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April 30, 2008 - The historic German city of Leipzig will play host to leading players from the international automotive manufacturing industry for the fourth Automotive Manufacturing Solutions Europe conference. Widely regarded as the industry’s most important reference point for business strategies and technical issues, the event will be held at the Leipzig Marriott Hotel from the 7 – 8 May. Throughout the conference, carmakers and automotive suppliers will come together to debate the relative merits of different low-cost locations, as well as discussing the impact of increased automation and new manufacturing strategies and technologies upon the industry.
With the automotive industry coming under ever greater pressure to control costs, a growing number of car manufacturers are looking to Eastern Europe in order to compete on a global basis. Situated between the advanced economies of Western Europe and the fast-growing Russian market, Eastern European nations are well-placed to offer car manufacturers the benefits of low cost savings and a skilled workforce, as well as reliable infrastructure.
The conference will enable automotive manufacturers and suppliers to benchmark their performance against global competitors and to identify potential partner regions with the appropriate skills to match their requirements. Automotive Manufacturing Solutions Europe forms a platform for the development of closer collaboration with automotive manufacturers within the international marketplace.
Mahmoud Chatah, business manager of silver sponsors, inos Automation Software, commented: “Automotive Manufacturing Solutions Europe provides a strategic overview of global corporate investment strategies and the key factors affecting location choices. The event allows delegates access to the most comprehensive information about recent trends and developments across the industry.”
Attendees to this year’s conference will begin the first day with guided factory tours of either Volkswagen Saxony’s Chemnitz engine facility, or Porsche and BMW’s Leipzig plants. This will be followed by a comprehensive seminar programme focusing on the very latest technological advances in the industry and featuring top-level discussions of manufacturing strategies from some of the automotive sector’s leading figures.
Some of the industry’s leading figures are confirmed to speak at this year's Automotive Manufacturing Solutions Europe conference, such as Alfred Rutka, director, paintshop, BMW, Dr Torsten Jäckel, leader, department of joining technology, Volkswagen and Dr Albrecht Bochow, managing director, MAGNA – GAZ Group Joint Supply Organization. Other speakers will include Sven Veit, head of planning paintshop and surface treatment, AUDI, Anton Hirschmann, director strategy and business development, Magna Steyr and Shaun McNeil, senior production systems development manager, Bentley Motors Limited.
Ends. For more information on Automotive Manufacturing Solutions Europe 2008 please contact Dermot O’Flynn or Richard Postins at Prova on +44 (0)1926 776900.
Notes to editors:
• Organised by Automotive Manufacturing Solutions magazine (AMS), AMS Europe has become the leading business networking event for senior automotive manufacturing executives.
• Automotive Manufacturing Solutions organises conferences in Europe, the USA and India.
• The conference is supported by several leading names in the automotive manufacturing sector, such as silver sponsors inos, Magna Steyr, Schneider Electric and Trumpf and bronze sponsors ITD Hungary and Hardinge. The conference is also supported by BMW, Volkswagen, Stadt Leipzig, Saxony Economic Development Corporation, Porsche and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers are special supporters.
• For more information visit http://www.amsconferences.com/automaneurope/
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