Spring-Summer 2011 · nº 60 News GRUPO ANTOLIN

EXPANSION IN CHINA GRAPHENE the material of the future We inaugurate GA-San Petersburgo

Anniversary125 AUTOMOBILE NEWS is published by Grupo Antolin Grupo Antolin is a multinational at the cutting edge of design and production of components for car interiors for the automobile industry. Present in 23 countries with 88 plants and 20 technical commercial offices and more than 11,700 employees. This publication is available for the employees in the GA’s intranet and corporate website

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Territory Europe - South Territory America Africa - 7,442 employees* Asia - Pacific 2,761 employees* Territory North America 1,918 employees*

* Nr of employees by territory as on the 30th of April 2011 contents

page 4 on cover page 14 designing the future page 24 special Graphene, a combination Geneva Motor Show 23 countries, 23 cultures, of strength and flexibility Analysis of the more stunning models and 1 mission first part concept cars A quick overview of all countries where we operate page 16 corp. responsibility Code of Ethics and Conduct page 28 in brief Ethics and integrity in our daily management News in brief Agreements in China, awards, new releases ... page20 the photo The Group officially unveils the process Communication Campaign page 38 report that will allow us to obtain this material on industrial scale with a high quality “Listen to the heart”, to avoid waste, First plastic door standardization and added value hardware module (Fiat / page 6 interview Chrysler L platform) page 22 plants Fernando Rey de las Peñas Opening of Grupo Corporate Innovation Director Antolin-San Petersburgo

page 9 special Key Knowledge Management Model

page 12 protagonists Our Technological Partners We show the main technological partnership The importance of international collaboration in agreements Our first Russian plant officially inaugurated the launch of a program

News Grupo Antolin 2 · Spring-Summer 2011 Editorial

The roads of our countries have be- ing embracing the automobile for 125 years, since the 29th of January of 1886 the first motor vehicle rolled through one in Germany. Many peo- President ple and companies have contributed in first person to celebrate this anniversary by provid- ing talent, new ideas and practicality.

Automotive innovation, as in every sec- tor, is a key item if you want to meet The recovery in our sector is a fact, and although this recovery anniversaries, to grow, and mainly to is much slower in some countries, such as Spain, GRUPO AN- improve. Thanks to the interview with TOLIN has been able to take advantage of the positive develop- our Corporate Innovation Director, we ments appearing. Evidence of this is that in 2010 we achieved can understand better why. a turnover including inter-group of €2,126m, which is 33% up on the previous year. At the beginning of 2011 this uptrend has To innovate in products is as important been confirmed and we have obtained total sales of €637.62m as to do it on the processes. An ex- in the first quarter. ample of this is the launch of a new development line, the Graphene. The Our performance has led to us achieving an excellent reputa- process we are working on will enable tion for strength and industrial coherence, being highly regard- us to obtain a high-quality industrial ed by both customers and institutions. Our geographic and scale Graphene. commercial diversity, along with our strong focus on innova- tion, have allowed us to be leaders for our traditional products Russia, that is becoming a large market and to continue increasing their added value by including new for our industry, welcomed last March functions. the opening of our first local plant from where we will supply a wide range of Our efforts are not exclusively in the automotive industry. products to major manufacturers es- Thanks to the launch of new products as GRAPHENE we will be tablished there. This country is one of able to diversify our industrial activity into other sectors with 23 where our company is established, high value added, both financial and technological. This is all countries that we will be introducing a result of the original philosophy of our company, which is to through a double special that begins always move forward using RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT and this number. We hope to know a little INNOVATION. more about all our nationalities. We must continue meeting the needs of our customers, be- The implementation of new programs ing flexible about the changes imposed by them and accom- is a challenge that every company must panying them wherever they establish themselves. This is the overcome to keep customer confidence. case for Russia and China, two of the so-called BRIC countries In our case, with the new programs that (along with Brazil and India). These countries have been re- we present to you for Ford and Chrysler, cording the greatest growth over the last few years and its we think we have succeeded. For sure forecasts are unbeatable. As a result, our Group has recently you would like to know how. opened a plant in St Petersburg and in April we signed two agreements with our partner Huaxiang for projects involving There are plenty of articles and reports plastic injection in China. waiting for you on the next pages, initiatives from other centres of the I would also like to stress that it is you, the large, highly quali- Group, last honours and awards re- fied team of people, who have allowed the Group to survive ceived… to sum up, a magazine to be the crisis and come out of it stronger than ever. Thank you read from beginning to end. w once again for believing, just as I did, that it could happen. w

News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 3 www.granphnanotech.com

GRAPHENEthe material of the future

During the speech given by the President of the Castilla y León Regional Government, Juan Vicente Herrera cover story

At Grupo Antolin we have developed, in collaboration with the University of Alicante, a new process that will allow us to industrially produce high quality Graphene. A revolutionary substance, discovered in 2004 and subject of the Nobel Prize in 2010, which will be used in structural materials and in advanced products in the electrical, electronic and energy sectors (batteries, solar panels, chips, computers…)

The manufacturing process was presented on The winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics 2010 13 April to the President of the Castilla y León (for his research on Graphene), Konstantin Regional Government, Juan Vicente Herrera, Novoselov, visited our Granph Nanotech stand who visited our headquarters accompanied by at the ImagineNano the Economy and Employment Minister, Tomás trade fair held in Bilbao Villanueva, the Deputy Minister for Economy, Begoña Hernández, and the Regional Delegate for the Government, Jaime Mateu.

News Grupo Antolin 4 · Spring-Summer 2011 From left to right, César Merino (GA-Ingenieria), Helena Varela (University of Alicante), Yukari Tsubokura (GA-Japan) and Ignacio Martín (University of Alicante) during the Nano Tech 2011 Trade Fair (Tokyo)

A visit to the exhibition room in our headquarters

Herrera made particular reference within this project to “the highly innovative applications that it could have in the Group’s more traditional production areas, interior car components and modules, and the potential it offers the company in terms of diversifying its industrial activity into other sectors with high value added, both financial and technical”.

Our President, José Antolin, explained that thanks to the discoveries with graphene “a whole new future world opens up for us and we still do not know just how far it will take us”.

GRAnPH®: our unique graphene

One of the main disadvantages of graphene is that it is difficult and expensive to extract. Our success stems from having developed a new method to obtain high quality gra- Pablo Soto, GA-Ingenieria, demonstrating one of the Graphene dissolutions phene from carbon nanofibres, a material which has been researched by the Group for over ten years. Trade Fairs where you can What is the source of GRAnPH®? discover more about GRAnPH ® The Group’s carbon nanofibre research team has developed, NANOTECH as part of the IBEROEKA NANOINTERPOL project, and in collaboration with the University of Alicante, the aforemen- Nano Tech 2011 tioned method to obtain high quality graphene. The base Tokyo, Japan (from 16 to 18 February 2011) material for obtaining it, graphene oxide, will be produced in Burgos for dispatching across the globe. w ImagineNano Bilbao, Spain (from 11 to 14 April 2011) NanoMaterials London, United Kingdom (8 and 9 June 2011) NSTI Nanotech 2011 Boston, USA (from 13 to 16 June 2011) Nano Tech Korea Seoul, South Korea (from 24 to 26 August 2011)

News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 5 interview Corporate Innovation Director Fernando Rey

It is increasingly clear that Innovation is one of the key factors in helping us to meet the growing demands of our customers. In this interview, Fernando Rey, Corporate Innovation Director, explains how we can all be innovators, making the most of our differences. He also tells us more about his Department

