All articles by AMS – Page 15
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ArticleAston Martin St Athan
Production has started at Aston Martin’s second UK manufacturing plant. Located in St Athan, Wales, it is the company’s sole production facility for the DBX - Aston Martin’s first SUV.
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ArticleMercedes-AMG Affalterbach
The newly developed Mercedes-AMG 2.0-litre M 139 engine in production at Affalterbach. It is the world’s most powerful turbocharged four-cylinder engine in series production.
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ArticleHino builds new factory in Russia
Hino will be making light- and medium-duty at the factory in a bid to increase its global presence
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ArticleHaval starts production in Russia
The Chinese OEM is pushing ahead in its globalisation strategy
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ArticleGM upgrades Fort Wayne plant
General Motors is spending a significant amount to increase production of two new pick-ups
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ArticleToyota to build facility in Myanmar
The OEM is hoping to take advantage of growing sales in the country by setting up its first local production facility
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ArticleGKN opens 3D printing customer centre
US - GKN Powder Metallurgy has opened its new headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The 38,260sq.ft facility also includes an additive manufacturing customer centre. ”We are excited to start a new journey in Auburn Hills with a space that is dedicated to our team, our community and the advanced technology ...
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ArticleHanon Systems opens Chongqing facility
The new facility will be used to produce compressors and heat pump systems for Changan Automobile
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ArticleOut now: AMS May-June issue...
AMS May June 2019 The May-June issue of AMS is out now, and includes… >> Ford – A new alliance with Volkswagen, a pick-up offensive in the US and plans for electrification – AMS provides an overview of the Ford’s most recent activities, plus an inside ...
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ArticlePaint technology and investments
AMS looks at the latest innovations and investments in automotive paintshops around the world
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ArticleTPCA at Kolin, Czech Republic
Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile (TPCA) is a joint venture of Toyota and PSA currently assembles the platform-sharing A-segment cars - Toyota Aygo, Peugeot 108 and Citroën C1. In 2019, a total of 199,000 vehicles were produced at the plant located at Kolin in central Czech Republic. Last year, it was ...
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ArticleMercedes begins Actros production in Wörth
Germany - The first new Actros has come off the production line at the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant in southern Germany. It is the first facility in the OEM’s global network to start making the new model.
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ArticleVolvo to install Torslanda paintshop
Volvo Cars Torslanda Volvo Cars has announced that it has invested a multi-billion kroner sum to install a new paintshop at its Torslanda plant in Sweden. This will reportedly result in a reduction of energy consumption and emissions from the painting process by at least one third, ...
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ArticleVW and JAC to build BEV plant
China - Volkswagen is set to build a new plant for the production of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) as part of its joint venture with local Chinese OEM Anhui Jianghuai Automobile (JAC). The plant will cost around 5.06 billion yuan (US$750.8m) and will be located in eastern Hefei city. It ...
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ArticleGM adds second shift to Bowling Green
US - General Motors has added a second shift and more than 400 hourly jobs at its Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky. The news comes ahead of the launch of the next generation Corvette, which is set to be revealed in July 2019. “The Corvette’s iconic status owes so ...
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ArticleToyota to make Lexus NX in Canada
Canada - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) has announced that it will start producing the Lexus NX and NX Hybrid at its Cambridge plant in Ontario, Canada starting in early 2022. It already makes the Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h at the south side of the facility, as well ...
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ArticleABB to provide robots for SAIC VW
China - ABB has signed an agreement with SAIC Volkswagen to provide robotics painting solutions for a new factory being built in Shanghai. The plant will become the first new energy vehicle (NEV) factory of the VW Group based on the modular electric drive (MEB) platform. “We are delighted to ...
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ArticleDaimler develops 3D printing line
Germany - Since May 2017, Daimler has been working with Premium Areotec and EOS to develop a production line that would be able to produce aluminium components by using 3D printing. The companies found that manufacturing costs can be reduced by approximately 50% when compared to existing 3D printing systems. ...
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ArticleMachining vise
Kurt Manufacturing says its DX6 CrossOver vise features strategically located holes for through-the-body mounting to achieve closer positioning of multiple vises. The company says this vise also uses sine keys, which can be inserted into pre-drilled dowel holes in the unit’s base for positioning onto t-slots, machine tables, grid plates, ...
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ArticleZF and Foton open transmission plant
China - Tier 1 supplier ZF has teamed up with truck and bus manufacturer Foton to open a transmission production plant for commercial vehicles in Jiaxing, south of Shanghai. The facility will be used to make TraXon, ZF’s compact modular transmission system, which will then be fitted to Foton vehicles ...