Latest News & Features – Page 169
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ArticleCadillac reveals details of CT6 materials
US – While the structure of the sedan is aluminium intensive, a total of 13 materials have been customised for different areas of the car. The materials mix for the CT6, which goes into production later this year at GM Detroit-Hamtramck, Michigan, requires multiple joining methods including spot welds, flow ...
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WebinarThe value of co-engineering for ArcelorMittal automotive customers
How can co-engineering with ArcelorMittal help carmakers to achieve their weight, cost and safety targets with steel?Are you involved in the design and manufacture of cars? Do you design car bodies or closures and need to save weight while improving safety at an affordable cost? Then you surely know that ...
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ArticleZipse to replace Krüger on BMW board
Germany – Effective from the OEM’s annual general meeting on May 13, 2015, Oliver Zipse will become board of management member for Production, while Krüger becomes chairman.Zipse started his career with BMW in 1991 as a trainee, moving up the ranks to hold a variety of management positions. He is ...
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ArticleRenault invests $100m at Santa Isabela
Argentina – The investment at the 60-year-old plant will enable the introduction of a new vehicle platform and equipment to make the Renault Logan, Sandero and Sandero Stepway. It will also go towards the development of a local supplier network.Beginning in March and continuing over 20 months, the OEM will ...
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ArticleControl quality – visit the 2015 show
This year's 29th Control international fair will exhibit services and products relevant to auto engineeringThe Control international fair has always felt less overtly commercial, and more academic and scientific in tone compared with other major engineering trade shows. Yet nobody involved in the event could fail to recognise the impact ...
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ArticleZanlunghi to lead Jeep in EMEA
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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ArticleVW celebrates big ‘Bulli’ birthday
Germany – Production of the Transporter began 65 years ago at Wolfsburg, then at Hanover from 1956. A total of 11m T-series vehicles have now been made worldwide, and the new-generation model, the T6, will launch later this year.Inspired by a simple flat-bed vehicle he saw at a VW plant, ...
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ArticleBentley’s record apprentice intake
UK – A total of 63 new recruits will start training at the OEM in September this year, with 40 of these undertaking the recently developed manufacturing apprenticeship programme.The new apprenticeship scheme was launched in 2014, designed and soon to be delivered by Bentley ‘master trainers’. Apprentices will acquire skills ...
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ArticleVW invests $1bn to expand Puebla
Mexico – The funds will go not only towards extending and modernising the production facilities but acquiring tooling to make components at suppliers. The upgrade is for the manufacture of a new, three-row Tiguan, with capacity for 500 units per day.New lines will be installed and VW says there will ...
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ArticleMercedes' $500m for SC van plant
US – To be built in Charleston, South Carolina (SC), the new facility will produce next-generation Sprinters for the North American market. A bodyshop, paintshop and assembly line will be constructed on 800,000 sq.m of land, beginning in 2016. Around 1,300 jobs will be created.“Charleston is an excellent location for ...
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ArticleElio unveils engine prototype
US – The 0.9-litre, three-cylinder engine will power a pioneering new vehicle that can travel at up to 100mph and achieve 84mpg, according to its maker. The model will sell for $6,800 when it launches in the first half of 2016.Elio Motors partnered with engine developer IAV to create a ...
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ArticleFord Cleveland makes new EcoBoosts
US – The production launch at the OEM’s Ohio plant of the twin-scroll, 2.0-litre and 2.3-litre versions marks the first time the engines have been made in America. They are for the North American market.Manufacture of twin-scroll, 2.0-litre and 2.3-litre engines for North America previously took place in Valencia, Spain, ...
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ArticleNew Mazda MX-5 now being produced
Japan – The first units of the two-seater sports car being made at Ujina Plant No.1 in Hiroshima are destined for the domestic market, where it is known as the Mazda Roadster. Japanese sales will begin in June this year, after which the model will be rolled out to overseas ...
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ArticleEditor's note: Automotive alchemy
Automotive manufacturing has, for the most part, become an exact science. With the exception of a few bespoke, artisan operations on luxury models, every operation is simulated, programmed and performed with exacting accuracy. Production processes aim to eliminate errors even within the operations carried out by human operatives. This drive ...
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WebinarWEBINAR: Martensitic cold-forming
A cost-efficient solution to car body engineeringIf you are responsible for car body safety details, SSAB understands your need to lower weight in a cost efficient way. SSAB has a depth of experience working with martensitic steel grades. This webinar on March 18 will focus on common questions such as:How ...
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ArticleHannover Messe: IT’s the place to be
With an ‘integrated industry’ theme, the Hannover Messe 2015 show will promote Industry 4.0 developmentsWith a remit to showcase developments and innovations across the entire industrial value chain, the Hannover International Show has long been the largest trade fair for those connected with engineering. For the automotive sector, it has ...
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VW concludes union negotiations
Germany – The OEM and IG Metall agreed a deal which covers 115,000 workers at the plants in Wolfsburg, Brunswick, Hanover, Salzgitter, Emden and Kassel, as well as Volkswagen Financial Services. Effective June 1, 2015, VW will pay an increase of 3.4% on basic wages and contribute to the company ...
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ArticleDefending a proud heritage
Production of Land Rover’s original 4x4 will end in style, accompanied by a commemorative Celebration Line which showcases 1940s manufacturing techniques; AMS put on a cow gown and looked aroundCar manufacturers tread a fine line when drawing on their history. If they evoke the past too much they are likely ...