News Grupo Antolin 6 · Spring-Summer 2011 You were born in Cantillana (Seville), one of the warmest parts of the South of Spain. How did an Andalusian end up living and working in Burgos? From a very young age I had a great interest in automotive engineering, which led me to study Industrial Engineering in Bilbao. I then took a course at the Polytechnic Institute of Turin to specialise in Automotive Engineering. What are the objectives of each of the sections In 1973 I started my working life in the Department of Stud- that make up your department? ies at Renault, and I spent 19 years there in total, 16 in Val- There is one common objective, already mentioned above, ladolid and the final 3 in Paris. From Paris I came directly to which is to prepare the vision of the future and make it Burgos. I joined this Group, as part of what was then Irausa, become a reality. to work on International R&D. More specifically, Strategic Marketing is there to make us Since 2001 I have been running the Department for Corpo- aware of who Grupo Antolin is in the world, how it is posi- rate Innovation.Therefore, my arrival in the North of Spain tioned with respect to its customers and competitors, and has come about as a result of my interest in the sector, to anticipate the market trends so that we can be ready to which is largely located in this area, not to forget of course respond to the challenges it brings us. that all of my children were born in Castilla y León. The main purpose of the External Communication area is to How would you define innovation in Grupo Antolin? communicate who we are and what our business is about to our target public, disseminating a credible, transparent and We must look at innovation in its widest sense. Rather than homogeneous message from all the centres that make up limiting it to the technological area we should extend it to our organisation. We have an important role to play when it include all of the company’s activities. It is a term directly comes to creating a closer relationship with the external me- connected to the creativity of people and their ability to dia, whose interest in our company is increasing all the time. take the initiative. Innovation has been a feature of this Group from the very start and it is part of the culture of Industrial Design studies society’s trends, in the automo- the Antolin family, so it is no surprise that it has become an tive sector and elsewhere, and represents the voice of the engine for change in this company over the last 15 years. user when it comes to discussions with the engineers and, above all proactively, when it comes to our customers’ De- The symbiosis between Technological Innovation, Industrial De- sign studies, thereby influencing the future definition of the sign, Knowledge Management, Industrial Property and Market- products that we want to produce. ing has allowed us to acquire a certain vision of the future, iden- tifying areas toward which we should direct our activity. The Technological Innovation departments are involved in turning the ideas identified from the analysis of the trends into a reality, keeping one step ahead of the competition and providing differentiated value added to our products.

Industrial Property is a vital tool in terms of technological control in the market, protecting our technical solutions so that we can freely exploit them, supporting the Group’s strategic decision making process through its reports and, lastly, helping to create a secure framework for collabora- tion with our customers which protects our common inter- ests in each new project.

Knowledge Management affects the entire company and its objective is to acquire and transmit the knowledge required for our activities, allowing us to generate and adjust our processes to meet the needs and demands of our custom- ers. In short, it is a tool for changing and transforming our working culture.

News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 7 Actually, the Innovation process is a process of ongoing “learning. We can all be innovators in our jobs and lives

What does Knowledge and Innovation mean to the Group? How can it be addressed? ” We are constantly reading that Knowledge is the most im- portant asset in the 21st century for guaranteeing the pro- gress of society. I am totally convinced of that, and if this phrase applies perfectly to any area, that area is naturally What innovation strategy is in place? Innovation. Actually, the Innovation process is a process of ongoing learning. Technological Innovation is one of nine fundamental proces- ses used to structure the activity of our group. It begins with The Greeks broke the myth of the divine origin of Knowled- a phase of open exploration, before moving on to the forma- ge, the Renaissance contributed experimentation to enrich lisation of the areas that we have decided to pursue, as part it, and it is now, in our century, when for the first time of which the project management guidelines are followed, Knowledge is considered to be a “manageable” asset. The before concluding with the actions that guarantee their in- Group has implemented its own management methods to troduction in the market. This is all hand-in-hand with our ensure that it forms part of all our activities. sales people and Business Units. To finish off this interview, could you explain The first objective of our Innovation strategy is to maintain what the term “innovator” means to you? the position of our traditional products in a market whose constant evolution leads to new demands all the time. For Actually we can all be innovators in our jobs and in our lives. example, weight reduction is currently one of these. The The conditions for innovation to flourish are related to the second objective is to increase the value added of the tra- environment, society and the family, freedom of action and ditional functions, for example offering integrated lighting the generosity of wanting to enrich your surroundings. into the headliners and door panels. The third objective is to explore routes for the diversification of the business, such as I would encourage you all to be innovators because, among nano-technologies applied to our sector or to other markets. other things, it brings great personal satisfaction. w

News Grupo Antolin 8 · Spring-Summer 2011 special

Knowledge Management Area Grupo Antolin The Key Knowledge Management Model

Grupo Antolin continues to focus on Knowledge Management as a tool to change and transform our work culture. Knowledge is in the DNA of our company and the people working for it, as well as in our products and processes. It is vital to generate, acquire and transfer the knowledge required to efficiently carry out our work. Failures in knowledge management generate enormous costs for any organisation, and have a direct impact on profits and on relationships with the company’s most important interest groups (customers, suppliers and employees)

News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 9 KNOWLEDGE CYCLE

SHARE IDENTIFICATION

APPLICATION CREATION

STORE CAPTURE

ORGANIZATION ADAPTATION

CONECTION

STRATEGIC LINE MANAGEMENT

COMPETENCE KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBLE LEADER MANAGEMENT BU Manager o Knowledge Leader for the People who participate in Corporate Manager compentence the application of the knowledge in the competence

Continuing to implement the Key Standardisation and Knowledge Management mod- Management of the Mechanisms el, in 2010 Grupo Antolin launched the Control Plan for control devices Metal alloys; Magnesium management of the following areas: Luis Adán, Doors BU Diego Val, DIC Management, Design and Standard concepts for the Standardisation of control devices Technical Customer Trends design of plastic pieces (RENAULT/PSA) José Luis Manero, Doors BU Román Manrique, Doors BU Abilio Agostinho, DIC, GA-France MTM + Ergonomics + Time Textile injection Metrics Transacciones y operativa en el comercio internacional Julio Barbero, Doors BU Beatriz Vallejo, Doors BU Alfredo Jiménez, DCI Comprehensive customer Design standards for window information guide (RENAULT) regulators Managing laboratory resources and equipment Norbert Fontaine, KAM Renault- Rubén Puente, Doors BU Nissan, GA-France Arturo Soto, DCI Cables for window regulators Standard system for optimal Central Laboratories and decision making in the Coral Mateos, Doors BU Validation - Management of industrial setting Lightweight window regulators testing and Validation Plans Pedro Félix Anton, Doors BU Rafael García, DIC Arturo Soto, DCI

DCI: Corporate Industrial Office - DIC: Department of Corporate Innovation - BU: Business Unit

News Grupo Antolin 10 · Spring-Summer 2011 Explanation from Miguel Ángel Vicente, leader for the Doors Business Unit’s areas of responsibility, about the need to work on the management of key knowledge.

