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发布于 2019 十月 17

AAM 在巴塞罗那开设新的制造工厂

巴塞罗那/底特律，2019 年 10 月 17 日 – 美国车桥制造有限公司（纽约证券交易所代码：AXL） 是汽车动力传动系统及零部件设计、工程和制造领域的全球领导者，今天宣布在西班牙巴塞罗那郊外的维拉德坎斯工业区开设一个新的制造工厂。

新工厂将支持雷诺、宝马、戴姆勒、保时捷、奥迪和福特等欧洲新客户的需求和增长。AAM 巴塞罗那工厂生产一系列完整的振控系统和减震器产品，包括硫化减震器、压入式压缩减震器、隔离皮带轮、模内胶结式减震器和减震齿轮。

AAM 董事长兼首席执行官 David C. Dauch 表示：“AAM 在巴塞罗那的新制造工厂是我们持续实现多元化和扩展我们的全球客户基础和产品组合的使命的关键部分。欧洲汽车制造商正在持续缩小发动机尺寸，AAM 的细分市场领先产品通过帮助降低车辆噪音和振动的技术支持这一使命。”

新的 15,600 平方米的工厂位于巴塞罗那西南 20 公里处，整合了 Gavé 附近的两个较小的工厂，在满产时将雇用近 300 名员工。它具有精益、高效的生产布局和优化的材料流程，可将组件输送到生产线。

AAM 动力传动系统事业部总裁 Greg Deveson 表示： “AAM 是该领域的领导者，率先推出了隔离皮带轮、许多类型的硅油减震器和减震齿轮。随着小型发动机和混合动力应用产量的增加，AAM 将为客户提供行业领先的技术，满足并超越性能和质量期望。”

除此之外，AAM 还将为福特、宝马、米巴和标致雪铁龙生产减震齿轮，为奥迪、奔驰和菲亚特克莱斯勒生产硫化减震器，为雷诺生产隔离皮带轮，以及为奔驰、福特和保时捷生产模内胶结式减震器。

加泰罗尼亚贸易投资署 (Catalonia Trade and Investment agency)、INCASÒL 和 Consorci urbanístic DeltaBCN 支持 AAM建设这家工厂。

关于 AAM

美国车桥（纽约证券交易所代码：AXL）传递推动世界的力量。作为领先的全球一级汽车供应商，AAM 设计、开发和制造动力传动系统、金属成型和铸造产品，使下一代汽车更智能、更轻量、更安全、更高效。AAM 总部设在底特律，拥有超过 25,000 名员工，在 17 个国家/地区经营近 90 家工厂，在全球和区域平台上为客户提供支持，并且专注于质量、卓越运营和技术领先地位。要了解更多信息，请访问 aam.com。

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