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LABOUR and TECHNOLOGY in the CAR INDUSTRY. Ford Strategies in Britain and Brazil
LABOUR AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE CAR INDUSTRY. Ford strategies in Britain and Brazil Elizabeth Bortolaia Silva Thesis submitted for the Degree of PhD, Imperial College of Science and Technology University of London May 1988 LABOUR AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE CAR INDUSTRY Ford strategies in Britain and Brazil ABSTRACT This thesis looks at aspects of recent changes in international competition in the car industry. It examines the implications of the changes for the relationship between technology and work and it considers how strategies of multinational corporations interact with different national contexts. It is based on a case-study of the Ford Motor Company in its two largest factories in Britain and Brazil, Dagenham and São Bernardo. Chapter 1 describes existing theoretical approaches to comparative studies of technology and work, criticizes technological and cultural determinist approaches and argues for a method that draws on a 'historical regulation' approach. Chapters 2, 3 and 4 describe the long-term background and recent shifts in the pattern of international competition in the motor industry. In particular they look at important shifts in the late 1970s and 1980s and at Ford's changes in management structure and product strategy designed to meet these challenges. Chapter 5 considers recent debates on international productivity comparisons and presents a fieldwork-based comparison of the production process at Dagenham and São Bernardo. The description shows the importance of issues other than technology in determining the flexibility and quality of production. In different national contexts, 2 different mixes of technology and labour can produce comparable results. Chapters 6, 7 and 8 look at the national and local contexts of industrial relations in the two countries to throw light on the different patterns of change observed in the factories. -
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VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Shareholdings of Volkswagen AG and the Volkswagen Group in accordance with sections 285 and 313 of the HGB and presentation of the companies included in Volkswagen's consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS 12 as of 31.12.2019 Exchange rate VW AG 's interest Equity Profit/loss (1€ =) in capital in % in thousands, in thousands, Name and domicile of company Currency Dec. 31, 2019 Direct Indirect Total local currency local currency Footnote Year I. PARENT COMPANY VOLKSWAGEN AG, Wolfsburg II. SUBSIDIARIES A. Consolidated companies 1. Germany ASB Autohaus Berlin GmbH, Berlin EUR - 100.00 100.00 16,272 1,415 2018 AUDI AG, Ingolstadt EUR 99.64 - 99.64 13,701,699 - 1) 2019 Audi Berlin GmbH, Berlin EUR - 100.00 100.00 9,971 - 1) 2018 Audi Electronics Venture GmbH, Gaimersheim EUR - 100.00 100.00 60,968 - 1) 2019 Audi Frankfurt GmbH, Frankfurt am Main EUR - 100.00 100.00 8,477 - 1) 2018 Audi Hamburg GmbH, Hamburg EUR - 100.00 100.00 13,425 - 1) 2018 Audi Hannover GmbH, Hanover EUR - 100.00 100.00 16,621 - 1) 2018 AUDI Immobilien GmbH & Co. KG, Ingolstadt EUR - 100.00 100.00 82,470 3,399 2019 AUDI Immobilien Verwaltung GmbH, Ingolstadt EUR - 100.00 100.00 114,355 1,553 2019 Audi Leipzig GmbH, Leipzig EUR - 100.00 100.00 9,525 - 1) 2018 Audi München GmbH, Munich EUR - 100.00 100.00 270 - 1) 2018 Audi Real Estate GmbH, Ingolstadt EUR - 100.00 100.00 9,859 4,073 2019 Audi Sport GmbH, Neckarsulm EUR - 100.00 100.00 100 - 1) 2019 Audi Stuttgart GmbH, Stuttgart EUR - 100.00 100.00 6,677 - 1) 2018 Auto & Service PIA GmbH, Munich EUR - 100.00 100.00 19,895 - 1) 2018 Autonomous Intelligent Driving GmbH, Munich EUR - 100.00 100.00 250 - 1) 2018 Autostadt GmbH, Wolfsburg EUR 100.00 - 100.00 50 - 1) 2018 B. -
Road & Track Magazine Records
http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8j38wwz No online items Guide to the Road & Track Magazine Records M1919 David Krah, Beaudry Allen, Kendra Tsai, Gurudarshan Khalsa Department of Special Collections and University Archives 2015 ; revised 2017 Green Library 557 Escondido Mall Stanford 94305-6064 [email protected] URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc Guide to the Road & Track M1919 1 Magazine Records M1919 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives Title: Road & Track Magazine records creator: Road & Track magazine Identifier/Call Number: M1919 Physical Description: 485 Linear Feet(1162 containers) Date (inclusive): circa 1920-2012 Language of Material: The materials are primarily in English with small amounts of material in German, French and Italian and other languages. Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance. Abstract: The records of Road & Track magazine consist primarily of subject files, arranged by make and model of vehicle, as well as material on performance and comparison testing and racing. Conditions Governing Use While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. Preferred Citation [identification of item], Road & Track Magazine records (M1919). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Conditions Governing Access Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. -