We all use the Key Knowledge Management Model to projects. As a result, we can strengthen our best practices manage the knowledge required to generate products and avoid potential mistakes. that meet the needs of our customers. The Knowledge Leaders are responsible for leading and delivering the This tool is available in the Knowledge Management identification, acquisition, dissemination, consolidation sharepoint. and application of knowledge for the people and process- es associated with the specific competence. This allows them to maximise the knowledge within their strategic INNOVATIVE DAY MEETINGS area. To achieve this, the Competence Responsibles must establish and direct the management strategies with Through the Innovative Day Meetings we share knowledge the objective of most effectively and efficiently meeting with our suppliers, which allows us to generate products the business targets set for that area of responsibility. Each that are both innovative and adapted to meet the needs of Management Team is responsible for the Management of our customers. its Competences. Over the last few months, companies such as ENGEL, GUIL- FORD Performance Textiles, RECTICEL, NITTO DEN- LESSONS LEARNED KO, PLASTIVALOIRE and AsorCAD Engineering have visited our facilities to take part in Knowledge Workshops. In November 2010 the company launched a new tool to Specialists and senior managers from these companies collect the knowledge that we acquire when carrying out showed us their products and innovations relating to our sec- all the phases of our projects. With this tool we intend to tor. All of the sessions were eminently practical, and involved take advantage of the experience obtained through our an explanation of their products and innovations, something projects and share this with everyone working on those which was considered very helpful by those attending. w

The PLASTIVALOIRE Group, whose slogan is “La référence en injection plas- The Nitto Denko Group tique”, is considered one of the GUILFORD Performance specialises in the production of ad- main suppliers for automotive Textiles a company specialised hesive elements, largely used to hold components. Its products inclu- in textiles for car interiors, gave us a together automotive components. It de: front-end modules; under- presentation titled “Performance gave us a presentation titled “To- bonnet plastic pieces; lighting; Textiles for Automotive”, which gether towards a Clean, Green and signalling. Through a practical took us through their research and and Healthy future” in which it ex- workshop, based on real examples, development in the textile area and plained its development and research Plastivaloire offered us its latest its application in our products and relating to our products. processes and innovations. processes.

News Grupo Antolin Spring-summer 2011 · 11 Grupo Antolin’s Technological Partners

protagonists Information Systems Department Grupo Antolin The Information and Communication Technolo- gies (ICTs) have been playing an important role Operating in an international and in the automotive sector for many years: the use of EDI*, for example, to exchange information extremely competitive market on logistics, direct “customer-supplier” com- such as the current one requires munication, information portals, collaborative “ engineering, etc. We are concern about these companies to have the right requirements and we try not only to meet the needs of our customers (we have been using advanced technological tools and EDI to work with them for almost 25 years!), solutions for this environment but also to anticipate these and propose solu- tions that improve the entire “value chain” in which we operate

*Electronic Data Interchange Used for over” 25 years in our sector to exchange data in standardised electronic formats. The information exchanged was largely logistical in nature at the beginning (delivery plans, shipping notifications, electronic delivery notes, etc.) but over time other types of information (electronic invoices, payment confirmations, etc.) started to be exchanged via these routes.

News Grupo Antolin 12 · Spring-Summer 2011 Since 1997, which saw the launch of an ambitious plan to remodel the Corporate Information Systems, the Group has been working to identify and select the most appropriate tools and technologies for our activity and business. In terms of these corporate services, we have a Global agreement which provides us with cover for both CAL li- One of the most important aspects of this selection process censes (Client Access License) and server licenses; for exam- is choosing our travel colleagues, our Technological Part- ple, the licenses for the SQL Databases that support many ners, who will accompany us through this process. of our corporate applications.

We currently have a number of technological partnership agreements signed with various companies who provide us with the solutions and/or services that we require. The main agreements in place at the moment, and the scope Siemens Plm Solutions and content of the collaboration, are as follows: We manage technical documentation in the Graphic Engi- neering area by using the Team Center tool from SIEMENS Telefónica in all of the Group’s Technical Centres. The contract, as in the previous cases, is a Global Contract which covers the TELEFÓNICA is currently one of the largest telecommunica- licensing of these tools. tions operators in the world. TELEFÓNICA supplies the Group, on a worldwide basis, with the Data Network service con- necting all of our work centres in the countries in which we Dassault Systemes (Catia) operate. In addition, in some countries such as Spain, coun- tries in Latin America, Germany, etc., it provides other ser- The main graphic design environment that we work with vices such as voice (fixed and mobile) and mobile data. is CATIA. We have a Corporate Contract with DASSAULT Systemes for the supply and maintenance of the CATIA li- censes that we use in all of our Technical Centres: Burgos, SAP Pune, Detroit, etc.

We have signed a corporate contract with SAP AG for the use of SAP solutions in the Group’s subsidiaries. Specifically, Hewlett Packard (Hp) there are three main solutions. The hardware infrastructure, both in the Data Process- 1. SAP Business Suite which covers the functions we are ing Centres (DPCs) located in Burgos, and in all of our Fac- all aware of: logistics, production, finance, etc. tories and Technical Offices, is supplied by HP. We have a Global corporate agreement with them, including preferen- 2. Business Warehouse and SEM, covering the Balanced tial terms and conditions agreed for all of the countries in Scorecard, Cash Management and Account Consolida- which we are present. tion environments.

3. Business Objects, the new analytical environment for in- … And, of course, Keyland tegrating the Group’s subsidiaries that are still not work- ing with SAP and the new Balanced Scorecard models. Grupo Antolin has been clear about its strong desire to de- velop our IT subsidiary so that it can provide the services that the Group needs in all of its locations. KEYLAND-USA Microsoft has recently been created and these services were launched in North America on 1st March. These activities will gradu- MICROSOFT provides much of the software used in our ally be rolled out to the rest of the countries. In parallel, Group, from the office suites (Office and other tools), KEYLAND continues to grow, with other customers, in pro- through collaborative software (OCS and Sharepoint) and jects very closely connected to the world of the industrial the software that supports our corporate services. activity where we provide our know-how. w

News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 13 Industrial Design Department Grupo Antolin-Ingenieria GENEVA designing the future the Luxury Motor Show

Citroën Metropolis is the crisis coming to an end?

Volkswagen Bulli The Geneva Motor Show has always been the best showcase for the automotive industry and this year was one of the busiest, offering more new developments than seen in recent years

Mini Rocketman This year the manufacturers offered us their best supercars, their largest limousines; we saw the rebirth of brands, such as De Tomaso, thanks to Pininfarina, a legend in luxury and sportiness, as well as the Spanish GTA Motor with its GTA Spano sports car

News Grupo Antolin 14 · Spring-Summer 2011 Citroën C5 sunvisor in Samoa fabric

Of course, not all of the cars were high performance, and the more mainstream brands as Volkswagen also marked their pre- Citroën C6 Noir et Blanc sence with exclusivity, in this case with the Cabriolet version of the Golf and a concept car, Bulli, which proved a success and was applauded by the more specialist press and the general public alike, who smiled at the memory of the legendary Vo- lkswagen van, a symbol of the 1960s. Peugeot also redesigned the 308; Citroën presented a luxury C6 and its latest model from the DS line, the DS4. Fiat played its part by offering the Free- mont (based on the Dodge Journey) and the elegant Gucci and Abarth-Ferrari 500s, all having brought the best of their ranges.

Citroën C6 pillar also in Samoa fabric The Korean brands keep moving and making advances with new and attractive designs, with increasingly good finishes and more in keeping with European tastes than those desig- ned by our Japanese customers. Grupo Antolin’s Samoa Fabric at

