Dernières nouvelles qui concernent l'avancement des opérations en Chine, à 1 mois (le 27/03/2007) du lancement de la production de la MG 7 :
2 modèles différents seront lancés dans un premier temps, le deuxième modèle le 20 avril, puis au deuxième semestre 2007 lancement d'une première "voiture de sport" et également d'une "voiture économique".
Depuis hier une première chaîne de production a été mise en fonctionnement et testée. L'usine emploie 1200 personnes dont 30 expatriés permanents (parmi eux des ex MG ROVER).
Les 276 robots qui avaient été installés à Longbridge (à l'époque par BMW) ont été réinstallés à Pukou. Source : 28 Feb 2007
http://nj.jschina.com.cn/gb/jschina/...1ai1440350.htmIn less than 30 days, the South steam MG plant will be officially functioning. On the 27th next month will open the first batch of products under the Lord MG production lines in the country through the establishment of the 35 dealers started selling. By yesterday, one of the bases of the Lord production lines have all opened to traffic, production equipment in place, testing the accuracy of the final preparations for the formal production.
Spark of High-tech Development Zone on the road between 10 Road, a large portion of the appearance of light-brown plant already in shape, Claddings plant color and "MG" symbol for the color of a color scheme, in line with the British style of the original manufacturer's plant. Powertrain workshops covering 100,000 square meters, is the entire steel workshop. distribution-oriented production lines in the form of various regional workshops. production of different engine and emission diesel engines. vehicles will be used for the first V6 engine displacement of 2.5 liters of trial operation, the assembly line is, Here Design ~ 250,000 Taiwan. No powertrain assembly shop workshop space, it is very eyes and workshops divided into two layers. getting along with the "big pincers" top cover workshop, the production line open after undergoing a welding. Painting the body is the "air corridor" conveyance of the body and chassis combination It is in this workshop; Regional Workshop side test, the high precision instruments are bought for four wheel alignment, and so on emissions testing The cars come from the main workshop can be shipped directly to the dealers, to the consumers. Full capacity, the result will come out here every year 100,000 cars, high and low gear product range. Workshop design life of 50 years.
To ensure the quality of cars Lord name, or the advanced welding technique is the key. Lord's Welding Shop were the most known technology currently leading the workshop, there is 276 robots. Welding automation in the whole process completed. These robots is a few years ago when BMW Group acquired the transformation of MG Rover Company. The transformation is the key to spending three billion U.S. dollars each robot have English names. Welding robots for which 180 city in the name of the 7-series products will come off the assembly line, it is the Lord who luxury cars 8000 spot throughout the body entirely robot completed. Yesterday, the scene conducting precision tests, as each robot dance in general, the two hold the two side body panels The third body raised roof, three robot division, in less than two minutes on a full body welding shape. This is only the first step, after the body but also strengthened, and fix up to 56 robots also have a body of work. After 180 robot operations, was welding steel into a solid body, the sophistication level is very high.
South steam Lord existing 1,200 staff members, including more than 30 permanent expatriate staff. During the Chinese New Year this year, these employees can only rest day of the New Year. Weekly Effects of the five-day week into the second half of last year alone they will break even this year, "Mr days off," can ensure that Biezuliaojing investment companies make building new bases. The scheme is co-ordinating the arrangements for the launch of their products, it is reported,
This year on March 27 and April 20 will have two 7 Lord MG name products come off the assembly line, the second half of this year will launch a sports car A first half of next year and also to introduce economic cars.