

TMMC recognized as a top auto plant in the world
Automaker wins J.D. Power 2019 platinum and bronze plant quality awards.

Quality in real time: How IIoT is changing automotive production
Defects are spotted and fixed before vehicles roll off the assembly line.
EMC session focuses on strategies and benefits of standard work
Free event will help manufacturers address productivity and quality issues.
Car quality improves even as new technology is introduced
J.D. Power survey determines quality improved for 21 of 33 auto brands.
Waterloo Brewing wins seven international brewing awards
Monde Selection awards “high quality” trophy for Waterloo Amber.
Automotive quality up, but Japan can’t keep pace
Worst-performing brands were Fiat, Smart, Chrysler, Subaru and Jeep.
Fiat Chrysler quality chief exits after poor reliability ranking
Newly merger automaker fared worst in 2014 Consumer Reports rankings this year.

Ontario Toyota plant No. 1 for quality
J.D. Power cites Lexus made in Cambridge for fewest defects.
GM workers in Kentucky authorize a strike over safety concerns
Union cites safety issues and quality concerns, will strike if necessary.
It’s all in the design
How to engineer a workcell and get buy-in from the work team.

BCG predicts more production US-bound from China
A Boston Consulting Group report predicts 37% of US-based large manufacturers are planning to bring back production to the US from China or are considering it.