From the interesting merger of Chrysler and Lancia, five new the Geneva Motor Show vehicles born all under the Lancia brand, with good quality but with some question marks about their appearance and showing We were present with our Samoa* fabric not only in the Ci- little originality. Hybrid technology is now present in almost troën C5 Saloon and Tourer, but also in the Citroën C6 Noir every area of the car industry, and highlights included the Che- et Blanc Concept, an experimental prototype that the French vrolet Volt and its brother the Opel Ampera, attractive enough double chevron brand exhibited at the Motor Show. Defining to create an example to be followed by other manufacturers. this model as a laboratory, it presents new solutions in the form of materials and aesthetics designed to be applied in the Finally, we cannot forget the traditional concept cars, which future to the new models of the DS brand. could be seen all over the Swiss Motor Show. Particular highlights included Mazda’s Minagi Concept, which provi- An extra touch of luxury for the flagship ded a taste of the future Zoom Zoom design of the brand, a compact SUV which when it arrives in the series will put up a Taking as the starting point the “restyling” of the Citroën C6, strong showing; or the Ford Vertrek, which is an advance of the the design specialists presented an exclusive and elegant com- future Ford Kuga; or the Nissan Esflow, an electric sports car bination of paints for the bodywork, with its body on matt which demonstrates that speed and features do not have to be pearl white and gloss black finish for the roof and rear-view at odds with the environment. Citroën created the real surprise mirror covers, which also appeared as embossing in the roof with the Metropolis, the sedan causing the greatest stir at the and in the mirrors and boot door of the new C3s, all providing Motor Show, representing French elegance for China; Mini with an extra touch of elegance and exclusivity. the Rocketman aimed at a younger target market who want to be different, Renault with the R-Espace and Tata, Skoda, Saab, For the interior, this elegant combination seen on the bodywork Smart, Seat, Infiniti and Cadillac also wanted to take part when was also brought inside, appearing in the black and white it came to presenting these exercises through their own vehicles. leather covering the seats and the door panels, with their clearly visible white stitching. A white strip runs across the entire dash- In terms of pure electric cars, the number of offerings increa- board, only broken by the navigation system’s screen. sed, and not only were there compacts such as the i-MiEV, iOn, and C-Zero, from Mitsubishi, Peugeot and Citroën, along with Of course, Grupo Antolin’s Samoa fabric appears in the entire the Chinese BYD Auto, but we could also enjoy the more am- upper trim, including the struts, roof and sunvisors, this time bitious Fisker Karma and Tesla Roadster, as well as the chassis in a strong Mistral Black colour, providing warmth, sportiness of the Model S, the awaited large sedan, also from Tesla. and great elegance.

In short, the Geneva Motor Show 2011 offered sufficient at- The finishes for both the roof and the struts are particularly tractions to make us optimistic about what the short-term fu- attractive with careful “matching”, an exquisite touch and a ture of this sector holds for us, with the main focus on good velvety feel. This is all accompanies by some thermo-soldered interior finishes and richness of materials. sunvisors in Samoa with light and elegant lines. w

*Innovative material for the automotive industry developed by our company News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 15 A tool for each and everyone of us

Code of Ethics and Conduct corp. responsibility

Responsibility Corporativity Area Grupo Antolin

The way we present ourselves, we act and behave clearly affects the external image we project to the society as well as the internal image projected to our family, friends, company, and oneself

The text of the code sets Doing the right thing and doing it well, is out how we must behave our aim, and that aim is more important, if that is possible, on the current world. So, as representatives of Grupo words as ethics and integrity become vital “ on our daily activity as a person and as pro- Antolin wherever we operate fessionals, over those premises sprang up our Code of Ethics and Conduct

News Grupo Antolin ” 16 · Spring-Summer 2011 CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT

4 To be honest and trustworthy.

4 To treat people in a polite, respectful and fair manner.

4 To maintain the necessary level of confidentiality.

4 To protect our own independence.

4 To achieve a healthy and safe environment.

4 To prohibit violent behaviour, threats, coercion or any form of intimidation or harassment.

4 To preserve company knowledge.

4 To utilize with diligence the proper technical resources and materials.

4 To make an effort to create an agreeable and respectful working environment.

4 To contribute to the continuous improvement of our environmental behaviour.

4 To denounce any situation that violates the principles and fundamental Rights of the people and of the environment.

4 To experience the right to express our concerns and points of view.

4 To represent Grupo Antolin responsibly in its development of our professional activities, always and everywhere.

4 To be committed to achieving the maximum quality, individually, as a part of a team and cooperatively.

Everyone working at Grupo Antolin is responsible for the lleagues, customers, shareholders, suppliers and the rest of image that the company wants and needs to project. Howe- the people we deal with on a daily basis fairly, with respect ver, acting in an ethical manner and with integrity involves and dignity. That way, we include integrity on our business more than just projecting an image or protecting a reputa- strategy, as well as the values of creativity, leadership and tion. It requires us to create and maintain an organisation customer service, and the UN Global Compact’s ten basic where all of us can be proud to be part of. That way, each principles of conduct and action for Human Rights, Labour, of us, in our individual areas, we share the responsibility as the Environment and Anti-Corruption. a company to comply with a part of the corporate social res- ponsibility. It is not only what we do, but how we do it, and A business practice code is a document voluntarily wrote this means that we must behave honestly and treat our co- by a company which includes a series of principles that

News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 17 Grupo Antolin is committed to a sustainable future, working on the impact of our activity on the environment, people and the societies in which we operate. As a result, we are committed to universal values that govern the behaviour of the Group in all its activities: Human the company undertakes to follow so they will do the Rights, Labour and right thing for us, for others and for the company. Using this definition, our Code of Ethics and Conduct defines Environmental Standards the behaviour that must guide the actions of all the com- panies in the Group and all the professionals that are part and Anti-Corruption of it, helping to guarantee and consolidate responsible conduct, accepted and respected by everyone, in the per- formance of our tasks. It deals with our responsibilities to the company, to each other and to all the groups and people we have dealings with. We therefore have a guide The content of this document has been translated into the to behave which, together with other company policies 16 official languages spoken at the company’s plants and and processes, has been designed to ensure that there is offices, so the text can be understood and shared by everyo- uniformity in terms of behaviour within the company and ne. As a result, a failure to sign or accept it does not excuse its dealings with the outside world. About the last point, any breach or violation of what the Group expects from us, the Group will encourage all of its suppliers, customers neither the commitment that the company has with us. and collaborating companies and organisations to adapt their behaviour to follow guidelines similar to those set In parallel with the publication of the Code, we have laun- out on this Code. ched what we have called the “Whistleblowing”, a chan- nel where we can address our complaints via Internet or Some of the company’s policies are based on the legis- through a PO Box in the event of any conduct or behaviour lation in force and others simply reflect good ethical or which fails to comply with the commitments and princi- business sense. The international scope of our company ples set out in the document. means that its workforce and operations are subject to the relevant national, EU and international jurisdiction and As we have already mentioned, it is everyone responsibi- laws. We should be clear that those are not internal rules, lity to be aware of behaving correctly. Just being aware or replaces collective agreements nor the applicable legis- and following those ethic behaviour principles for we can lation. As a result, if any of the procedures set out in the make a positive contribution to improve our society and document contradict the applicable law or legislation, the we would line from here to grateful to all of you for your law will take precedence over the Code. cooperation. w

News Grupo Antolin 18 · Spring-Summer 2011 Grupo Antolin in 2010

Annual and Sustainability Reports 2010 release

Since May, the following documents, that analyze our 2010 year, are available (in Spanish and English) in our website:

Annual Report, this report summarizes our company financial results as well as our main activities and progresses during last year.

Sustainability Report, this document reflects our activities in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility, evaluating the Group’s impact on the world.

www.grupoantolin.com (Annual Memory)

News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 19 Communication Campaign Corporate Improvement “Listen to the heart”

During November and December 2010, the Corporate Improvement Department, along with the Information Systems and Marketing ones, ran a communication campaign called “Listen to the heart” in our central offices in Burgos

News Grupo Antolin 20 · Spring-Summer 2011 the photo

The aim was to remind the entire organization about the lestones in the campaign and referring to the basis of our initiatives being carried out by the Corporate Improvement Production System, the so-called “Corazón SP” (Heart SP). area, and to “refresh” concepts which we have been wor- king on for a while across: The next step was to place a series of posters in rooms · Avoid waste. and areas around the building, stressing the weak points (waste to eliminate) and the tools (SP-GA) that help us · Standardisation. to fight against them. · Value added. During 2011 this campaign will be rolled out to all of The starting point was a series of images sent by email that the companies, forming a central feature in their An- the user received as “tasks pending”, highlighting the 3 mi- nual Work Plan.