Chief Medical Officer, Ford of Britain. an Exciting Opportunity Has Arisen
Chief Medical Officer, Ford of Britain. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Physician to join Ford Motor Company. You will provide health leadership, representing the health function at the highest level in one of the country’s leading automotive and mobility companies. You will lead on health strategy, manage the occupational health service and work with the wider global Ford community on health initiatives. This is a great opportunity to have a major impact in a large company experiencing rapid change. This is your chance to go further with Ford! Ford of Britain provides occupational health services to all employees based in the UK, via an outsourced provider. The role will be based at the Dunton Technical Centre, Essex, but will require travel to other operational sites including Dagenham, Bridgend (S Wales), Daventry and Liverpool. Job Role Responsibilities Professional • Health leadership across the organisation. • Interface with key stakeholders to deliver best practice occupational health services across the business. • Develop health strategy for the Company within UK, including wellbeing initiatives. • Ratification and review of all ill health retirement recommendations. • Regular process audit of the service at all sites. Management • Represent the health function at national level meetings with other key Company stakeholders such as Trades Unions and senior management. • Management of an outsourced occupational health service in liaison with the outsourced company’s own management team, to set KPIs. • Oversight of an outsourced on-site physiotherapy and rehabilitation service with reference to the provider’s own management, including regular review of KPIs. • Work with other medical staff within Ford of Europe and the wider global Ford health community on health initiatives and metrics. -
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FORD AUTOTEAM THE MAGAZINE FOR ALL FORD DEALER STAFF ISSUE 3/2016 EDITORIAL Changing Times It’s all change for the management team at the Henry Ford Academy. Stuart Harris has moved on to a new position within Ford of Europe and, as I move into his role, I hope to continue with his goal of driving up training standards. Also joining the team is new Academy Principle, Kevin Perks, who brings with him a lifetime of automotive industry experience. Dan Savoury, the new Vice Principal, joined the Academy earlier this year and also has a wealth of industry and training experience that will help us continue to improve our training which, in turn, benefits your business. I hope to use the experience gained in my previous sales and marketing roles within Ford to help our training continue to grow in scope and quality. It is a really exciting time to be a part of the Ford family; with new vehicles joining the range and new technology transforming the industry more widely. Good training is vital to our success and we continue to strive to achieve the highest standards and keep you up to date with this rapidly changing industry, from the technical training for the All-new Ford Mustang detailed on page 4, to ensuring our Commercial Vehicle Sales staff can give their customers the best advice with courses such as Commercial Vehicle Type Approval and Legislation on page 30. The success of our training programmes is demonstrated in this issue, with Chelsea Riddle from TrustFord in Bradford a great example of what the Ford Masters Apprenticeship scheme offers to young people, or the success that Mike Gates from Dinnages Ford in Burgess Hill has achieved with a university scholarship through the Henry Ford Academy. -
SMMT Puts Record Straight on Diesel Cars with New Nationwide Consumer Campaign Posted at 05:59 on 11 March 2015
Members' Login Search Navigation NEWS Home » News and Events » News » SMMT put s record st raight on diesel cars wit h new nat ionwide consumer campaign Back to list Related Posts SMMT puts record straight on diesel cars with new nationwide consumer campaign Posted at 05:59 on 11 March 2015. New poll shows almost three quarters (72%) of motorists against penalties for UK’s cleanest diesels 87% of UK adults unaware of the latest low emission vehicle technology SMMT calls for greater awareness of cleaner diesel tech to help guide policy makers London 11 March, 2015 The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) will today launch a nationwide consumer campaign to raise awareness about the latest low- emission car technology and challenge the increasing demonisation of diesel. A Diesel Facts myth-busting guide will be available at dieselfacts.co.uk and in leaflet form via car makers and dealers. It comes as new consumer research reveals widespread confusion about diesel technology that, if uncorrected, could limit adoption of the latest low emission vehicles and undermine the UK’s efforts to meet strict air quality and climate change obligations. Responding to a YouGov poll, 87% of UK adults said they were unaware of the latest Euro-6 vehicle emission technology, while 54% incorrectly blamed cars and commercial vehicles as the biggest cause of air pollution in the UK. Just under one in five (19%) of people surveyed correctly identified power stations as the biggest contributors of nitrogen oxides (NOx). In fact, it would take 42 million Euro-6 diesel cars (almost four times the number on the roads) to generate the same amount of NOx as one UK coal- fired power station. -
