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10 May 2007 posted in Plants/Manufacturing 4 views
BMW intros new technology with 2008 5 series door panel 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
14 April 2007 posted in Plants/Manufacturing 6 views
Porsche's Panamera production push spurs €150 million Leipzig investment 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
12 April 2007 posted in Sports/GTs 5 views
Be afraid -- and very happy -- TVR is returning. TVR is the formerly Blackpool, England-based maker of fearsome coupes and roadsters not seen in this land (outside of movies like Swordfish) since the 1980s-era TVR Tasmin. Now TVR is owned by an Orla ...
Tags: models, hp, coupes, 0l, italy, reliable cars, marque, brit, 1980s, bertone, tvr, final assembly, japanese domestic market, speed six, polk city florida, blackpool england, party planner, swordfish
16 October 2006 posted in Plants/Manufacturing 1 views
Touring MINI's Oxford production plant Paul Tan has just posted a pictorial tour of his recent visit to MINI's British manufacturing facility in Oxford. The all-new second generation '07 MINI Cooper looks to maintain its spot at the top of ...
Tags: assembly line, mini cooper, minis, second generation, assembly plant, mini production, production source, combinations, final assembly, bumper to bumper, paul tan, hams hall, triangle, interior options, Coopers, swindon plant, pictorial tour, car bumper, quadrillion, bottom left
13 October 2006 posted in Euro 3 views
Morgan goes green with the LIFECar Morgan has signed on as one of the key players in an all-British consortium that will team to produce a high-performance zero-emissions fuel cell sports car. Morgan's partners in the effort are Qineti ...
Tags: alternative fuel vehicles, fuel cell, green car, zero emissions, emission vehicle, capacitors, final assembly, additional power, morgan motor company, british sports car, industry sources, half year, car manufacturer, performance fuel, cranfield, oxford universities, car morgan, qinetiq, government department, boc
1 October 2006 posted in Plants/Manufacturing 6 views
The last Ford GT rolls out of Saleen's Troy, MI facility The end is nigh for the Ford GT, as the last production car has rolled out of the Troy, Michigan Saleen facility where most of the car's final assembly was completed. BlueOvalNews.com was on hand to c ...
Tags: ford, svt, production car, saleen, ford gt, canada, design engineering, photo gallery, drivetrain, final assembly, shelby gt500, pose, wixom plant, troy michigan, mantle, top dog, line source, engineering manager, stable head, goodenow
14 September 2006 posted in China 3 views
Chinese MG production date set Nanjing Automobile Corp. will celebrate its 60th birthday on March 27, 2007, and the star of the party will be a shiny new MG. Deputy chairman Lu Zhenxin announced Wednesday that Nanjing's first MG wi ...
Tags: reuters, automobile, mg rover, final assembly, mg tf roadster, 60th birthday, mg cars, star of the party, deputy chairman, lu
13 July 2006 posted in Etc. 4 views
SMART fortwo EV set to electrify British Motor Show SMART announced today that it will premiere a new SMART fortwo EV at next week's British Motor Show. Up to 200 of the electric microcars will be built and delivered to the UK, which will serve as the ...
Tags: oddity, smart fortwo, electric vehicle, seater car, final assembly, drive train, technology partner, zytek, stablemate, microcars, uk debut, congestion charge, kilowatts, corporate customers, vehicle excise duty, dermot kelly, british motorshow, fradley, lease arrangement, 18 july
13 January 2006 posted in Concept Cars 310 views
Building the Camaro Concept Chevrolet has released this photo gallery of the Camaro Concept development. The new Camaro, shown above next to the '69 Camaro SS of Ed Welburn, GM VP Global Design, was arguably the hit of the Detro ...
Tags: detroit auto show, new camaro, camaro, concept car, global design, bodywork, gm vice president, realization, final assembly, camaro concept, clay model, gm design, ed welburn, 69 camaro ss, chevrolet photos, michigan computer, warren michigan, computer design, sculpting, jig
23 July 2005 posted in Trends 4 views
MG Rover bought by Nanjing The drawn out bidding battle for the remains of MG Rover has finally come to an end, with Chinese carmaker Nanjing emerging as the owner of both the British car brand and its engine producer Powertrai ...
Tags: powertrain, carmaker, automobiles, china, mg rover, car brand, british car, collapse, car production, final assembly, pricewaterhousecoopers, jobs in england, alteration, unions, engine plant
20 June 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 6 views
Nissan picks Smyrna for hybrid Altima production Nissan has announced that it will build the upcoming 2007 Altima hybrid in its Smyrna, TN assembly plant. They hope to build as many as 50,000/year of this model, which would give them a healthy chunk ...
Tags: toyota, practicality, japan, nissan, altima, smyrna tn, marketplace, assembly plant, chunk, 2007 altima, final assembly