SMMT

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The UK automotive industry has today welcomed the European Commission’s proposal to extend the current rules of origin for electric vehicle batteries under the Trade Cooperation Agreement (TCA) until 2027 – and urged every government to back it. We urge every party to get behind it.

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SMMT

APRIL 25, 2024

in the first quarter of 2024, the best Q1 performance since 2008, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Export volumes grow 57.9% in first three months, while manufacturing for the UK declines -13.1%. Growth in January and February followed by -19.2% March decline to 7,943 units.

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Fastener News Desk

MAY 1, 2024

Suppliers continue to have capacity but work to improve lead times, due to their raw material supply chain disruptions. Operational output is still strong, and the supply chain has the capacity to support. It took some customers longer to replenish their supply chain network after the fourth-quarter rush we commonly have.

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SMMT

DECEMBER 22, 2023

It’s a win for everyone, safeguarding the competitiveness of the Anglo-European automotive industry, supporting consumers and preventing an unnecessary roadblock to road transport carbon reduction. This work will help position the UK as a go-to destination for automotive investment in a fiercely competitive global environment.

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Modern Machine Shop

MAY 19, 2024

Source: Thyssenkrupp Materials Services Thyssenkrupp Materials Services recently opened a new steel service center in Sinton, Texas, on May 7, 2024. “With our new steel service center in Sinton, we are ensuring the flexible and reliable supply of high-quality materials to existing and new customers. .

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Fastener News Desk

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Prices Index climbed into expansion (or ‘increasing’) territory as new pricing levels for 2024 went into effect.” WHAT RESPONDENTS ARE SAYING “The start of 2024 looks good. A few commodities are up in cost due to supply shortages. Cash flow will be tight in 2024.” TEMPE, Ariz. , Feb.

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Manufacturing Supply Chain Beverage Electronics 52

Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The shortage of labor, rising interest rates and energy prices, lingering supply chain issues and a variety of other factors have all contributed to a wait-and-see attitude among many U.S. Our projection for 2024 has the U.S. Our projection for 2024 has the U.S. machine tool market down another 7.4% of the total.

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Supply Chain Automotive Manufacturing 98

SMMT

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Industry outlook highlights strategic importance of Automotive to Britain’s economic recovery, with growth worth £14 billion targeted in 2023. Window of opportunity to secure industry’s place in global race to net zero is closing fast with imminent deadlines for investment decisions, 2024 Rules of Origin and the UK ZEV Mandate.

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Automotive Supply Chain Logistics Manufacturing 80

i4.0 today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Industrial automation specialist FANUC UK will showcase a range of real-world robotic innovations at MACH 2024, including an affordable multi-axis turning and machining solution aimed at helping manufacturers in the aerospace, automotive, utilities and energy supply chains reduce cycle times, cut costs, save space and boost production efficiency.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The organization said it expects the slowdown, particularly in automotive manufacturing, to continue until the second half of 2024. economy, higher interest rates, and even the over-purchasing of robots in 2022 from supply chain concerns,” said Jeff Burnstein , president of A3, in a release.

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Robotics Robotics Automotive Electronics 98

i4.0 today

JANUARY 31, 2024

thyssenkrupp Materials de México, the leading company in the commercial area of the same name, inaugurated its new service center in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, on January 25, 2024. In the context of the major transformation issues of electromobility, sustainability, and supply chain resilience, Mexico is a clear growth market for us.

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SMMT

JANUARY 24, 2024

UK must now ramp up EV supply chain and deliver return on investments. 4 While 191,247 cars were built for domestic buyers, the lion’s share of output was shipped overseas, evidence of the contribution automotive exports make to the UK economy. UK vehicle production tops one million units, up 17.0% in best year since 2019.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 7, 2024

EDT on Thursday, May 16, 2024. He is an experienced global supply chain professional helping clients position themselves as market leaders by delivering proven automation and technology to address business needs. Exotec is 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award Winner for its deployment of the Skypod system at Lane Automotive.

