Shortly before the start of IAA Transportation in Hanover, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) announced the start of production of the refreshed Multivan in the same city. At the show itself, VWCV ...

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has started production of the updated Multivan in Hanover. Rather than carrying out major line conversions, VWCV adapted existing equipment, manipulators and processes.

A shrinking pool of maintenance technicians is forcing manufacturers to redesign around a problem they used to solve with a screwdriver. Maxell thinks the fix is a battery that never gets swapped out.

A shrinking pool of maintenance technicians is forcing manufacturers to redesign around a problem they used to solve with a screwdriver. Maxell thinks the fix is a battery that never gets swapped out.

Mitsubishi Electric's Richard Lawton explains why energy must join Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), quality and throughput as a core measure of operational excellence, and where carmakers should ...

Mitsubishi Electric's Richard Lawton explains why energy must join Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), quality and throughput as a core measure of operational excellence, and where carmakers should ...

For the new electric model, the manufacturer is relying on existing facilities, joint body production with the A3 and fewer parts variants. More than 1,200 production components are being reused or ...

As electrification reshapes what happens on the factory floor, Linquan Technology's Boming Zhu argues carmakers must rethink harness design, data flow and tooling long before assembly lines can be ...

As electrification reshapes what happens on the factory floor, Linquan Technology's Boming Zhu argues carmakers must rethink harness design, data flow and tooling long before assembly lines can be ...

The wire harness highlights a striking contradiction in modern vehicle manufacturing. Cars are becoming more digital, more connected and increasingly software-defined, yet a large share of their ...

A future beyond vehicle production is taking shape for Volkswagen’s Osnabrück plant. The state of Lower Saxony and Israeli investor Aurelius Capital are looking to take over the site and transform it ...

With each new vehicle generation, the complexity of automotive production continues to increase. Platform strategies, a growing number of derivatives and shorter development cycles mean that ...