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Thomas Dose on BMW Chennai’s growth and embracing diversity
This is how the new VW Tayron is built in Wolfsburg
Skoda: “We need clarity in production about where the path leads”
Unlikely flights: Ostrich feathers fan paint perfection at JLR
BMW unveils world’s largest quiet wind tunnel for EV testing
Smart Factory: BMW’s digital production at San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Ford’s Halewood plant kicks-off electric drive unit production
VW Chattanooga: a masterclass in flexible manufacturing
Nissan faces tough decisions on Sunderland plant’s future
Hyundai Union to strike unless South Korean president Yoon resigns

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China: Fierce domestic competition sees international brands suffer lower sales and a contraction of output

Mexico: a lot going on at the moment across the border

How cobots can support automotive production

Audi’s electric hopes rest on Györ

Audi may close Brussels plant as Q8 e-tron demand falls

All Audi

China: Fierce domestic competition sees international brands suffer lower sales and a contraction of output

AMS Automotive Evolution: Reducing costs, fast-tracking development, embracing change

The Trump Presidency and the fate of global automotive production

GM Ventures invests $10m in Forge Nano to improve EV battery performance and reduce costs

GM ditches Ultium in EV strategy revamp as ICE persists

All GM

JLR employs robot to carry out door usage checks over Christmas

Unlikely flights: Ostrich feathers fan paint perfection at JLR

JLR pioneers seat foam recycling with closed-loop breakthrough

Automotive Manufacturing Solutions Magazine – Issue 2, 2024

Mexico: a lot going on at the moment across the border

All JLR

China: Fierce domestic competition sees international brands suffer lower sales and a contraction of output

Nissan faces tough decisions on Sunderland plant’s future

Nissan cuts jobs Mitsubishi stake & reshapes EV strategy: Losses

Poor financial results and slow EV transition forces Nissan to rethink plans

Nissan and Honda agree to joint research for next-gen SDV platform

All Nissan

Volkswagen faces manufacturing challenges amid financial troubles

Volkswagen announces new affordable European EV

How Mercedes-Benz and Seat are transforming their plants

Balancing digitalisation with production output

The changing shape of Europe’s automotive production operations

All Seat

China: Fierce domestic competition sees international brands suffer lower sales and a contraction of output

This is how the new VW Tayron is built in Wolfsburg

Skoda: “We need clarity in production about where the path leads”

10 year green energy for PowerCo’s Salzgitter battery plant

VW Chattanooga: a masterclass in flexible manufacturing

Thomas Dose on BMW Chennai’s growth and embracing diversity

China: Fierce domestic competition sees international brands suffer lower sales and a contraction of output

BMW unveils world’s largest quiet wind tunnel for EV testing

Smart Factory: BMW’s digital production at San Luis Potosi, Mexico

BMW Dingolfing advances iFactory Automated Driving in production

All BMW

China: Fierce domestic competition sees international brands suffer lower sales and a contraction of output

Blueprint for building the smart factory of the future

Ford’s Halewood plant kicks-off electric drive unit production

AMS Automotive Evolution: Reducing costs, fast-tracking development, embracing change

How North America aims to make EVs affordable for the masses

All Ford

China: Fierce domestic competition sees international brands suffer lower sales and a contraction of output

Honda sets up a demonstration production line for all-solid-state batteries

Asahi Kasei breaks ground on Canada lithium-ion battery separator plant

Honda expands new energy vehicle manufacturing in China with new Wuhan plant

GAC eyes EV production in Europe to avoid looming tariffs

All Honda

Mazda Toyota’s Rhonda Gilyard honoured for leadership in automotive production

AMS Spring 2023 – Next level digital production engineering

China: European, US and Japanese Vehicle Manufacturers rebalance production and supply chains

Adopting circular economy principles in car production

All Mazda

Skoda: “We need clarity in production about where the path leads”

South Korea declares Martial Law: Automotive Production braces

Hyundai and Skoda sign MOU on hydrogen tech collaboration

Lowering costs through sustainable manufacturing

VW in cooperation to develop sustainable materials for vehicle interiors

What next for Chinese investment in Europe?