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Automation Robotics Robotics Supply Chain 102

Canadian Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

. “The salesman was pretty vague but hinted it could be 2024 by the time we get the car,” Chiasson said in an interview from Bathurst, N.B. ” The situation has relegated automakers to the back seat of the microchip supply chain, resulting in long delays for the small parts.

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Canadian Manufacturing

MARCH 4, 2024

Together, we’re working to fortify Ontario’s Critical Mineral Corridor from the North to Niagara to establish a robust, made-in-Ontario lithium supply chain crucial for meeting the province’s burgeoning automotive and battery manufacturing potential.

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Supply Chain Automotive Manufacturing 105

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JANUARY 9, 2024

San Antonio, TX — January 9, 2024 — Frost & Sullivan recently researched the automotive cloud computing platform market and, based on its findings, recognized AWS with the 2023 Global Company of the Year Award. AWS believes in the importance of its customers implementing cloud computing capabilities for their unique use cases.

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Automotive Artificial Intelligence Supply Chain Manufacturing 64

Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2024

Submit your nominations for innovation awards in the 2024 RBR50 awards. We’ve done many pilots both in automotive, as well as the commercial space,” she said. Meili Technologies will exhibit at CES 2024. The post Will autotech ventures race east in 2024? Click here to enlarge. appeared first on The Robot Report.

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SMMT

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The news follows recent announcements of significant investment into advanced automotive manufacturing, with some £4 billion committed by Government and industry combined in November alone, a massive vote of confidence in the sector.1 on last year, with further growth anticipated in 2024. to 751,422 units.

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Automotive Supply Chain Advanced manufacturing Manufacturing 145

Robotics Business Review

MAY 7, 2024

However, ABB said it expects the majority of installations of the new robots to be in automotive OEM and Tier supplier sectors, as well as a significant level of installation in logistics, foundry, machinery manufacturing, construction and agriculture applications. It also won a 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for these robots.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

MAY 15, 2023

This required percentage share will increase from 40% to 50% in 2024, 60% in 2025, 70% in 2026, and 80% in 2027. Like the mineral sourcing requirement, the required share of battery pack content will also progressively increase: 60% in 2024 and 2025, 70% in 2026, 80% in 2027, 90% in 2028, to finally 100% in 2029.

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Automotive Supply Chain Sourcing Manufacturing 52

SMMT

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Electrified vehicle output rises by 41.5%, but urgent action needed to ensure UK and EU trade remains competitive from 2024. This is under threat, however, from January 2024 when tougher rules of origin for batteries come into force. Rise in production driven by 32.2% UK car manufacturing rose by 39.8%

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Supply Chain Automotive Manufacturing 144

Mold Making Technology

MAY 1, 2024

For an industry that thrives on innovation, the forthcoming NPE, the largest gathering in the Western Hemisphere for the plastics industry, offers an avenue for post-COVID-19 in-person reconnection of the industry’s supply chain. A: In early fall 2023, there was a consensus anticipating moderate global economic growth in 2024.

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Supply Chain Automotive Manufacturing Fit 52

i4.0 today

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As we progress into 2024, the integration and evolution of artificial intelligence in various domains are not just changing; they are set to revolutionise the way we approach design, development, and deployment in these sectors. Expect announcements in late 2024 from Apple around its generative AI offering.

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Electronics Artificial Intelligence Supply Chain Automation 52

Canadian Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

MILPITAS — The global semiconductor manufacturing industry recovery is taking hold with electronics and IC sales increasing in the final quarter of 2023 and more growth projected for 2024, SEMI announced in its fourth quarter 2023 publication of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Monitor (SMM) report, prepared in partnership with TechInsights.

