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Innovation provides a head start

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The rate of increase in productivity in the automotive industry since 2006 has been put at an average of 20 %. This has been a necessary development as a weak dollar, the strengthening competition from Asian markets and the present slump in sales undoubtedly demand greater productivity and efficiency. As its trading partner, EMAG has for years supported the automotive industry with manufacturing systems that were of a standard design but at the same time easily adaptable to individual requirements.

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  1. EMAG Gruppen-Vertriebs- und Service GmbH, Salach, Germany

    Dieter Kollmar (Managing Director)

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Kollmar, D. Innovation provides a head start. ATZ Prod Worldw 2, 12–16 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03224184

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