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ZARAGOZA. Gradually they get to know the awards to the Aragonese auxiliary industry of the pieces that make for both models from 2017 manufactured Figueruelas: the new Meriva, to be launched in January of that year, and the successor to the C3 Picasso, two months later, in March. According to industry sources, Celulosa Fabril (CEFA), which received last March 5 in Detroit a prize by GM to better 'Supplier of the Year' has been chosen for the dashboard of both models, which are a project for the management of GM Spain. In addition, CEFA also manufacture from January next year Mokka dashboard. This was confirmed by sources close to the sector. Therefore, in 2017 CEFA work for all models of Opel. Years supplying components for the Corsa and since last year, when the fifth generation, even more because the traditional dashboard or instrument panel, has added manufacturing recently launched the doors, center console and trunk liners . It is no coincidence that CEFA acometiese excess of 17 million euros in order to incorporate the technology to take the increased workload that has resulted in the new Corsa investments, but also models the future as the Mokka, more immediately, in 2016, and the Meriva-Picasso from 2017. Next to the dashboard assigned to CEFA, GM has awarded Johnson Controls Pedrola seats of both models as well as the Mokka; and Faurecia plant in Tarazona the doors of the new models and also the Mokka, which occur as early as June this year. Locate as most of the pieces of the Mokka, especially the larger ones, can close the auxiliary industry has been the priority of the leadership of GM Spain hurl this model since late August of last year. In fact, the CEO of Figueruelas, Antonio Cobo, admitted last work done in this regard week. "Six months ago only the car virtually 100% came from Korea and now estimates that we have is because of only 19%. Of that percentage, 50% are already located in Europe, and well, we move forward. " That is, recognized that try to locate the maximum of pieces here provided that the cost will be more competitive and also because that costs in logistics and the challenge has involved bringing millions of pieces from Korea to join the Mokka in the factory are reduced Zaragoza. "We always say," stated Cobo, "the auxiliary industry has to be competitive and make better deals than they can come to us from other places" and was pleased that new companies like Cooper Standard are installed close by to have a contract GM Spain as suppliers of weatherstripping for doors of the new Opel Meriva and the successor to the Citroen C3 Picasso. The head of the factory in Figueruelas announced that the appropriations process for these two models sharing platform is almost completed and the decisions already taken.

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