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Supplier park is key to Vectra plant flexibility.

Automotive News Europe, March, 2002 by Chew, Edmund

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Opel's refurbished assembly plant in Russelsheim, Germany, relies heavily on supplier integration and lean production to build the new Vectra.

Opel parent General Motors invested E780 million to prepare Russelsheim for production of the latest-generation Vectra. GM spent E420 million to create a new flexible manufacturing facility within the existing plant and E360 million on production equipment.

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Opel has had 10 years of experience in lean production at its plant in Eisenach, Germany, that builds the Corsa and Astra. Opel is now bringing its lean-production knowledge to ...

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Automotive Industry

Supplier park is key to Vectra plant flexibility.

Automotive News Europe, March, 2002 by Chew, Edmund

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