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Electronics Automotive Manufacturing Supply Chain 40

Fastener News Desk

JANUARY 31, 2024

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Aerospace Supply Chain Manufacturing Fit 52

Fastener News Desk

MARCH 15, 2024

Fastener Fair USA returns to Cleveland, Ohio May 22-23, 2024 Norwalk, CT (March 14, 2023) – Fastener Fair USA is thrilled to announce that registration is open for the 2024 edition taking place at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio on May 22 and 23. Attendees are invited to register here.

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Automotive Supply Chain Aerospace Manufacturing 52

Canadian Manufacturing

JULY 25, 2023

CAMI Assembly will begin building battery modules, like the one pictured, the second quarter of 2024. INGERSOLL — GM announced that CAMI Assembly will begin building battery modules in the second quarter of 2024, supporting the company’s increasing EV production volume.

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Assembly Line Manufacturing Supply Chain Automotive 98

SMMT

OCTOBER 17, 2023

News comes as latest SMMT Automotive Trade Report shows UK global auto trade on track to reclaim £100 billion trading hub status. As the clock ticks down to the 1 January 2024 ROO introduction, new calculations lay bare the impact the new rules, set under the EU-UK Brexit deal, would have on vehicle affordability and competitiveness.

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Automotive Supply Chain Manufacturing 143

SMMT

APRIL 24, 2024

Latest independent outlook expects UK car and light van production to be around 940,000 in 2024, reflecting multiple model changeovers this year. An early 2024 Easter bank holiday also played a part, with fewer working days this March than the year before. British car production falls -27.1% respectively.

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Supply Chain Automotive Manufacturing 87

Canadian Manufacturing

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Bobaek’s investment marks the company’s first entry into the North American EV supply chain and will create 144 new jobs in the region. This investment adds to the region’s continued growth and economic prosperity and we are thrilled that Bobaek will play a major role within our automotive ecosystem.

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SMMT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

to 82,997 units, marking the best January performance since 2021 and the fifth straight month of growth as global demand for British-built brands continued to grow and legacy supply chain challenges, notably semiconductor shortages, abated. Volumes rose 21.0% to 62,938 units – a rise of 6,559. million units.

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Supply Chain Automotive Manufacturing 145

E&T

JULY 22, 2022

The facility is backed by the government’s Automotive Transformation Fund, an £850 million programme to electrify Britain’s automotive supply chain. We need to develop and strengthen our own supply chains to protect our national security into the future.”.

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Supply Chain Automotive Sourcing Manufacturing 96

SMMT

JULY 27, 2023

11,748 units were produced in June, up 23.0%, and it also marks the best first half year for UK van production since 2011, as supply chain constraints continue to ease. UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing grew 16.0% 1 First half year production was 67.0% compared to the same period last year, at 37,803 units. to 20,872 units.

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Supply Chain Automotive Manufacturing 98

SMMT

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As supply chain bottlenecks ease, global trade is increasingly on the agenda for boosting automotive sales and the delivery of low emission technologies – but with automotive products subject to geopolitical, environmental and industrial policies, navigating business across multiple time zones is as complex as ever.

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Automotive Supply Chain Bottleneck Manufacturing 98

Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

We declared 2023 the year of the humanoid, but 2024 has already said, “Hold my beer.” Figure said it plans to use the funding to grow its AI training, manufacture more robots, and hire the engineers necessary to get production units to market in the 2024-2025 timeframe. With the Series B funding, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based

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SMMT

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In this edition, SMMT International looks at both Europe and Asia and the opportunities for businesses with innovative technologies in the automotive supply chain. The Trade Missions in India, Türkiye, and Poland showcased SMMT’s continued commitment to strengthening ties with emerging automotive markets.

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Automotive Supply Chain 52

SMMT

OCTOBER 27, 2023

After the supply chain challenges that have tested the mettle of the sector in recent years, recovery is now firmly underway – and it’s green recovery at that. Further afield, SMMT has been supporting the UK pavilion and 10 UK companies in promoting UK Automotive at the Daegu International Future Auto Expo (DIFA).

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