Megacasting: a new frontier or unfounded flare-up?

Volvo’s 100% EV strategy shift: facing the unavoidable truth

Polestar starts US production of the Polestar 3

OEMS agree co-creative collaboration is key

All Volvo

China: Fierce domestic competition sees international brands suffer lower sales and a contraction of output

The Trump Presidency and the fate of global automotive production

Mercedes-Benz Trucks Mannheim plant to start production of eActros 600 components

Mercedes-Benz opens battery recycling facility to create a closed loop system

Global IT outage affects Mercedes-Benz production

All Daimler

Chinese vehicle makers look to international markets for growth

South Korea declares Martial Law: Automotive Production braces

What next for Chinese investment in Europe?

Global car manufacturers target Korea’s booming import market

How HORSE is reimagining smart factories in powertrain production

All Geely

Hyundai Union to strike unless South Korean president Yoon resigns

Hyundai Kia’s ‘Wearable Robot’ with vehicle production applications

South Korea declares Martial Law: Automotive Production braces

Korean consortium aims to revamp EV battery production

Hyundai and Skoda sign MOU on hydrogen tech collaboration

All Hyundai Kia

GAC eyes EV production in Europe to avoid looming tariffs

Nissan launches its new Arc business plan

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance embarks on a new era of collaboration for enhanced agility with strong regionalisation focus

Renault and Geely sign joint venture agreement to launch powertrain technology company

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance rebalances partnership

All Mitsubishi

Porsche’s MHP Consulting UK appoints Bodo Philipp as CEO

Virtual production networks are able to solve diverse complexities

Porsche powers production with digital MHP FleetExecuter at Zuffenhausen

Reshaping the future: Developments in automotive production engineering

Porsche plant in Leipzig wins Factory of the Year

South Korea declares Martial Law: Automotive Production braces

Global car manufacturers target Korea’s booming import market

How HORSE is reimagining smart factories in powertrain production

Oyak Horse hits 7.5 million engine milestone, adds 100 new jobs

Hybrid powertrains – building the bridge to e-mobility

All Renault

China: Fierce domestic competition sees international brands suffer lower sales and a contraction of output

Scaling agility in automotive manufacturing

AMS Automotive Evolution: Reducing costs, fast-tracking development, embracing change

Toyota’s Jaime Moore on the evolving role of engineers in automotive manufacturing

GAC eyes EV production in Europe to avoid looming tariffs

All Toyota

Commercial vehicles

Managing materials choices – Fossil-free steel
2023-10-24T11:26:00+01:00By Nick Holt
Scania to stop bus body production in Poland
2023-05-30T16:20:00+01:00By Megan Kelly
Watch: Are all OEMs start-up manufacturers now?
2022-07-28T11:18:00+01:00By AMS
UK automakers sound alarm on skills shortages, unfilled engineering roles
2022-07-12T10:29:00+01:00By Peter Murphy

How Henkel is co-developing the EV batteries of the future

2024-12-03T17:23:00+00:00By AMS

Henkel’s €130m Battery Engineering Center advances EV battery design, testing and safety with cutting-edge labs and global expertise.

Watch: Inside Henkel’s Battery Engineering Center

2024-12-03T17:20:00+00:00By AMS

Henkel has been working on its state-of-the-art BEC, which includes the Battery Application Center (BAC), a lab enabling the application of Henkel technologies on serial battery pack size, and the Battery Test Center (BTC), a dedicated state-of-the-art lab to test loaded batteries to all known industry standards.

Watch now: How to maximise efficiency in battery tray manufacturing and integration

2024-10-28T15:15:00+00:00

This webinar showcased innovative, cost-efficient quality processes to assure 100% quality in battery manufacturing. New quality solutions from Hexagon enable automakers to detect defects efficiently and ensure a perfect fit into the underbody of the car.