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mini editorial.qxd 24/11/06 11:15 am Page 52 square metre extension. Up to 200 new jobs will be created The extension of the supplier network for vehicle as volumes increase towards the plant's maximum capacity, components is an important element in the structure of the bringing the total workforce to 4,700. The existing MINI MINI production triangle. Besides the BMW Group, convertible will continue to be produced alongside the new numerous component suppliers have invested in the model. production of the new car. Our three suppliers for the front Since moving production of sub-assemblies to Swindon end, cockpit and seats, HBPO, Intier and Faurecia, have set and extending the body shop, production capacity at up operations within an hour's drive of Plant Oxford, says Oxford has increased by around 20 percent as well as having Anton Heiss. They have invested more than

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AutoMOTIVE 5

Editors Note
News
Here For The Long Haul
Halewood. Rebirth of a Car Plant
Safety First
Focus on Flexibility
A Prophet Without Honour?
Chrysler Cuts It Four Ways
A MINI For All Reasons
Porsche Plans Continuous Logistics Improvement
Flawless, Consistent Execution
Ford's European Supplier Parks Deliver Lean Manufacturing Efficiencies
Cheap and Cheerful
Onwards and Upwards
Schrader and Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems Take the Pressure
No Faults Forward
A Long Way From Wheelbarrows and Bath Tubs
A New Era in US/Japanese Cooperation
A Dialogue of the Deaf

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