News Grupo Antolin Spring-summer 2011 · 21 Opening of Grupo Antolin-San Petersburgo

plants

Grupo Antolin-San Petersburgo

Last 30th of March, took place the official opening of our first plant in Russia, GA-San Petersburgo. The area where it is located (Saint Petersburg, in Leningrad Region) has become one of the most important automo- tive clusters in the country, known as the “Russian Detroit”

As we announced in the last edition of this magazine, in October the plant produced its first door panel for Hyundai. However, regular production began at the plant in January.

News Grupo Antolin 22 · Spring-Summer 2011 Main clients

Hyundai Skoda Ford

Its main customers and products are: the aforementioned Renault Hyundai that it is provided with headliners and door panels, Skoda (headliners), Ford (headliners from June) and Renault Initial investment (window regulators in 2012). €14 million (first phase) The plant covers a total area of 11,000 m2, 10,000 m2 are exclusively destined for production. Expected turnover in 2011

The plant currently has 90 employees, although it is expected €7 million to increase to 114 once the first phase has been concluded.

The whole workforce turned out to welcome our Vice-Presi- dent, Ernesto Antolin, who attended the opening ceremony GA-SAN PETERSBURGO, LTDA. along with the Governor of the Leningrad Region, Spanish Warehouse Complex, Consulate and Russian Economic Development Department Industrial Zone Utkina Zavod, representatives. Holding 1, Novosaratovka Village, Vsevolozhskiy Region, Our best wishes to all of our colleagues in the new plant. w Leningradskaya Oblast, 188681 RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Interior view of the new plant

From left to right in the picture, Ernesto Antolin, during his speech, Valery Serdyukov, Governor of the Leningrad Region and Tatiana Tulupova (GA-San Petersburgo)

News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 23 special 23 countries, 23 cultures

1 MISSION first partte The internationalization of our company adds some complexity to the global management, but at the same time, this plurality allows us to adapt ourselves to the needs of our clients, working from the respect for the culture and customs of each country

This is the first part of a double special in which we will include a few strokes that make us be closer and help us to understand the peculiarities of each nation where our Group has presence.

SPAIN SPAIN Spain is a democracy organized in the form of a parliamentary government under a constitutional monarchy. Currently with a socialist president. 46,030,109 2.1% others, Estimated population non-reli/atheism, Catholic, 20.3% Religion 76% 1.6% no answer. (before peseta). Currency Euro th on the automotive manufacturers ranking. Position 8

Spain leads the worldwide ranking in transplants, with a 32 per million population rate “Further Beyond” ARGENTINA Spanish motto and personal one ofUSA Emperor Charles V

News Grupo Antolin 24 · Spring-Summer 2011 CZECH REPUBLIC Parliamentary republic. Currently with a centre-right president.

Estimated population 10,674,947 Religion 59% no religious, 26.8% Roman Catholic Church, 8.8% not identify, 1.1% Evangelical, 1% Chezcholslovak Hussite Church. Currency Czech koruna. Position 17º on the automotive manufacturers ranking. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the prehistoric settlement of Dolní Vestonice in Southern Moravia is the oldest town UNITED KINGDOM in the world. It dates back to 27,000 BC, the Ice Age. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and a unitary state. Currently the government is leaded by a right conservative prime minister

Estimated population Religion 62,041,708 70% protestant, (Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Judaism).20% non religious, 10% others Currency Pound sterling Position th . 14 on the automotive manufacturers ranking MEXICO In 1894 the first gas propel produced in UK was release.

“God Save the Queen”

INDIA Federal parliamentary constitutional republic (centre left, the present prime minister) GERMANY Estimated population 1,192,024,000 Religion About 80% of Indians are Hindus, the rest 20% is distri- buted among Muslims, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Sikhs, Jews, Jains and Christians (including Catholics). Currency Indian rupee. Position 6th on the automotive manufacturers ranking. India is the birthplace of chess. The original word for “chess” is the Sanskrit name Chaturanga, meaning “four members of an army”- which were mostly likely elephants, horses, chariots, and foot soldiers. ”Truth Alone Triumphs”

CANADA Federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy (currently on the government, the conservative party).

Estimated population 34,344,000 Religion Catholic 43.6%, protestant 29.2%, no affiliation16.5% . Currency Canadian Dollar. Position 11th on the automotive manufacturers ranking. Canadians have made many important inventions, including Kerosene, the electron microscope, the electronic organ, insulin, the IMAX film system, the snowmobile, and the electric cooking range. ”From Sea to Sea”

News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 25 MOROCCO A de jure Constitutional monarchy (the party’s leader since 2007 is a conservative monarchist one, member of the Centrist Democrat International).

Estimated population Religion 32,200,000 Mainly Muslim. MOROCCOCurrency Moroccan dirham th . Position 41 on the automotive manufacturers ranking. Did you know… that Tangier a was the first city in the world that hosted the first US Foreign office?

”God - Homeland - King”

RUSSIA FRANCE

SOUTH KOREA Presidential democracy with a president, as head of state, and a prime minister or head of gover- nment. The National Assembly is the parliament. CHINA Estimated population 48,875,000 Religion 46.5% no religious, 22.8% Buddhism, 18.3% Protes- tantism, 11% Roman Catholic Currency South Korean won. Position 5th on the automotive manufacturers ranking. Did you know… Korea has the worldwide fastest internet connec- tion close to 20 Mbps? ”Benefit all mankind”

BRAZIL Federal presidential constitutional republic. Its so- SOUTH AFRICA cialist president is the first woman in that position. Estimated population 190,732, 694 Religion Roman Catholic 73.8%, Protestantism 15.4%, No religious 7.4% , Spiritism 1.3%, others 2.1%. Currency Real. Position 7th on the automotive manufacturers ranking. Brazil has the biggest number of animal species identified. The half part of the worldwide species! ”Order and Progress”

News Grupo Antolin 26 · Spring-Summer 2011 POLAND Parliamentary republic, liberal conservative political party BELGIUM

Estimated population 38,192,000 Religion Roman Catholic 88%. Religious minorities include Po- lish Orthodox, Protestant, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Eastern Catholics, Mariavites, Polish Catholics, Jews, and Muslims. Currency Złoty. Position 18th on the automotive manufacturers ranking. Polish born astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person to state that the earth was not the center of the universe but the sun.

TURKEY Parliamentary republic (defined as: democratic, JAPAN secular, unitary, constitutionalBÉLGICA republic)

Estimated population 77,804,122 Religion Muslim 84.1%, no believers atheist 15.2%, Christia- nity 0.6%. Currency Turkish lira. Position 16th on the automotive manufacturers ranking. Turkey was the first country in the world to have a woman on the Supreme Court of their country in 1934.

THAILAND Parliamentary democracy and constitu- tional monarchy (prime minister, right, PORTUGAL conservative party).

Estimated population 65,998,436 Religion 95% Buddhism, 5% others including Islamism and Christianity. Currency Baht. Position 12th on the automotive manufacturers ranking.

According to the World Meteorological Organization, Bangkok is the hottest city in the world.

SLOVAKIA

News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 27

news in brief in brief

Castilla y León Business Leaders Forum

The 16th of March took place in our central offices the Business Leaders Forum “Culture of Commitment”, it was jointly organised by the Eco- nomic Development Agency (ADE) and Grupo Antolin.

