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ArticlePremium paintshop principles
Turnkey solutions and specificationsAluminium – low weight – big headache?Sludge control technologiesWet-on-wet – the way forward?Powder clearcoat – good for BMW but not JLRSourcing chemicals – the multi-supplier approachPrimerless paintColour matching challengesMatt finishes – will they ever be volume painted?Dream budgetCombining the finishing of upper-segment saloons, coupes and sports cars ...
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Faivre-Duboz becomes general manager of Renault Morocco.
Paris, France – Renault Management Committee member Michel Faivre-Duboz has been appointed general manager of Renault Morocco.He will be in charge of all in-country Renault operations, including construction of the carmaker’s new plant in Tangier, the SOMACA manufacturing plant and all related commercial activities. Faivre-Duboz will report to Jacques Chauvet, ...
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Klebert is the new chief executive of Schuler
Göppingen, Germany – Manufacturing equipment supplier Schuler has appointed Stefan Klebert as its new chief executive officer. Klebert replaces Juergen Tonn, company CEO since 2006. Tonn had announced that he would look to retire by 2011.Klebert has held leading positions at companies including Festo, Schindler and ThyssenKrupp. From 2006 to ...
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Akerson will be the new CEO of GM at end of the year
Detriot, MI. – Following CEO Ed Whitacre’s decision to step down, GM has announced that the company’s new CEO will be Dan Akerson, current GM Board Member and MD of the Carlyle Group. Akerson will also become chairman of the board at GM when Whitacre vacates the post at the ...
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ArticleNew tech home in Poland
AMS meets GM Manufacturing Poland to discover more about the business strategies which make the most of their central-European locationThe Polish automotive industry has been through some torrid times in the last few years. While appearing to have many of the cost advantages of its near neighbour Russia, but with ...
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Gomes joins PSA Peugeot Citroen as head of Latin American operations
Porto Real, Brazil – Carlos Gomes, former head of Fiat’s French and Spanish operations, has joined PSA Peugeot Citroen as head of Latin American operations. He succeeds Vincent Rambaud, who was named Peugeot CEO earlier this year.www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com
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Ford makes changes to its executive team
Shanghai, China – Joe Hinrichs, Ford Group Vice- President and President Asia Pacific and Africa region has announced changes to the group’s executive team.Randy Krieger has been appointed President of Ford Group Philippines, replacing Rick Baker. Krieger, formerly president of Ford Japan, has been replaced by Tim Tucker, formerly vice-president ...
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Wagh is the head of passenger car manufacturing and product development at Tata
Mumbai, India – Girish Wagh, head of the Tata Motors’ small car project, has been appointed head of passenger car manufacturing and product development. This follows the announcement that Rajiv Dube has resigned from the position. Dube, who joined the company in 1983, played a pivotal role in Tata’s entry ...
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Ghosn re-elected as Renault’s chairman and chief executive
Paris, France – Carlos Ghosn has been re-elected as Renault’s chairman and chief executive officer for a four-year period. Senior boardmembers were also appointed for fouryear terms.In a speech following the announcement, Ghosn said that he expects Renault to return to profit in 2011, and anticipates the company repaying its ...
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ArticleGreen materials from start to finish
Lightweighting by JSPEnvironmental swings and roundaboutsMaterial reuse at FordRecycling carbon fibreThe bigger pictureFlexible polymerThe quest for higher quality at the same price point or retained quality at a lower cost has driven the automotive industry forward for a century. Yet in recent times, the game has dramatically changed. Through a ...
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Angelo heads the Toyota Quality Task Force
Toyota City, Japan – Steve St. Angelo, EVP for Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, will head the company’s North American Quality Task Force, responsible for ensuring product quality at the automaker.The move follows CEO Akio Toyoda’s earlier promise to the US Congress to create such a position.www.toyota.com
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ArticleVariations on a colour theme
Limitless possibilitiesPSA’s Pierre Budar explains how production of the new Citroën DS3 hatchback has been organised to allow for the car’s twotone paint finish.The DS3 is the first model in Citroën’s new line which will ultimately feature three distinctively styled cars; DS3, DS4 and DS5. Key to their appeal is ...
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Goudriaan joined Bosal Group as their CEO
Liege, Belgium – Emissions control equipment supplier Bosal Group has appointed Aad L Goudriaan as new CEO. Goudriaan joins the company from DAF Trucks, where he held various managerial positions before being appointed company president in 2004.Replacing Goudriaan at DAF is Harrie Schippers, who was previously the truckmaker’s director of ...
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Soave joins Chrysler to lead the reintroduction of Fiat into North America
Auburn Hills, MI. – Laura Soave has been hired by Chrysler to lead the reintroduction of Fiat into North America. She joins the US carmaker from Volkswagen of America, where she was most recently general manager of experimental marketing.Reporting to Sergio Marchionne, Soave’s first task is expected to be handling ...
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Nagai leads Honda Siel (HSCI) and Honda Motor India
Noida, India – Takashi Nagai has been named president and CEO of Honda Siel (HSCI) and Honda Motor India. Nagai, who was Executive Vice-President of Asian Honda Motor Thailand, is the fourth president of Honda Siel.Nagai succeeds Masahiro Takedagawa, who will now take over as President and Director at Honda ...
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ArticleAlliance develops common process
Michel Gornet, Executive Vice-President, Manufacturing and Logistics, talks about the Renault-Nissan Alliance´s new plant in Chennai, India and reviews the company’s global manufacturing activities.AMS: Why did you decide to build a factory in India? What are the advantages?MG: India represents an important market for Nissan. India will be Nissan’s global ...
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ArticleClear opportunity for Guardian Automotive
Designers and engineers in automotive production view glass as a rather tiresome necessity; fragile and brittle, it is not an ideal material to install in a machine subject to torsional stresses, severe jolts and almost constant vibration. In the early days of motoring, glass windscreens replaced goggles as a method ...
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ArticleAGVs stray from the fixed path
Multi-functional AGV solutionCompressor maker benefits from new routesLayout and softwareAGVs have been rather a Cinderella technology; invented some 50 years ago and known as ‘driverless systems’, they have seen advances in electronics start to catch up with their potential for autonomous material handling. Technological developments may have given AGVs more ...
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ArticleRaising the roof at Jaguar
Expert partnersToo smooth for a vision systemThe new Jaguar XJ features among its generous list of standard equipment the first full-glass roof on a Jaguar. This toughened Webasto glass roof is a defining feature of the new model, adding an ‘architectural lightness’ to the car’s exterior. A special opening mechanism ...
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ArticleRobots reach for new processes and markets
ABB’s flexible approachThe ‘Far East’ challengeSpace at a premiumSuccess through simulationVirtual preparation for succesful integrationLocal sourcingWireless control and flexibilityTight timelinesCleaning the casting dieSafer process for safety-critical partsNew tools for the man-machine interfaceThe automotive industry is generally credited with having pioneered the large scale use of robots. Long production runs of ...