Volkswagen EOS 2006, Обучение по обслуживанию

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Glossary
A
UTO
E
UROPA
“Volkswagen Autoeuropa – Automóveis Ltda.” is now
one of the most modern car plants in Europe. It covers
a total area of 2,000,000 square metres. Of that,
1,100,000 square metres is used for production and
900,000 for an industrial park for suppliers and
service providers.
The VW Sharan and the Seat Alhambra are produced
there. Among other things, Palmela has a high-tech
forging press department as well as an efficient
bodyshop, paintshop and final assembly.
The “Volkswagen Autoeuropa – Automóveis Ltda.”
plant in Portugal has been operating since April 1995.
It was set up in 1991 in an agreement between
Volkswagen and Ford. The Palmela plant has been a
hundred-percent subsidiary of Volkswagen AG since
1999.
I
N SITU
This term is Latin and literally means “in original
place” or “on site”. If, for example, you observe a
metabolism process “in situ”, this means that you
observe the processes in living cells. The opposite
would be “in vitro”. In this case, you would remove the
cells and carry out the metabolism process in a test
tube.
In relation to the Eos, the rear seat bench is produced
“in situ”, i.e. manufactured completely on a machine.
As the wire frame is foamed into the upholstery, the
rear seat bench no longer has to run through several
different production stages in different locations.
Volkswagen Autoeuropa –
Automóveis Ltda in Palmela
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