ises an EV battery production facility and MG’s auto parts development zone in cooperation with leading partners. Its “HASCO-CP BATTERY SHOP” battery facility has 2 major zones. The first zone is the battery assembly line which can run automatically with technologies including robotic system, AGV technology, Laser Welding, and the assembly assurance process using CCD. The second zone is a battery quality assurance zone with 60 test procedur...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/20

  The hydrogen fuel cell engine production lines achieve integration among production, assembly, and testing. Specifically, the 300kW hydrogen fuel cell engine production line comes with electric torque guns for assembly and airtightness testing, plus a supporting visualization operating system and AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle)-based intelligent logistics distribution system. -          The heavy-duty e-axle production lines integrate ...

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to manufacture several products at the same time, utilize different processes, improve productivity, and serve customers with different needs. During the starting phase, Valmet Automotive uses it for piloting a flexible welding robot cell without the traditional jigs, and automatic guided vehicles (AGV) for the needs of internal logistics. The company has also acquired a virtual welding system for the training of body shop experts. The center ena...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/06

Key for universities, automotive startups, and carmakers designing the vehicles of the future. As a leading open-source hardware and software company, Arduino will also present the Portenta UWB Shield and Arduino Stella harness UWB technology, the Arduino Pro Portenta Proto Kit VE, and the Portenta AGV Kit at the event. (From a press release dated March 6, 2025) On February 24, CARIAD announced that it is developing a scalable platform for assist...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/29

URAL, Russia opens new high-tech assembly building On May 23, the URAL Automobile Plant opened its new assembly building, a project supported financially by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The new car assembly building was designed entirely by Russian specialists and is equipped mainly with modern domestic technology, including robotic systems, AGV carts, smart tools, and Russia’s only robotic mezzanine warehouse. ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/26

, and a flexible production capacity with unlimited number of models. The paint workshop adopts a water-based top coating process and uses full matte varnish spraying pioneered in China. The final assembly workshop features a double-layer layout and a transparent structure design and uses full-line AGV conveying mode for the Chinese passenger vehicle market, realizing mixed production of load-bearing and non-load-bearing vehicle bodies. With the ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/26

put of 60 vehicles per hour before the works remains unchanged. The primary rationale behind upgrading the industrial complex was to improve the efficiency of the production process for enhanced ergonomics of workstations and improved operator safety. The parts are now delivered by robots known as 'AGV' (for Auto Guided Vehicle). Since reopening, 3,000 Megane E-TECH Electric cars, renowned for the quality of their manufacturing, have come off the...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/21

icient vehicle (EEV), and that Proton’s Tanjung Malim plant will be outfitted with new technologies, a move that embraces the Industry 4.0 concept to be highlighted in the forthcoming review of the National Automotive Policy (NAP). These technologies include intelligent Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV), a Visual Quality System (VQS) for production and after sales parts, and 3D printers for additive manufacturing.  On December 12, the Proton X70...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/19

ation. The system works by identifying the manufacturing area for the drone to cover, and then configuring the software and drone to perform overlapping photography to generate maps in 3D and 2D format, thus identifying the locations of different models and colors. The complex has 97 robots and 167 AGV's (automatically guided vehicles) that facilitate the process and transportation of vehicles on the production line. Information on the Resende pl...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/19

line, streamlining production. The operations take place in the S warehouse from October 2023. Previously, the finished electric motors were supplied from the Tremery plant, France, but now Vigo is equipped to handle the assembly of the electric machines. The electric motors are transferred via an AGV to the System 1 Motor Line for final finishing operations. The completed motors are directed through airways to the Mechanical Assembly Line 1 (sh...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/14

35,000 square meters, becoming the largest plant in its North American division. The expansion represented an investment of USD 12 million and will increase the workforce from 980 to 1,180 employees. The expanded plant will feature Industry 4.0 manufacturing technologies, Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGV) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). In the last three years, Faurecia has invested approximately USD 200 million in Mexico, primarily used...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/09

uary 11, Nissan announced that production of the New Kicks has begun in Resende, Brazil, as prepares for the market launch of the new vehicle in Brazil, Chile and Peru in March and Argentina in April 2021. The Resende plant has more than 2,000 employees working with the support of 92 robots and 159 AGVs. On March 24, Nissan announced that it will temporarily suspend operations at its Resende plant as COVID-19 cases rise across Brazil, granting co...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/01

in the Q2 2025, where pricing of both the models will be announced. The first units are currently being produced at AVTOTOR’s pilot production line. The full-scale production is scheduled to start later in 2025 at a new compact EV plant. The new plant will feature a robotic production line using AGV platforms, along with automated welding and painting lines for frames and body panels. It will have a design capacity of up to 50,000 compact elec...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/01

in the Q2 2025, where pricing of both the models will be announced. The first units are currently being produced at AVTOTOR’s pilot production line. The full-scale production is scheduled to start later in 2025 at a new compact EV plant. The new plant will feature a robotic production line using AGV platforms, along with automated welding and painting lines for frames and body panels. It will have a design capacity of up to 50,000 compact elec...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/30

ers of facilities rooms will be constructed. In addition, about 1,000 square meters of the existing plant buildings will be renovated. The completion of the project is scheduled for May 2024. It will also feature smart production facilities like automatic defect detection and identification system, AGV, sample delivery robot, etc. In the phase III expansion project, the Plant will increase its production capacity of Acella surface materials in Ch...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/22

nts plants in Salzgitter, Chemnitz and Hanover, as well as the Polish plants, from April 14, to safeguard component supplies for vehicle production in China. 32 of the 33 plants in China have now returned to production. Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has installed an automated guided vehicle (AGV) line. The line delivers new generation EA211 and EA288 engines, which are being introduced on a number of new models within the Audi, Volkswagen,...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/21

ier of important safety parts such as automotive brake lines, but the company is also engaged in the battery pack business as a new business. The company exhibited ultra-thin and compact battery packs for industrial equipment.   The 24V 48Ah battery pack is the industry's thinnest battery pack for AGV/AMR/robotic products with a height of 90mm. It incorporates a proprietary BMU (Battery Management Unit).   The battery pack uses ternary cylindri...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/08

company plans to sell 30,000 units of the all-new Roadster annually in more than 35 countries. Mazda Motor Corporation has reportedly introduced the "Multi-kit supply" system to its Ujina No. 1 Plant upon starting with production of the new Roadster. In the new system, an automated guided vehicle (AGV) carries all the parts required for a single vehicle and runs parallel to the assembly line to supply the parts in due order to plant workers. Nea...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/01

Key for universities, automotive startups, and carmakers designing the vehicles of the future. As a leading open-source hardware and software company, Arduino will also present the Portenta UWB Shield and Arduino Stella harness UWB technology, the Arduino Pro Portenta Proto Kit VE, and the Portenta AGV Kit at the event. (From a press release dated March 6, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/11

bile Plant opened its new assembly building, a project supported financially by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The new car assembly building was designed entirely by Russian specialists and is equipped mainly with modern domestic technology, including robotic systems, AGV carts, smart tools, and Russia’s only robotic mezzanine warehouse. The new building will increase the plant’s production capacity by over 5,50...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/11