The forum is made up of compa- nies like Renault España, Grupo In- dal, Caja de Burgos, Collosa, Dibaq Diproteg, BMC Maderas, Grupo Siro, Club Excelencia en Gestión and Agencia de Inversiones y Servi- Grupo Antolin cios, who meet periodically to share also a preview of the improvements in good practices and debate areas of Commercial the Sales Management systems which common interest. will gradually be rolled out. This will Committee form a vital part of our Group’s sales The day began with a visit to our strategy and a tool for improving rela- facilities, where participants found This year’s Commercial Committee tionships with our customers. out about Group main products took place at the company’s central of- and business targets, as well as fices on 10th February and brought to- During the event the KAMs also had our validation and testing area, gether our company’s main KAMs and the opportunity to raise their concerns laboratories and central offices. Fol- commercial directors. During that day, and explain what they need for success lowing, we continued with Ubisa the 2011-2015 Sales Plan, setting out in their sales roles. company presentation of its “Peo- the action areas for each Business Unit ple Management Model”, referring was revealed. Finally, our CEO, José Manuel Temiño, to the processes for Identifying and made a speech in which he discussed Managing Entrepreneurial Talent. After that the engineering depart- the main results for the Group in 2010 To conclude, the Siro Group pre- ments showed their product strategy and set out the key strategic areas for sented its “Best Practices”, recent and their main innovations. There was meeting targets. w winners of the ‘Telefónica Ability Awards’ 2010, and to finish the event was a debate about the “Key factors in the management of en- trepreneurial people”. On January 29, Carl Benz filed a patent application at the Reich We would like to thank all those Patent Office in Berlin who took part for their interest and for his “gas engine- involvement. We should also men- powered vehicle,” a tion that the impressions at the end three-wheeled motor of the day were very positive and car. This marked the the efforts and collaboration of all birth of the automobile the personnel involved were much John Boyd Dunlop appreciated. w developed the first

News Grupo Antolin Anniversary125 1886 28 · Spring-Summer 2011 AUTOMOBILE news in brief Lean FaCyL set out the findings before Car- Manufacturing los Martín Tobalina, General Director of Industry in Castilla y León, brought the Conference in conference to a close. Grupo Antolin- Burgos FaCyL is a mobilisation element and a Autotrim joins pathway for the collaboration and ac- Castilla y León Automotive Forum tive participation of and among the Ford Spain in (FaCyL) met on 18th of March at our companies of the Automotive Sector in Headquarters, meeting more than sixty Castilla y León, in witch Grupo Antolin donating blood companies representatives from our currently holds the presidency. sector for the “Key factors for the Im- GA-Autotrim took part in the plementation of a Lean Continuous Im- This event was organised to promote blood donation exercise organised provement System in the Organisation” the culture of the “Lean” continuous by our Ford Spain customer in its conference. improvement as a strategic positioning Almussafes plant in Valencia on element for the industry. Monday 24th January. The welcoming speech was given by Marie-Hélène Antolin, Industrial Cor- The “Lean Manufacturing” philosophy This initiative stands out among porate Director, who gave way to vari- is based on providing a change on the the activities organised by the Cor- ous speakers, including Fernando Rey, organization and management produc- porate Social Responsibility area Corporate Innovation Director and tion way by setting tools which allow and is intended to make everyone President of FaCyL, and José Luis Díaz, companies to reduce costs, improve in the car industry aware of the im- Corporate Improvements Manager. quality and offer solutions to the cus- portance of road safety and of this Francisco Tinaut, General Secretary of tomer before the competitors do. w type of campaign.

On this occasion, the mobile Transfusion Centre teams from the Valencian Region’s Health De- partment came to the Ford plant where, along with Ford’s employ- ees, our colleagues could take part in this worthy initiative. It is anoth- er example of how, working with our customers, we can contribute to improving the society in which we live. w

practical pneumatic Rudolf Diesel Daimler 8 hp Prussia ratified Patent register Louis Bonnevile or inflatable tyre, patented the “Phoenix” the first Highway for the manual designs the first he tested it, and engine that Phaeton. First road- Code. And settle transmission on automatic change, patented on 7 bears his name, going car with four an example for H system, that but it wasn’t December an internal cylinders the rest of the became worldwide successful. It will combustion engine continent mandatory have to wait 50 that doesn’t years for it require a spark to ignite the fuel-air mixture

1888 1892 1898 1901 1902 1903 News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 29 Project Build-To-Print, started on April 2009

A GA project team composed by 30 MAIN FIGURES people

4 different locations: Grupo Antolin is also the supplier GA-Ingenieria for headliner substrate, sunvisors and lighting consoles GA-Plasbur GA-Turnov Silesia Plastic New Ford Focus 32 control gauges The Hard Trim new Ford Focus Project complexities to the work with the geo- with representations of has involved a lot of effort and hard metrical aspects requirements that will vehicles environment work, but now, once the project is on call for an especial and accurate care going, is a great pride for all the people from our plants for the next 6 years. involved. 35 assembly The new model will be manufactured devices full GA-Turnov, GA-Plasbur and Silesia at the Ford German plant of Saarlouis integrated (no robot clip) Plastic working together, launched this and at the Saint Petersburg plant with a project. The starting point was on De- total production approximately around cember 2010 with the 5 doors vehicles, 550,000 vehicles per year (2,000 per following on January 2011 by the 4 day). From here we would like to con- doors and on March, the last steps ar- gratulate to the project and plant teams rived with the Wagon profile launch. for the success on each level of cus- tomer expectation: No delay on vehicle With the new Ford world best seller, launching, accurate answers on quality, a jump has being made from the per- cost and timing point of view, and full ceived quality point of view, adding customer support. w

Project particularity: It is the first world wide project for Ford. And our customer aimed for the good results and coping Grupo Antolin tools, has tried this way with other tiers 2 in North America, South America and Asia.

First Geneva Motor Mercedes Starts Ford ‘T Audi Rises up, a The car where the Prussian Prince Henry Show Electrique. Electric model’ production four company’s World War I starts filed the patent for propulsion car (1908-1927). joint venture was a ‘Gräf&Stift’ windscreen wipers It is generally painted in red, a On the 20’s come regarded as the limousine built on out the first direction first affordable 1910. Some people indicators. They were automobile, this believe that is a 20cm arrows on both was due to the haunted car vehicle Sides. Over the assembly line years they developed production instead into orange lights of individual hand crafting

1905 1906 1908 1910 1914-1918 1920 30 · Spring-Summer 2011 News Grupo Antolin Tecnological commitee MAGNO

On 14th April, a new Technologi- cal Committee of Cenit Magno (MAGnesium New Technological Opportunities) was held.

Grupo Antolin, leader of this initia- tive, received in our headquarters the different managers and techni- cians of the companies and the rep- resentatives of the public organiza- tions participating in this project. José Antolin receiving the prize (Photo Diario de Burgos - Alberto Rodrigo) The advances of main activities, that cover the full transformation process, were presented: José Antolin - Raw material munio community, Human Values; the receives the Basketball team Autocid, Sports Values, - Fusion and the Burgos 2016 Foundation, So- - Feeding “Martinillos” cial Values. - Injection The ceremony took place on April the - Moulds prize awarded by 2nd in a wonderful setting, the recently - Recycling opened Museum of Human Evolution. Diario de Burgos The attendees, employees of the News- - Trims paper and the Promecal Group (which - Security Newspaper it belongs to), public and political fig- ures, readers, etc. all attended the light Magno is generating considerable The Martinillos prizes were awarded and music show that accompanied the network of knowledge between during a gala dinner where the Burgos awarding of the prizes and the celebra- companies, technological insti- newspaper also celebrated its 120th tion of the anniversary. tutes and universities that aims to anniversary. They recognise the efforts go further and put Spain in a po- and careers of 5 people and groups Our President, José Antolin, received a sition of technological leadership, associated with the province: José An- statue with a spokesperson form, the something essential in an increas- tolin, Business Values; Ignacio del Río newspaper’s symbol, from its editor, ingly competitive market. w (painter), Artistic Values; the Iesu Com- Antonio Miguel Méndez Pozo. w

