco

    2015-05-06T10:04:35Z

    Conforme os locais de produção tradicionais na Europa Ocidental lutam com excesso de capacidade, a Turquia está desfrutando de investimentos mais elevados e saída por OEMs globais - com a probabilidade de um maior crescimento forteNeste artigo:FiatFordHyundaiRenaultToyotaMontadoras turcasAo mesmo tempo, como a Europa Ocidental tem lutado contra problemas de excesso ...

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    Turkish delight for vehicle-makers

    2015-05-01T11:18:15Z

    As traditional production sites in Western Europe struggle with excess capacity, Turkey is enjoying higher investments and output by global OEMs – with the likelihood of further strong growthIn this article:FiatFordHyundaiRenaultToyotaTurkish assemblersAt the same time as Western Europe has been battling problems of overcapacity or underutilised capacity in traditional manufacturing ...

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    Sommerlatte to drive Alcoa Wheel’s EMEA sales

    2015-04-30T16:11:58Z

    Belgium – Effective May 1, Kai Sommerlatte will take the role of sales director for Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, Alcoa Wheel Products Europe. He moves from his position with the company’s Western European sales team, which he has led since February 2012.Sommerlatte arrived at Alcoa in July ...

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    Daimler and Renault-Nissan co-operation expands

    2015-04-07T11:03:12Z

    Germany/Japan – The five-year partnership will extend into the pick-up truck segment, with the development of a one-ton model for Mercedes-Benz. The pick-up will share some architecture with the new Nissan NP300 but be engineered and designed by Daimler, displaying “all of Mercedes-Benz’ distinctive characteristics and features”, say the OEMs.The ...

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    Seeing green

    2015-03-30T13:12:38Z

    Every major OEM has laid out bold sustainability targets, but how much concrete progress has been made?Automotive manufacturers have set themselves some ambitious targets regarding their use of renewable energy and how it will affect their emissions output. Honda is aiming to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% globally between 2000 ...

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    Mercedes marches on

    2015-03-20T14:23:50Z

    The brand's global production footprint has grown substantially in recent years, including the US and ChinaIn recent years, the manufacturing geography of Mercedes-Benz has expanded in a major way outside Germany; it first moved into the US in the mid-1990s, since when it has also expanded its small operation in ...

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    Zanlunghi to lead Jeep in EMEA

    2015-03-11T10:16:12Z

    UK – Taking on responsibility for all sales, marketing, product and network development operations for the brand within Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Steve Zanlunghi replaces Chris Ellis, who will assume new duties within Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA).Zanlunghi will continue in his current role of managing director, FCA UK, ...

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    BMW Rosslyn hits 1m mark for 3-Series

    2015-02-26T14:13:31Z

    South Africa – The milestone vehicle rolled off the production line earlier today. Last year, the 2,900-strong workforce at the plant in Pretoria built 68,771 of the sedan for local and export sales. The latter increased by 17% in 2014.“Established in 1973, plant Rosslyn was BMW Group’s first foreign plant ...

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    Hyundai-Kia: Progredindo

    2015-02-11T00:15:59Z

    Expandindo a produção testemunhou a quebra grupo coreano para as cinco principais OEMs em todo o mundo; com novas fábricas no caminho da China e do México, o montador de veículo em breve poderá desafiar rivais por um lugar entre os três primeirosNeste artigo: ...

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    Hyundai-Kia: Moving on up

    2015-02-04T10:01:44Z

    Expanding production has seen the Korean group break into the top five OEMs worldwide; with new plants on the way in China and Mexico, the vehicle-maker may soon challenge rivals for a place in the top three In this article:Korean productionHyundai plantsKia plantsExpansion in China & EuropeTrouble in the US ...

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    Multi-model management

    2015-01-19T11:08:20Z

    The senior GM – Manufacturing at Chakan Plant discusses the challenges of producing a diverse range of vehicles at a single location, plus plans for expansionAMS: Can you provide some background on Chakan Plant?Sairan Vedapudi (SV): We acquired this site in 2007, and although at that time the economic conditions ...

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    Return of India's trucks

    2015-01-13T10:36:54Z

    After a period of falling sales and reduced production, India’s commercial vehicle market is now on the rise The commercial vehicle (CV) market in India had slumped so badly in the last couple of years, it prompted local maker Ashkok-Leyland to kick off its 2013/2014 financial report with this quote ...

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    BMW: Global growth

    2015-01-06T15:26:46Z

    While the OEM remains strong on home territory, its production is expanding significantly outside EuropeIn this article:The US: SpartanburgSouth Africa: RosslynChina: ShenyangBrazil: AraquariMexico: San Luis PotosíRussia: KaliningradThailand: RayongIndia: ChennaiEgypt: CairoIndonesia: JakartaMalaysia: KulimBMW may be a German company, and its core production facilities remain in its home nation, but it is ...

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    India: Two wheels still good

    2014-12-18T14:03:09Z

    Unharmed by the economic downturn, manufacturers of motorcycles and scooters are now pressing ahead with plans to increase production – building new plants and expanding existing facilitiesThe biggest motorcycle and scooter market in the world is back at full throttle after surviving India’s economic slump of the last couple of ...

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    Interview: Richard Else, JLR Halewood

    2014-12-16T14:37:01Z

    The plant director has his hands full managing a factory that is running at maximum capacity thanks to demand for the Range Rover Evoque. While its new Chinese sister plant is providing additional capacity, an upcoming model and £200m of recent investment mean Else will soon be busier than ever ...

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    Gosto da Renault pelo Marrocos

    2014-12-09T21:55:48Z

    A fábrica completa do OEM em Tânger, agora é um ingrediente importante em sua rede de produção europeiaA mais nova fábrica da Renault de fabricação completa em Tânger, foi inaugurada em 2012 e atualmente emprega cerca de 5.500 pessoas. Cerca de 20 km da cidade e localizada a 35 km ...

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    Investindo na Índia

    2014-12-09T21:04:27Z

    Enquanto o seu crescimento até agora não conseguiu se igualar ao da China, as montadoras globais e fornecedores ainda estão ansiosos para reforçar as suas pegadas de produção no paísCarros pequenos & SUV/MPVsFordGMFiat ChryslerVWRenaultBMWMercedesJLRHondaToyotaHyundaiFornecedoresA incerteza política que tem afetado a Índia nos últimos tempos, resultou em um ambiente de incerteza ...

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    South-Eastern success

    2014-12-09T14:22:48Z

    Turbulent politics aside, tiger economies such as Thailand and Indonesia are seeing further auto growthThe tigerish automotive markets of South-East Asia have not been quite so rampant in 2014 as the turbulent politics of its two leading vehicle-producing countries, Thailand and Indonesia, put a downer on the industry. Thailand’s politics ...

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    Renault prueba Marruecos

    2014-12-09T08:50:11Z

    La más reciente fábrica de la marca en Tánger es ya un factor clave en su red de producción europea La más reciente planta de producción completa de Renault en Tánger se inauguró en 2012 y emplea a más de 5.500 personas. Renault Tánger se encuentra a unos 20 km ...

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    Invertir en la India

    2014-12-09T08:18:14Z

    El crecimiento en la India no ha conseguido alcanzar el ritmo de China, pero las marcas originales globales de la industria automotriz y sus proveedores siguen deseosos de fortalecer su producción en el paísCoches pequeños y SUV/monovolúmenesFordGMFiat ChryslerVWRenaultBMWMercedesJLRHondaToyotaHyundaiProveedoresLa incertidumbre política que ha afectado a la India en los últimos años ...