Category: manufacturing
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How Leapmotor-Stellantis is transforming the global auto industry
A New Era of Automotive Collaboration The automotive industry has seen countless partnerships over the decades. Most are designed to reduce development costs, share technology, or gain access to specific markets. The relationship between Leapmotor and Stellantis is different because it addresses a challenge that is increasingly defining the global car business. Chinese automakers have…
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Humanoid push sharpens China export edge
China’s push into humanoid robots is emerging as a new test of its ability to convert industrial policy, supply-chain depth and scale manufacturing into export power, with Morgan Stanley research arguing that the sector could help lift the country’s share of global manufacturing by the end of the decade. Economists led by Chetan Ahya have…
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China’s Supply Chain: A 5-Year Fix?
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan: Solidifying Supply Chain Resilience Amidst Geopolitical Tensions China is currently drafting its 15th five-year plan, a comprehensive blueprint that will define the country’s development trajectory for the next five years and beyond. This plan builds upon decades of similar initiatives that have shaped China’s economic and industrial landscape. As China navigates…
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ZF Lifetec Launches Steering Systems Plant at Tanger Med
German passive vehicle safety and steering wheel manufacturing group ZF Lifetec has inaugurated a new factory at Morocco’s Tanger Med industrial platform, dedicated to producing steering systems for vehicles. Spanning 8,000 m², the high-tech facility marks a key milestone in the company’s strategic expansion at the crossroads of Europe and Africa. Production is already underway,…
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Local Assemblers Capture Just 10% of Auto Market – AAAG Raises Alarm
Automobile Assemblers Association of Ghana (AAAG) has expressed concerns about the continuous domination of the automotive industry by imported used and salvaged vehicles, as locally assembled new cars account for just 10 percent of the market. The association revealed at the Automotive Industry Summit, 2025, that over 90 percent of Ghana’s vehicle imports are used…