Benz-Gaggenau The 24 hours of Le Volvo produces its Monaco; The Commercial The Volkswagen Type 5 K 3. First Benz Mans first race was first car, the model Principality’s first introduction 1, widely known as the truck with four- celebrated the 26- was a P4 Grand Prix was of the fitted Volkswagen Beetle, cylinder diesel 27 of May. At first, organised in 1929 car radio came was an economy it was all across by Anthony from the Galvin car produced by French public roads Manufacturing Volkswagen. With Noghes, under the Corporation - over 21 million auspices of Prince Motorola model manufactured, the Louis II 5T71 Beetle became the worldwide longest-running and most-manufactured automobile of a single design platform 1923 Anniversary125 1927 1929 1930 1938 AUTOMOBILE News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 31 Our Wolfsburg plant is chosen as the best JIT supplier for VW- The second prize was awarded to the Golf and VW Golf Plus models. The company Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze VW logistics department carries out Wolfsburg (wiring for the VW Golf and VW Golf a monthly control of the performan- Plus) and the third prize went to Jo- ce of its JIT suppliers in terms of de- The Grupo Antolin-Logistik Deuts- hnson Controls (door panels for the livery punctuality, capacity for com- chland (GALD) JIT plant, in Wolfsburg, VW Tiguan). munication and reaction, as well as was once again chosen as best JIT (Just weekly controls for areas associated In Time) supplier for the VW plant in Our plant therefore managed to de- with pre-series and new parts (owing Wolfsburg in 2010. This award was fend its title as best JIT supplier for VW to modifications and/or updating of won because it received the maximum Wolfsburg, which it won last year for models). The best suppliers each year possible score in all the criteria being its excellent performance in 2009. receive the title of “Supplier-A” (“A- assessed. Thomas Koppetsch, mana- Lieferant”). Our Wolfsburg team has ger of the plant, collected the award Since 2003 the GALD plant in Wolfs- managed the fantastic achievement of on 4th March from Reinhard de Vries, burg has been providing Volkswagen being awarded the “Supplier-A” clas- the Planning and Logistics Director for with approximately 2,000 modular sification by VW-Wolfsburg 8 times in the VW plant in Wolfsburg. overhead systems a day for the VW a row since 2003. Congratulations! w

World War II. Willys Jeep. The The Citroën CV2 The first modern who introduced Citroën DS, The automotive Ford military car was designed three point seat it in 1959 with a curious industry was almost became a family after the war to belt, used in as standard hydropheumatic destroyed and car. A sport utility move the French most consumer equipment self-levelling during those years vehicle peasantry on from vehicles today, was suspension. they mainly where horses and carts. It patented by the focused on trucks is considered one Americans Roger and military jeeps of Citroën’s most W. Griswold and iconic cars Hugh De Haven, and developed to its modern form for Volvo,

1939-1945 1946 1948 1951 1955 32 · Spring-Summer 2011 News Grupo Antolin GRUPO ANTOLIN VALUES March 2011 for its international spreading to the rest of the Communication Campaign plants and JITS, as well as the Technical and Commercial Of- fices. For three weeks, one week for each value, various the- After the publication in 2010 of the official document on the matic activities took place to focus on a particular value, as new Group Policy and Strategy, now translated into 17 lan- well as its associated behaviour. guages, the Corporate Social Responsibility and Communi- cation areas designed a communications campaign aimed at Posters, exercises, presentations, products with specific mes- involving everyone working in the Group in the new values: sages and even a commemorative photographic exhibition Creativity, Leadership and Customer Focused. were some of the means used to capture the attention of our workforce and help to increase understanding, adapting The months of October and November 2010 were chosen the resources to the company, country and culture in which for its launch on the Iberian Peninsula, and February and the communication was taking place. w

First steel sunroof, The Nash Antolin family They expanded Borns Jaguar First Honda Daimler-Benz – for Ambassador was creates Ansa, their small E-Type. Has being production the types 180 till the first American mainly focus mechanics so admired, that automobile. 220 as well as for automobile to on steering & workshop to face it has its own Before was just the 300er special boast front-end, suspension ball- the increasing permanent space a motorcycles class (Adenauer) fully-integrated joints, patented 19 demand from the at NY museum manufacturer heating, ventilating June. main area truck MOMA and air- manufacturers. conditioning (Barreiros, Pegaso…)

1956 1957 1959 1961 1963 News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 33 10th Employment Forum of Burgos University

The Employment Forum is a meet- ing between representatives of business and industry and stu- From left to right, Zhou Cimei, President of HuaXiang Group and Pablo Baroja, Asia-Pacific Region Director dents and graduates celebrated from Grupo Antolin, signing the agreements under the watchful eye of the Spanish Industry, Trade and Tourism Secretary, Miguel Sebastián, in the middle of the picture the tenth edition at the Economics and Business Faculty and the Tech- nical School, during the 4th and 5th Official signature of May, respectively. Our company was one of 38 organi- of agreements China) and in Changchun (Jilin province zations that attended this event. in the north-east of the Asian country). China Our group gathered 250 curricu- The Yizheng plant will be largely invol- lums that will be considered for In April the Spanish President, José Luís ved in producing pillars and door trim the next “Junior Engineers” an- Rodríguez Zapatero, accompanied by panels. Its most important customers will nouncement. the Industry, Trade and Tourism Secre- be Shanghai-VW and SAIC. It is expec- tary, Miguel Sebastián, travelled to China ted, an initial investment of 150 million The importance of those programs to take part in the signing ceremony of RMB* with an annual turnover in 2013 was highlighted on one of the various trade agreements between Chi- over 400 million RMB. round tables: Company internship. nese and Spanish companies. A springboard to enter into the About Changchun factory, with pro- labour market, Marta Valderrama, As part of this visit, the 12th of April, ducts as centre consoles, door trim Grupo Antolin-Aragusa, partici- Grupo Antolin signed two memoran- panels and pillars, the estimated inves- pated and shared his personal ex- dums of understanding with our partner tment will be 80 million RMB while the perience as example. HuaXiang. forecast annual turnover is might be clo- se to 400 million RMB in 2014. This new During both days there was also The MOUs are related to two new plastic plant is expected to supply customers as possible to attend to various con- injection plants in Yizheng (close to Nan- FAW-VW and FAW.w ferences, workshops and company jing, in Jiangsu province, central-eastern presentations. w *Renminbi, Chinese currency 1€ = 10 RMB approx.

Ansa Lemförder Chrysler offers, for Patent application Imperial Chrysler, With the 70’s crisis, The start of the was set up first time ever, high airbag first car with ABS a new philosophy glass roof’s success beam headlamps was set, Toyota’s story. In the Ford as optional management Fiesta - which could equipment philosophy, be raised at the rear reflected in the but not slid open - terms “Lean brings light and a Manufacturing” feeling of space into and Just In Time the car Production

1968 1969 1971 1973-1974 Anniversary125 34 · Spring-Summer 2011 News Grupo Antolin AUTOMOBILE UET INDIRECT LABOUR

Individual I Badr Hamadi

“Reduction of the motors speed rota- tion on hydraulic groups due to velocity changes”.

Collective I Hicham Maadadi, Widad Aboud y Abdelaziz Benkacem

“Reducción del consumo de tóner”.

Special recognition I UET 005 Engi- neering Department, Moncef Rizk, Mohamed Amine Sebbar, Nassira Bidaoui and El Mehdi Selhami

“For their commitment and professio- Antolin-Tanger nalism in Renault Master project”.

holds its First UET DIRECT LABOUR Recognition First prize I Mmaamare Khalid Awards Ceremony “Manual button movement for the stit- ching machine”. Earlier this year, Antolin-Tanger held its First Recognition Awards. Motivation, Second prize I Chat Rhimou perfectionism and employees and in- ternal customers appreciation, are clo- “Attaching the ISO FIX label with the sely link to our company’s vision and central part before lateral assembly”. policy, that’s why there will be quar- terly awards for the employees impro- Congratulations to all the participants, vement proposals. and we hope that the employees at Antolin-Tanger will keep on supporting The proposals selected in this first this shared project helping to keep im- round are: proving every day. w

PSA was created, First remote keyless Holding Grupo Porsche 944 Toyota debuted a The first Prius, after Peugeot system. Chrysler Antolin Turbo, first time hybrid concept car model NHW10, acquired a 38.2% was the first ever offering in a at the Tokyo Motor went on sale on share of Citroën manufacturer to production car the Show, with testing December 10, introduce it passenger airbag following a year 1997 later.

