Plants/Manufacturing
Come 2009, Chrysler's "Phoenix" V6 will begin to be built in Derramadero, Mexico, as the automaker seeks to increase the availability of more fuel-efficient engines. The plant, located near the automa ... Tags: dodge, models, dodge ram, chrysler, automaker, detroit news, aluminum block, mexico, phoenix, south of the border, fuel efficient engines, new trenton
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The "Way Forward" has claimed its latest victim, this time in the form of the 50-year-old Wixom plant in Michigan. The production center, tasked with building Lincolns since 1957, has built its final ... Tags: assembly line, crown victoria, ford motor, ford motor company, million vehicles, brethren, grand marquis, lincoln ls, lincoln town car, ford thunderbird, wixom assembly plant, latest victim, lincolns, quality vehicle, wixom plant, finishing touches, car moves, chocolate town, gaithersburg maryland, white chocolate
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In an effort to keep up with the foreign competition, while at the same time offering consumers more ratios than they can shake their stick at, General Motors has made a pledge to invest $332 million ... Tags: wheel, gm, automakers, consumers, speed transmission, general motors, rear wheel drive, infusion, six speed, pledge, speed transmissions, ratios, hydra, toledo ohio, speed tranny, swappers, ohio plant
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Damon reported the other day that BMW has decided to shift production of the next generation X3 to their Spartanburg, SC plant. While that's good news for the employees in Spartanburg, it's the second ... Tags: bmw, chrysler, next generation, x3, magna international, magna steyr, graz austria, two strikes, south carolina line
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According to a Reuters report, BMW's Spartanburg, NC SC plant will be taking on some additional duties when the new X3 is produced in the next few years. The plant, which currently builds the X5 and Z ... Tags: bmw, automakers, germany, roadsters, bmw x3, x5, leipzig, currency fluctuations, x6, reuters report, labor representative
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It isn't just the outside of the 5-series that's been breathed upon for '08. Inside, new ground was broken by BMW and OEM Johnson Controls to create two color door panels using a single sheet of mater ... Tags: bimmers, bmw, oem, new ground, fly, complexity, two colors, squeaks, new technology, final assembly, johnson controls, auto channel, intros, trifle, loose source, new machinery, color film, automated process
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click the above image to view our tour of the Bowling Green Assembly Plant Across the street from the National Corvette Museum is the Bowling Green Assembly Plant. Located in the green wilds of centra ... Tags: corvettes, xlr, assembly plant, customer base, pins, robots, pairs, wilds, welding process, national corvette museum, corvette plant, assembly stations, assembly station, air conditioning units, bowling green, lightboard, southern kentucky, american icon, andon board, walkway
The Detroit News obtained an internal document from Ford that outlines four specific objectives in CEO Alan Mulally's turnaround plan. For the most part, we've heard these goals before: ramp up produc ... Tags: mustangs, autoblog, mustang, detroit news, ramp, pony car, execs, special editions, proliferation, color choices, variants, bullet point, realization, turnaround plan, edict, internal document, alan mulally, vast expanse, brand implementation, teamwork
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The turnaround at General Motors is in full swing thanks to a bevy of new models on the horizon. One of those promising products is the new Chevy Malibu, which we're looking forward to reviewing as so ... Tags: lordstown ohio, chevy cobalt, pontiac g6, chevy malibu, bevy, automotive news, saturn aura, closing the deal, full swing, contract negotiations, 2008 chevy malibu, pontiac g5, detroit source, news gallery, fairfax kansas, uaw contract, uaw international, international reps, promising products, contract dispute
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No, we're not confused - Subaru's parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries, and Toyota cooked up a deal in 2006 that creates more production capacity for the Camry by having Subaru of Indiana Automotive ... Tags: camry, sedans, outbacks, toyota camry, toyota motor, camrys, best selling car, fuji heavy industries, katsuaki watanabe, fhi, toyota motor corporation, toyota team, lafayette indiana, columbian park zoo, columbian park, bird friends, first fruits, collaborative agreement, building america, owls
