MOBILE, Ala. — Continental Motors Group will consolidate all manufacturing operations into its manufacturing centers in Alabama and Germany.
As a result, the manufacturing of CMG’s line of OEM quality FAA approved parts for Lycoming engines, as well as the full line of Titan Experimental and Certified engines that are currently produced in CMG’s San Antonio, Texas, facility, will be transferred, according to company officials.
Over the past few years, Continental Motors has invested in advanced manufacturing equipment, processes and people while implementing manufacturing techniques and lean tools based on the Toyota Production System.
As each current manufacturing site uses similar processes to make similar parts and assemblies, the relocation of the products currently produced at CMG-San Antonio will allow better utilization of the technical capabilities, lean principles and capacity invested in the Alabama and German facilities since 2011, company officials explain.
“Continental Motors has grown significantly in the past three years in both products and facilities as we strive to become the leader in GA propulsion for small aircraft,” said Rhett Ross, President and CEO of Continental Motors Group. “However, as we have seen our business grow in the number of products, customers and operating sites, it has become apparent that changes are needed to make us more responsive to the needs of our customers. After significant review, we felt that we needed to simplify the business, not in products or services, but in the complexity of our operations. Our commitment remains to the products first developed at CMG-San Antonio and more importantly to the people affected by this difficult decision.”
The move will take time to complete, company officials acknowledge. They add they expect to work closely with employees and its Master Distributor, Aviall, to complete the move without interrupting the availability of parts and engines within the Titan Product Family.
“Further, CMG recognizes the valuable contributions made by our team members in San Antonio and the uncertainty involved with this change,” company officials said in a prepared statement. “CMG has established a leadership team that will work directly with our team members and the local community…to help them transition to new roles within the CMG family of businesses or to find new opportunities within the San Antonio business community.”
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Tom says
August 19, 2016 at 6:41 amI think I smell a MBA and it smells like death. Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone in this country be creative and implement a manufacturing plan that would be the world model??? Short term thinking, lets see if we can next quarter this thing to death!!! What happened to the leaders and visionaries of industry in this country?? Seems they’ve been replaced by imposters who walk out of college with unpaid loans and a sense of entitlement. And, more love for themselves than the business that rewards them so well!!
Correct me if I’m wrong, while I climb down off this soap box.
Sam says
August 18, 2016 at 8:10 pmI wonder how many employees were there.