Waste Reduction Inquiry
House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee: Waste Reduction Inquiry Written Submission from Ford Motor Company 1. Ford Motor Company (FMC) welcomes the opportunity to submit written evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee's inquiry on Waste Reduction. Ford Motor Company in Britain 2. FMC group companies in Britain employ around 30,000 people – approximately one third of all Ford Motor Company employees in Europe. 15,500 of these people are employees of Jaguar and Land Rover. Three Ford Motor Company brands build vehicles in the country – Ford "Blue Oval", Jaguar and Land Rover. 3. Research and development forms an important part of FMC's activity in the UK and accounts for 80 per cent of automotive industry R&D in Britain. FMC employs around 9,500 people at its three main technical centres in the country: the Ford of Britain technical centre at Dunton, Essex, and the Gaydon and Whitley complexes responsible for Jaguar and Land Rover engineering development. R&D is also conducted into diesel engine engineering at the Ford Dagenham Diesel Centre and among the technical teams working in FMC manufacturing facilities. Spending on R&D in the UK for Ford Motor Company brands is around £800 million annually. Summary of Key Messages 4. Ford is proactive in its use of recycled, renewable and low life-cycle impact materials and we are looking at ways of increasing use where appropriate. 5. Ford's approach to the environmental impacts of its products and processes has evolved from "designing for disassembly" to "designing for recycling" and finally to "designing for sustainability". -
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders InternationalInternational Automotive Automotive Summit Summit 2424 November November 2009 2009 Chief executive’s welcome I am delighted to welcome you here this afternoon to SMMT’s first International Automotive Summit. We meet at an extremely important time, having endured the most difficult economic conditions, and this event gives us the chance to look beyond the recession and recognise the opportunities that lie ahead. Across the political spectrum there is widespread recognition that the UK cannot thrive on financial services alone. Manufacturing, and particularly automotive manufacturing, has a vital role to play in a more balanced economy and will be one of the generators of jobs and prosperity in the years ahead. Government has recognised the strategic national importance of our sector and through its support for the New Automotive Innovation and Growth Team’s report, has committed to a long-term partnership with the motor industry. In terms of our future, we know the global demand for motor vehicles will return. The fast growing markets in Brazil, India and China will continue to embrace personal mobility at faster rates and the replacement cycle for vehicles in developed markets will return. But this future demand will be for cleaner, safer and more fuel-efficient vehicles that can be developed and manufactured anywhere in the world. The challenge for the UK motor industry, and the government, is how to ensure the UK retains and grows its share of the developing global market. The UK’s automotive strengths – efficiency, productivity, innovative R&D and a flexible workforce have already attracted a diverse presence of vehicle manufacturers from Europe, Japan, Malaysia, China, Kuwait, India and the US. -
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22 June 2011 Schools Minister challenges engineering sector to wow young people and boost entry routes to UK industry. UK engineering chiefs gathered at the Department for Education on Wednesday 8 June to discuss what can be done to ensure the talent pipeline and adequately equip young people for the requirements of industry. Organised by EngineeringUK, Schools Minister Nick Gibb MP addressed a high-level roundtable attended by representatives from EngineeringUK, E.ON, BAE Systems, JCB, Jaguar Land Rover, Ford of Britain, the ODA, GKN, Rolls Royce, ICW UK, the Royal Academy of Engineering and Pearson UK. With almost half a million engineering enterprises in the UK, employing 4.5 million people, the engineering industry is one of the most significant drivers of the UK economy today. Demand is such that the UK needs to recruit an additional 587,000 workers between 2007 – 2017; however, falling numbers of young people available to work mean that the sector must act now to identify opportunities to attract and retain engineering talent. EngineeringUK’s own research shows that young people’s enthusiasm for science learning dips in Year 8, the crucial decision making moment for their future career path. More needs to be done to create excitement and revitalise young people’s perception of engineering, and to provide a route-map that takes young people from early years learning right through to vocational training or their degree. Paul Jackson, Chief Executive of EngineeringUK, said: “The meeting demonstrated the importance of collaboration between engineering business and the public sector. The businesses represented already play a significant role in education - through outreach projects with schools, work placements, apprenticeships and indeed the ongoing training and development of their staff. -
