Freudenberg Leans into Industry 4.0
CTO/COO Ted Duclos talks about dual roles and common objective
#tech #people #facilities
Another Application for Geo-Fenced AVs: Factory Logistics
Partners team up on valet parking and other niches
#tech #facilities
BMW Embraces Cloudy Future with AWS Partnership
Improved results targeted with data-based decisions
#BMW #tech #facilities
Henrik Fisker on Design, Working With Magna & More
While the Fisker Ocean isn’t expected to launch until the end of 2022, the legendary designer talks about how his company is preparing to create compelling electric vehicles
#Magna #Fisker #autolineafterhours
Engineering the 2021 Acura TLX
The second-generation sport sedan is designed and engineered to perform.
#chassis #Acura #Honda
Lucid Factory—Phase One—Complete
They’ve built the beta test cars. Now they’re running the factory to test the tooling and equipment
#facilities
Chinese Battery Maker Ramps Up Plans
Cobalt-free units due next year, $2.4 billion European plant to open in 2023
#asia #europe #tech
Flexible Production Facilitated by Porsche
Porsche and partners have developed a system to simulate production operations that can provide cost-effective, low-cost output
#Porsche #facilities
Work for General Motors—from Home
GM understands that in order to achieve its goals for electric and autonomous vehicles, it is going to start doing things differently. Quite differently for a classic manufacturing company
#Cadillac #GeneralMotors #Chevrolet
2021 NY Auto Show Pushed to August
Delay paves way for expansion…assuming large gatherings are allowed by then
#facilities
Factory ZERO by the Numbers
Some key digits about a transformed factory in the 313
#Chevrolet #Cadillac #GeneralMotors
Learning Additive at General Motors
Kevin Quinn, GM director of Additive Design and Manufacturing, talks about why teaching people about additive is important to the OEM’s efforts to advance the use of the technology
#Autodesk #engineer #GeneralMotors
Bollinger Expands Operations Ahead of Late-2021 EV Launch
Startup moves to new headquarters in Michigan and plans to double its staff
#covid-19 #Ford #Bollinger
Phillips 66 to Convert Oil Refinery to Renewable Fuels
800-million-gallon capacity would be largest green fuel capacity in the world
#sustainability #facilities
VW Adds Battery Testing Capabilities in U.S.
Volkswagen continues to beef up its electric vehicle operations in the U.S.
#facilities #Audi #Volkswagen
Nissan Manufacturing Wish List
What are the sorts of things that people at Nissan North American manufacturing ops are looking for?
#Nissan #Infiniti #facilities
SEAT Knows C-19 Isn’t Over
Preparing for when its people come back from their August holidays
#Audi #covid-19 #SEAT
Big Organizational Change at Bosch
The future—as in a few months from now—is largely digital
#engineer #Bosch #facilities
Coronavirus Auto Industry Roundup: June 5
More plants open, but others are targeted for closure
#asia #europe #covid-19
Ford Briefly Stops Production at 2 Plants After Workers Test Positive for COVID-19
Safety protocols get early test as industry relaunches U.S. production
#covid-19 #facilities #Ford