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Faraday Future receives manufacturing equipment from Guangzhou MINO at Hanford plant

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Included in the shipment is critical equipment for the body assembly production line of the FF 91. MINO’s main product lines include Body In White (BIW) automatic welding lines, powertrain and new energy manufacturing equipment, electrical automation and robotics application integration and services. Guangzhou MINO Equipment Co.,

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Auto supplier Adient cuts jobs, transfers roles in Europe to shave costs – ET Auto

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As of September 2023, Adient had over 70,000 employees worldwide, with about 42% of them working in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Adient supplies seats to some of Europe’s biggest automakers, including Stellantis, Renault, BMW, Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen , as well as American giants Ford and General Motors.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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The study is designed to provide manufacturers with information to facilitate the identification of problems and to drive product improvement. The parent corporation receiving the most model-level awards is General Motors Company (seven awards), followed by Hyundai Motor Group (five) and Toyota Motor Corporation (four).

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GM Ventures portfolio company SDCmaterials secures 1st supply agreement for cost-saving advanced catalyst products for autos

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SDCmaterials, a developer of advanced catalyst products based on a novel materials fabrication and integration platform, announced a partnership and formalized a supply agreement with Car Sound, a leading manufacturer of catalysts and catalytic converters for the automotive aftermarket.

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Report: Isuzu, GM to partner globally on pickup trucks, engines

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The Nikkei reports that Isuzu Motors Ltd. and General Motors Co. The partnership reportedly will include joint development of next-generation models, and use common diesel engines. The alliance also opens the door to utilization of each other’s production bases. Earlier post.)

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GM opens new US$200M diesel engine facility in Thailand; first to produce new 4-cylinder Duramax diesels

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General Motors opened a new diesel engine plant in Rayong, Thailand. GM expects to source US$94 million worth of Thai-built components for the production of engines at its Rayong facility by 2012. The four-cylinder Duramax engines were tested in extreme conditions in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. This data includes data from some GM JVs.

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