Introduction
Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-01636-1 - The Politics of Industrial Collaboration During World War II: Ford France, Vichy and Nazi Germany Talbot Imlay and Martin Horn Excerpt More information Introduction In October 1944, two months after the Liberation of Paris, François Lehideux was arrested by the French police and charged with ‘intelligence avec l’ennemi’–with having collaborated with the Germans during the Occupation. A product of the elite École libre des sciences politiques with considerable experience in finance and industry, Lehideux had been at the centre of the Vichy regime’s economic policies, serving as commissioner for unemployment, delegate-general for national (industrial) equipment, and state secretary for industrial production.1 In each of these positions, he worked closely with the German occupation authorities. But it was Lehideux’s activities as the director of the professional organization for the French automobile industry, the Comité d’organisation de l’automobile et du cycle (COA), created in September 1940, that appeared the most damning. From 1940 to 1944, the automobile industry had worked over- whelmingly for the Germans, delivering some 85 per cent of its produc- tion to them. Collectively, French automobile companies had made a major contribution to Germany’s war effort, and as the industry’s political chief, Lehideux was deemed to be directly responsible. Lehideux vigorously – and, ultimately, successfully – defended himself against the charge of collaboration. In 1946, he was released from prison and three years later the case against him was dismissed. As with many of those accused of collaboration, Lehideux pleaded a combination of patrio- tism and extenuating circumstances: he had defended France’sinterestsat a difficult time when choices were extremely limited. -
Imlay + Horn the Politics of Industrial Collaboration During WWII Excerpts
The Politics of Industrial Collaboration during World War II Ford France^ Vichy and Nazi Germany Talbot Imlay Universite Laval and Martin Horn McMaster University M Cambridge UNIVERSITY PRESS i I 1 X List of abbreviations RkBfV Reichskommissariat fur die Behandlung feindlichen Vermogens RWM Reichswirtschaftsministerium SAF Societe anonyme frangaise Introduction SaSC Sachsisches Staatsarchiv, Chemnitz SHGN Service historique de la gendarmerie nationale, Vincennes SHGR Societe d’histoire du groupe Renault, Boulogne-Billancourt TNA The National Archives, Kew Gardens ZASt Zentralauftragsstelle In October 1944, two months after the liberation of Paris, Fran9ois Lehideux was arrested by the French police and charged with ‘intelligence avec I’ennemi’ - with having collaborated with the Germans during the Occupation. A product of the elite Ecole libre des sciences politiques with considerable experience in finance and industry, Lehideux had been at the centre of the Vichy regime’s economic policies, serving as commissioner for unemployment, delegate-general for national (industrial) equipment, and state secretary for industrial production.^ In each of these positions, he worked closely with the German occupation authorities. But it was Lehideux’s activities as the director of the professional organization for the French automobile industry, the Comite d’organisation de I’automobile et du cycle (GOA), created in September 1940, that appeared the most damning. From 1940 to 1944, the automobile industry had worked over whelmingly for the Germans, delivering some 85 per cent of its produc tion to them. Collectively, French automobile companies had made a major contribution to Germany’s war effort, and as the industry’s political chief, Lehideux was deemed to be directly responsible. -
Form 10 Visteon Corporation
Table of Contents As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 19, 2000 File No. 001-15827 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM 10 GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 VISTEON CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) DELAWARE 38-3519512 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) Fairlane Plaza North 10th Floor 290 Town Center Drive Dearborn, Michigan 48126 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (800) VISTEON (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which to be so registered each class is to be registered Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share The New York Stock Exchange Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Table of Contents INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET BETWEEN INFORMATION STATEMENT AND ITEMS OF FORM 10 Item 1. Business The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Business” and “Relationship with Ford” of the Information Statement attached hereto. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference. Item 2. Financial Information The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Summary,” “Capitalization,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements,” “Selected Consolidated Financial Data” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of the Information Statement.