Automation – Page 259
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ArticleGM Toledo recognised for pollution prevention
US – The plant in Ohio, which makes six- and eight-speed transmissions for light-duty trucks, sports utility vehicles, crossovers and cars, received the award from the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable.“This award is a celebration of various plant sustainability initiatives, from landfill-free to our ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry distinction,” said ...
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ArticleHonda’s wind turbines power ahead
US – Six months after their installation at the transmissions plant at Russells Point, Ohio, the OEM says the two turbines have exceeded projected output. The estimate had been upwards of 10,000MWh per year, accounting for 10% of power requirements; at their highest output, in April, the turbines were providing ...
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ArticleFirst DENZA made at Shenzen BDNT
China – Following a €300m ($374m) investment, the electric vehicle is being made on a modern production line at Shenzen BYD Daimler New Technology (BDNT) and in accordance with the German OEM’s production management system.“DENZA is the first car that Daimler has engineered from the bottom up outside Germany, and ...
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ArticleViva, Vauxhall Luton!
A £185m contract to build the new Opel/Vauxhall van has helped to save GM’s only CV plant in EuropeIn late August this year, GM’s last remaining light commercial vehicle (LCV) plant, at Luton in the UK, started series production of the new Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro after securing a £185m contract. In ...
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Mahindra installs diesel-solar hybrid system at Igatpuri
India – The pioneering work at the engine factory was carried out by the Engineering Procurement and Construction arm of the Group, Mahindra EPC. According to the company, its first diesel generator and solar photovoltaic (DG-PV) hybrid system boasts India’s highest solar-to-diesel capacity ratio, at over 80%.The DG-PV hybrid comprises ...
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ArticleBrazil: Stimulating or stifling automotive?
A government scheme to invigorate the Brazilian automotive industry has achieved mixed results so farFor almost two years, Brazil has been operating an auto industry stimulus programme called Inovar-Auto. In the minds of its government creators, this scheme promotes innovation, investment, efficiency and environmentalism in Brazilian car manufacturing; others regard ...
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ArticlePensamento inovador
Em sua análise de entendimento, Roger Stansfield comenta o esquema controverso do governo brasileiro para revigorar a indústria automotiva nacionalPor quase dois anos, o Brasil vem operando um programa de estímulo da indústria automotiva chamado Inovar-Auto. Nas mentes de seus criadores do governo, este regime promove a inovação, o investimento, ...
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ArticleMentalidad para Inovar
Roger Stansfield revisa el controvertido plan brasileño que ya en marcha para reforzar la industria del automóvil domésticaDurante casi dos años Brasil ha estado fomentando un programa de estímulo industrial denominado Inovar-Auto. La idea de sus creadores gubernamentales es promocionar la innovación, inversión, eficiencia y protección medioambiental en los productores ...
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ArticleInovar新政式的思维
Roger Stansfield总结了巴西政府为激发国内汽车制造业而实施的富有争议的新政巴西政府已经实施了近2年的汽车工业鼓励项目，名为Inovar-Auto新政。政府规划者心中，这个规划能够对巴西汽车制造业起到促进创新和投资，增强效率，提高环保的好政策；而在其他人眼中，这只是保护主义而已。阅读全文［英文］
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ArticleLiderando sustentabilidade
Karen McCandless dá uma olhada em como GM Joinville se tornou a primeira fábrica de automóveis na América do Sul a obter a certificação LEEDQuando a General Motors (GM) iniciou a construção de sua unidade de fabricação de motores em Joinville, Santa Catarina ao sul do Brasil, em setembro de ...
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ArticleLEED lidera la sostenibilidad
Karen McCandless analiza cómo GM Joinville se ha convertido en la primera planta de automóviles en Sudamérica en alcanzar el certificado LEEDGeneral Motors (GM) ya tenía la sostenibilidad en mente cuando comenzó la construcción de su planta de producción de motores en septiembre de 2010 en Joinville, en el estado ...
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Article向绿色建筑认证体系看齐
Karen McCandless总结通用汽车Joinville成为南美首家获得绿色建筑认证体系（LEED）证书的汽车工厂的过程2010年9月，在通用汽车开始在巴西南部圣卡塔琳娜州的Joinville建设发动机制造厂之初，就已经将可持续性发展纳为重点目标 — 尤其是美国绿色建筑委员会颁发的绿色建筑认证体系(LEED)证书。阅读全文［英文］
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ArticleGM Joinville: LEEDing sustainability
The OEM's new Brazilian site is the first automotive plant in South America to achieve LEED certificationWhen General Motors (GM) began the construction of its Joinville engine manufacturing facility in Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil, in September 2010 it already had sustainability in mind – specifically the Leadership in Energy ...
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ArticleMercedes-Benz grows at Tuscaloosa
US – The expansion has been driven by demand for the C-Class model, which first rolled off the plant’s production lines in June this year. The OEM is “consistently seeing record sales” in the country, according to Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the board of management at Daimler and head of ...
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ArticleSkoda’s new head of Purchasing
Czech Republic – Dieter Seemann will replace Karlheinz Hell, who will soon become executive director of Corporate Purchasing Electric/Electronic within the Volkswagen Group.Seemann started his career at Volkswagen in 1985 with a position in the Engine Procurement department. He occupied various roles in Purchasing and Project Management before moving to ...
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ArticleChinese challengers
Chery and JAC are opening factories in Brazil to take a larger slice of the South American market On June 22 this year, the first Chinese car to be produced in a Brazilian factory rolled out of the new Chery Automobiles plant at Jacareí, São Paulo State. Although only a ...
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ArticleDesafiadores da China
Conforme Chery e JAC iniciam a produção no Brasil, com o objetivo de levar uma fatia maior do mercado, Roger Stansfield revisa suas pegadas de desenvolvimento Em 22 de junho deste ano, o primeiro carro chinês a ser produzido em uma fábrica brasileira, saiu da fábrica de automóveis Chery, em ...
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ArticleCompetidores desde China
Chery y JAC han iniciado su producción en Brasil con el objetivo de aumentar su cuota de mercado, Roger Stansfield analiza su huella de desarrolloEl 22 de junio de este año salió de la nueva planta de Chery Automobiles el primer vehículo chino que se produjo en una planta brasileña ...
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ArticleVillaverde: To blossom with Cactus?
PSA’s under-used plant in Madrid may be reinvigorated by production of the Citroën C4 CactusIn 2012, PSA Villaverde was in desperate need of new product. The Madrid plant had built several generations of small cars for PSA, but Peugeot 207 hatchback manufacture was being wound down and only the Peugeot ...