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click above image to view 113 images of the KTM X-Bow We just got word that KTM has decided to switch builders for its grown-up go-kart, the X-Bow. This 1,500-pound, 300-hp track day special is set to ... Tags: wheel, hp, supercars, bargain, images, rivals, lotus, bows, ariel atom, power to weight ratio, right off the bat, pricetag, magna steyr, wheel source, dallara, Deronda, Stefan Pierer, lotus 340r
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One of the major players in the acquisition of bankrupt mega-parts supplier, Delphi, is Cerberus Capital Management. That name should ring familiar to anyone following the ongoing saga of the (potenti ... Tags: chrysler, detroit news, delphi, general motors, hybrid, competitor, forefront, stake, acquisition, fingers, uaw, cross town, ongoing saga, capital management, chrysler buyout, pies, chrylser
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Ford's Broadmeadows facility has run out of at least one key component for V8 engines, and will have to shut down until its supplier resolves labor issues. The supplier, Coghlan and Russell Engineerin ... Tags: holden, gm, automakers, delphi, zeta, c amp, v8 engines, 5 million, pensions, dire straits, falcon, ford production, fastener supplier, broadmeadows, coghlan, boatload, pbr, stipends, clamor, unemployment
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Looks like fears of a possible sale aren't scaring the product planners at Chrysler. Recognizing that the show must go on, the group announced a plan to build $1.78 billion worth of capacity over the ... Tags: chrysler, automaker, hemi, paint shop, assembly plant, automotive news, new engines, profitability, investments, product planners, phoenix, fears, sipper, fuel efficient engines, michigan plants, sterling heights, economic development corp, michigan economic development, record losses, tax concessions
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With all the news surrounding the possible sale of Chrysler, it's nice to know that the forlorn automaker is still looking to the future and revamping aging production centers. An announcement is expe ... Tags: chrysler, automaker, detroit news, ceo, vote, podium, tom lasorda, uaw, tax incentives, motown, economic growth, ron gettelfinger, s union, governor granholm, michigan economic growth authority, union sources, looking to the future
Orange buildings show planned expansion. Click to enlarge.Earlier today, we covered AutoWeek's latest report on the Porsche Panamera. This week, Porsche held the "topping out" ceremony for that car's ... Tags: autoweek, automaker, cayenne suv, porsche panamera, final assembly, porsche ag, zuffenhausen, model series, logistics center, wolfgang tiefensee, german federal minister, burkhard jung, georg milbradt, porsche model, executive board member, topping out ceremony, member michael, panameras, minister of transport, minister president
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Henry Ford's historical standing as the father of mass production has come under fire by a new paper published by Dr. Paul Nieuwenhuis and Dr. Pete Wells of the Centre for Automotive Industry Research ... Tags: ford, automotive industry, henry ford, mass production, innovator, patent, oval cars, car body, doctors, 1914, cardiff business school, pete wells, budd, dr paul, steel car, wooden framework, componenets, philadelphian, historians
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Toyota Motor Corp. is apparently looking into adding a new model to the assembly line at its Georgetown, Kentucky facility. That's the plant we've recently covered regarding union issues. Georgetown i ... Tags: assembly line, crossover, toyota, bad idea, new model, plants, camry, sedans, automotive news, toyota motor, dependence, camrys, georgetown kentucky, toyota motor corp, hybrid production, global demand, market fluctuations, kentucky legislature, incentive package
Toyota Motor Corp. is apparently looking into adding a new model to the assembly line at its Georgetown, Kentucky facility. That's the plant we've recently covered regarding union issues. Georgetown i ... Tags: assembly line, crossover, toyota, bad idea, new model, plants, camry, sedans, automotive news, toyota motor, dependence, camrys, kentucky plant, georgetown kentucky, toyota motor corp, hybrid production, global demand, market fluctuations, kentucky legislature, incentive package
If you're like us you've been waiting for your new Ferrari for what seems like forever. If instead you actually put down a deposit and signed physical paperwork at a Ferrari dealer, you might have bee ... Tags: ferrari, wheels, mustangs, horses, popularity, maranello, trees, pot, paperwork, waiting list, italian supercars, steed, performance driving school, high performance driving school, rush hour traffic, motorauthority, ferrari dealer, chinese customers, alarm clock, volcanoes
