Karmann expands roofs business in US, UK; Roofs supplement volatile contract-assembly business.(Karmann-Rheine GmbH und Company KG)(Brief Article)

Automotive News Europe,  March, 2004  by Chew, Edmund

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Byline: Edmund Chew

German coachbuilder Karmann will open plants in England and the US, adding more systems-delivery capacity to its traditional contract-assembly operations. The move marks a shift to capitalize on the growing demand for roof systems.

Karmann will open a plant inside Nissan's Sunderland, UK, facility to supply retractable hardtop roof systems for the Nissan Micra C+C convertible. Production begins in 2005.

The German assembler will also open a US plant in Michigan to provide roofing systems for new General Motors and DaimlerChrysler vehicles.

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