vehicle manufacturing
High Oil Prices Spur Recycled Interior Material Components
The potential to reuse some of the country’s paper currency once it has been taken out of circulation is a great example of research we’re doing,” remarked Ford’s global director of Sustainability and Vehicle Environmental matters John Viera.
VW Reveals Details on Golf VII MQB Architecture
In addition, MQB was also conceived to be manufactured at different facilities world wide and even adapted for different brand vehicles, utilizing production equipment that can accommodate cars of not only different lengths and wheelbases but also tread as well.
Audi To Open New China Factory
Combined with production at the existing FAW-VW Changchun facility (which currently assembles the Q5, A4 and A6), that should help boost total Chinese Audi production to some 700,000 vehicles annually.
UAW Picketing Hyundai Dealerships
In particular, the pickets aimed to shed light on the plight of one employee who was fired from a Hyundai subcontractor for reporting sexual harassment.
Chrysler Gets Ready to Take on Canadian Auto Workers
Officially going on the record before negotiations actually begin has become a Marchionne hallmark, since he took a similar stance in the US and also in Italy with Fiat.
Toyota Expects North American Production to Reach 100 Percent by September
At present, since the first week of June, eight of Toyota’s 12 North American plants are now running at 100 percent capacity and the progress so far means that it’s likely full production will resume quicker than originally thought.
Toyota Predicts 31 Percent Drop In Profits Due To Japan Quake
Nevertheless, Toyota is trying to be optimistic about the future. In Tokyo today, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, Satoshi Ozawa, said “Toyota will do it’s best to recover from the delays in delivery.”
Large Scale Solar Panels Make Toyota’s UK Factory A Pioneer
It is believed that once operational the solar panel array will save up to 2000 metric tonnes of Co2 emissions and 4,600,000 kilowatts of energy on a yearly basis, while at the same time generating enough to cover the production of 7,000 cars per annum.
Volvo Recruits Up To 1200 New People
It’s rare to hear about a recruitment drive these days, but Volvo Car Corporation is in the process of hiring up to 1200 new people over the next 12 months. Most of the new hiring will be in the company’s Research & Development arm, as Volvo pushes forward with advanced powertrain technology in an effort…
