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Automotive manufacturing alive and well

Manufacturer's Monthly

When Ford moved manufacturing offshore, you might think that was the end of Premcar – but you would be wrong. To this day Premcar remains a go-to partner for global car manufacturers – the company currently assembles the premium Nissan Navara Warrior and Nissan Patrol Warrior at its site in Epping.

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UK automotive manufacturing carbon footprint falls to lowest ever level

SMMT

UK Automotive’s production carbon footprint shrinks to lowest level on record, as CO 2 emissions fall -11.2% The UK automotive industry’s production carbon footprint fell by -11.2% The UK automotive industry’s production carbon footprint fell by -11.2% In 2021 the number of training days per employee increased by 5.6%

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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

Robotics Business Review

based Figure AI signed an agreement with BMW Manufacturing to test its 01 humanoid at the car maker’s plant in Spartanburg, S.C. BMW Manufacturing employs 11,000 people at its 8 million-sq.-ft. BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., Sunnyvale, Calif.-based I don’t know.

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Automotive Chip Shortage Likely to Persist Through 2023 and Beyond

Seeburger

Last year, the automotive industry was still confident that they would overcome the semiconductor crisis in 2022. The PlayStation 5, for which stocks were already low at Christmas 2021, is still suffering shortages. Even leading automotive manufacturers are quoting lead times of 15-18 months for […].

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Smart Eye Announces 4 New Breakthrough Design Wins for Automotive Interior Sensing AI

i4.0 today

Smart Eye, the leading developer of DMS software for the automotive industry, today announced a breakthrough order from a major Korean car manufacturer. The combination of driver monitoring and cabin monitoring software, known as automotive interior sensing, is the next step in the evolution of in-cabin sensing technologies.

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Robots used in the automotive industry worldwide cross the 1 million mark, says IFR

Automation Mag

The automotive industry has the largest number of robots working in factories around the world, says the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The automotive industry effectively invented automated manufacturing,” says Marina Bill, president of IFR, in a press statement. “The

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Research Reports Reveal IoT Cyber Risks Plus Value of Manufacturing

Gary Mintchell

One report is on the value of manufacturing to the world’s economy. Cyberattack Risks to IP Rich Data Double as Manufacturing IoT Connections Grow at a CAGR of 53% by 2026 Intellectual Property (IP) theft, including industrial trade secrets, is one of the costliest security breaches costing the U.S.