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Production of the BMW M3, to the MINI Cooper and even the Rolls-Royce Phantom on a global scale

(San Diego, Ca) Cooper Motor Corporation (CMC) has been operating in Kenya for more than 60 years, steadily growing in size and influence to become the market dominating company that it is today.

1. STEVE JOBS Apple Steve Jobs co-founded technology giant Apple in 1976. With iPods, iPhones, iPads and MacBooks being the most sought-after gadgets on the market, Apple is dominating the consumer technology world.

In an attempt to make luxury yachts more environmentally friendly, the partnering companies have designed and manufactured the largest plug-in hybrid electric yacht.

The manufacturing world is not only highly competitive, it is often extremely complicated. Deals are done globally, but cultures and countries are very different and what drives one market might not even feature in another.

Volkswagen continues to lead the South African passenger car market when it comes to sales. It was passenger car leader with 22.1 percent share of the total passenger market.

Inventory - whether it’s raw materials in the warehouse, parts at the lineside, work in process (WIP), or finished goods - is cash tied up in the business. In excess it can stifle business cash flow, occupy valuable space and impede flow around the factory.

Indian vehicle manufacturer Tata Motors is working on setting up a truck assembly unit in South Africa.

Sekunjalo Investment Ltd, an African investment holding company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, has become a 25 percent shareholder in Saab South Africa (PTY) Ltd’s car manufacturing operations.

What an exciting month May was.

Any list like this one is subjective and difficult to write; everybody has an opinion. Who is a better CEO, Jeffrey R Immelt or Alan Mulally? And is Martin Winterkorn better than Akio Toyoda?

The company has told Manufacturing Digital that new Polo exports will grow from a previously planned 55,000 units to 71,500 units in 2010 and will now include left hand drive (LHD) deliveries to Europe.  

Investment in training is vital for manufacturing companies if they are to survive the recession and come out of it as competitive businesses. Manufacturing bosses must recognise training as an investment with valuable returns and not as a cost. One person who knows all about the importance of training and running a profitable and successful business is Ken Scott, CEO of ILX Group. ILX Group plc is an AIM-quoted company delivering business training and educational products and services.

Is the recession over? Well, we seem to have turned a corner certainly. But while many talk of an end to recession, any recovery is expected to be slow and protracted. Manufacturers are unsurprisingly warning against complacency and such warnings can hardly be ignored by those that might wish to believe the recession battle has finally been won.

"The global economy continues to be in the midst of a severe downturn with a number of countries already experiencing recession," SARB said in its monetary policy statement.

South African manufacturing fell an annual 15 percent in February, exceeding the previous month's record drop, says the report released Wednesday.