Anniversary125 1976 1983 1985 1987 1995 AUTOMOBILE News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 35 Did you know

From left to right: John Fleming, Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Labor Affairs; Derrick Kuzak, Group that… Vice President, Global Product Development; Russ Goemaere, NAFTA Sales Director (Grupo Antolin); Mark Fields, President of the Americas; Tony Brown, Group Vice President, Global Purchasing

Ford 2010 World Vicente, Director of the Doors Business Unit delivered the award for GA-Dapsa …China and Excellence Awars. to its manager, Francisco Pelegrín. India together have Gold and Silver This is the second time that GA-Dapsa produced more than has being recognized with this award, a quarter of the for Grupo Antolin as in 2006 it was already awarded in the same category. w vehicles global International Door Systems (Mexico) production in and Grupo Antolin-Dapsa (Spain) plants have been honoured by Ford 2010? awarding them as best suppliers in 2010, winning the gold and silver awards respectively.

Russ Goemaere, NAFTA Sales Director, attended the ceremony where these …with a gram international awards were presented, of Graphene held on March 16th in Deaborn (Michi- gan, USA), and collected the award on we could cover behalf of International Door Systems. the extension of a

In the course of the Industrial Com- soccer field?

mittee meeting held in Grupo Antolin- Francisco Pelegrín, manager of Plasbur on 29th March, Miguel Ángel GA-Dapsa, with the award

Source: Marketing Department

First GPS on sale. They were built Some vehicles Mercedes Benz Toyota changes Grupo Antolin 1,117 cars, 800 include the uses for first time again the patented its first GM EV1, first were leased. Most option of seat the smart key automotive window regulator electric car on mass of them were later climate control manufacturer in magnesium production. repossessed and and ventilation. philosophy the scrapped Ventilation was ‘Toyota way’ also introduced in known as the ‘5S’ 1997 by Saab while heating was developed by Cadillac in 1966

1996 1997 1999 2001 2002 36 · Spring-Summer 2011 News Grupo Antolin Do not search into the crystal ball

Make your search in our Quality Information Center Sharepoint

All information you need to know regarding to: I Customers Incidents and PPMs I Warranties I Non Quality Costs I Other Quality Indicators I Advertisements I Customers Requirements I Product Audits…

http://sharepoint.grupoantolin.com/sites/dci/QICenter/default.aspx *If you do not have access, request at: [email protected]

Intelligent Parking Opel Astra After 9 years GM, for first time in Nissan Leaf launch. 125 years of Assist System is GTC, first car DaimlerChrysler History was not the World’s first history.125 years of the first production with panoramic broke up. Daimler nº 1 surpassed by affordable, mass innovation, ideas, automatic parking windshield by announced on May Toyota produced zero- speed, design system developed Grupo Antolin 14, 2007 that it emission car and what is more by Toyota would sell Chrysler important, 125 to Cerberus Capital years of visionary Management of people. New York, a private equity firm

2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011… News Grupo Antolin Spring-Summer 2011 · 37 First plastic integrated Door Hardware Module Fiat / Chrysler Plataforma L

This vehicle platform has meant an inflexion point in the door module strategy at Chrysler. The ‘Door Module vs Conventional Door’ business case was challenged and Grupo Antolin was able to transform this opportunity into our first plastic, highly in- tegrated Door Hardware Module (DHM). A network of collaboration inside Grupo Antolin was set to work in order to make this program possible

report Program Development started before the eco- nomic crash in 2008 and with Chrysler’s bank- ruptcy filing, the new L-generation Chrysler 300 Early supplier integration will help & Dodge Charger together with the new Jeep reduce the need for wasteful late Grand Cherokee emerged as the insignias of the reborn Chrysler, now under Fiat management. “engineering changes Three years later, the program has successfully launched both vehicles and is currently enter- Tom LaSorda, former Chrysler CEO ing its fifth month of production ” Let’s focus for a minute in the technologies involved in this highly inte- grated DHM, partially driven by the legacy of our innovative DTM (Door Trim Module). This platform is also a first timer for integrated window regulators, banjo type not only in the single rail rear door, but also in the double rail front door. Our DHM has a PU bi-component peripheral seal, similar to our very first door module for the VW Polo, although with a plasma treatment to allow for the application on plastic.

News Grupo Antolin 38 · Spring-Summer 2011 Railform

Other technology involved in this DHM is the Grupo An- tolin roll forming (a first timer in North America), for the Chrysler LX/LD Door Hardware Module manufacturing of the window regulator rails. The window regulator sliders were the result of the first DFSS (Design for Chrysler 300 & Dodge Charger Six Sigma) project in Grupo Antolin-North America, which was developed in conjunction with the Chrysler engineering TECHNOLOGY team. Do not forget, that in addition to the above men- tioned technologies, the door module still involves the inte- 1.5 AGT Door Hardware Module (DHM) gration of the rest of the door components: speakers, wire Roll Form Rails: Window Regulator Rails harness, latch presenter, latch and latching system, I/S han- PU Foam In Place: Peripheral Seal dle, door control module, O/S handle chassis, glass channel, Window Regulator: Banjo style (Double and airbag pressure sensor and remote door locking antenna Single Rail); integrated on plastic carrier plate

The development of this complex set of technologies has AVERAGE ANNUAL VOLUME taken place in GANA, with the collaboration of some of 220,000 (Combined) our Engineering and Research teams in Burgos. But this was (inc. 35,000 Dodge Charger Police Cruisers) only the start of the collaboration process in the established network. Grupo Antolin-Michigan (GAMI), traditionally a headliner manufacturing facility, is the assembly plant for CUSTOMER MANUFACTURING PLANT this first plastic Door Hardware Module. GAMI is situated at Brampton Assembly Plant approximately 4.5 hours distance from the Chrysler plant in Ontario, Canada Brampton (Ontario, Canada), but it has a sequencing plant close to the client. GRUPO ANTOLIN MANUFACTURING PLANT Together with the 4 door module assembly lines, which in- Grupo Antolin-Michigan, Marlette, MI, USA clude the assembly of the window regulator, GAMI verti- cally integrates some of the technologies described above: LAUNCHING DATE (SOP) PU foam peripheral seal application, roll forming cells and December 2010 (Dodge Charger) rail subassembly. The challenging launch process in GAMI has been facilitated with the expert support and collabora- January 2011 (Chrysler 300) tion of Mexican Door Co. (MDC) for the PU foam seal and of GA-Dapsa for the integrated window regulator process. PROGRAM LIFE 5 years The PU foam seal line itself was refurbished from GA-Ar- Seal Application dasa, as an investment reduction initiative during the eco- nomical downturn. Development and knowledge transfer of the Grupo Antolin roll forming has only been possible through the collaboration of GA-PGA. The Production Sys- tem in GAMI is being implemented during the launch phase by the BLADE team and still some other components are being provided by other Grupo Antolin companies: pulleys are coming from GA-Plasbur, window regulator cables from MDC and window regulator sliders are produced through an over-injection process in GA-Saltillo.

GA-North America and GA-Michigan Teams are still work- ing together to complete a successful launch. w

News Grupo Antolin Spring-summer 2011 · 39 GRUPO ANTOLIN around the world

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