Bietigheim-Bissingen, October 29, 2013 – Dürr is expanding its capacities in the North American market with a new business location in Querétaro, Mexico. The modern industrial complex with a workforce of around 280 employees (incl. externals) was formally inaugurated on October 28 and provides 50% more production and office space than the past location. “The new plant in Querétaro represents a key mainstay…

Teams will work closely on development of next-generation compact vehicles for both Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti New plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, will add nearly 5,700 additional workers and annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles when fully ramped up Companies will equally divide investment costs of approximately €1 billion The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG are significantly expanding their…

Dr.-Ing. Stephan Bross, Member Executive Board (C TO) - KSB SE & Co. KGaA and H.E. Mr. Martin Kobler – Ambassador, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany along with the management of KSB Pumps Company Limited (Pakistan) inaugurated a newly set, state of the art foundry at its manufacturing site in Hasanabadal. Spread over an area of above 26,000 Sq. Feet, this foundry is fully equipped with the German…

General Motors Co. will integrate its Russian operations into its GM Europe business in a move that will help the automaker's struggling Opel brand. Russia is forecast to surpass Germany as Europe's biggest new-car market within five years despite a recent slowdown in the country's economy that has led forecasters to predict a 5 percent drop in vehicle sales to 2.79 million this year. "This is the right…

Germany's first sentiment indicators since the escalation of the Ukraine-Russia crisis are pretty unambiguous: uncertainty is starting to hit the economic outlook and could well impact second-quarter growth, even as mild weather has helped the Eurozone's largest economy power ahead in the first three months of the year. Ifo's March business sentiment index Tuesday, like ZEW's index of investor sentiment…

Altair, Click2Cast, HBM nCode, and voxeljet today announced that the companies have collaborated on a new design and manufacturing process which combines the freedom of 3D printing for innovative mold making with a simulation driven design process. Together they present a technology demonstration that stands out with dramatic performance improvements and the solid potential for serial manufacturing and mass…

If President Donald Trump follows through on his promise to increase import taxes on cars, BMW’s plant in Spartanburg might go through a series of changes. … If President Donald Trump follows through on his promise to increase import taxes on cars, BMW’s plant in Spartanburg might go through a series of changes. Speaking on the sidelines of a symposium in Germany this month, CEO Harald Krueger said…

Hart County officials are calling it a history making event. Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday that Germany-based Häring, a leading global manufacturer of precision components and subassemblies for the automotive industry, will locate its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Hartwell, creating 800 jobs by 2025 and investing $54 million into the project over the next five years. “When global manufacturing…

Daimler's commercial van factory here will soon go from needing almost nothing from North American suppliers to needing an entire supply chain of local parts. Daimler is investing $500 million to transform basically a kit factory into a bona fide vehicle assembly operation that will pull together body panels, axles, windshields, seats, electronics and the rest. Until now, the North Charleston plant has been…

In the latest in a string of corporate departures from North Jersey, Mercedes-Benz USA on Tuesday confirmed rumors that after 43 years in Montvale, it is moving its headquarters to Atlanta, leading to the loss of up to 1,000 jobs in New Jersey, though it’s not clear how many of those workers will transfer south. CEO Stephen Cannon said Tuesday in an interview that he had met with Governor Christie and state…