All Africa articles – Page 20
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FeatureDelegates to discuss India’s supply chain promise in December
Automotive Logistics is gearing up for its final conference of 2013 in Pune, India on 11-13th. Held at the Hyatt Regency hotel, it will be the seventh Automotive Logistics India conference and promises to end this year’s run of seven global conferences on a high.This year’s theme is ‘India’s supply ...
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FeatureSpain looks to rail as car sales recover
Recently released figures for car production in Spain in the first half of this year indicate that the industry is growing at a rate of just under 5%, which is being viewed as extremely positive given that the overall market in Europe had fallen by around 7% in the same ...
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FeatureWhat will having Russia under GME mean for logistics?
General Motors’ decision to put its Russian operations back under the management of General Motors Europe (GME) should mean that its purchasing and logistics operations will eventually be combined again too, although GM has declined to confirm details on logistics management at this time. However, the move might have few ...
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FeatureYusen Logistics wins supplier award from Honda
Yusen Logistics has received an award for Exceptional Contribution at Honda’s UK manufacturing 2013 supplier convention.The award recognises Yusen’s delivery of continued cost savings, high service levels in meeting operational abnormality management and development of best in class IT systems.Yusen’s business unit director, John Pursey, said: “This formal recognition is ...
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FeatureCorrection: STVA and Renault Morocco
Our article on Renault’s expansion at its Tangier plant in Morocco and the role that logistics provider STVA has played in outbound rail flows and in the logistics area in the Tangier port contained several errors (p34 in the October-December issue of Automotive Logistics). These have now been corrected in ...
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FeatureBetter times ahead for European vehicle logistics sector
With vehicle sales across the EU finally heading in the right direction, carmakers and providers cited the need for increased efficiency, cost reduction, and understanding government regulations as key to success in 2013 and beyond. The European finished vehicle logistics sector will get some much-needed relief as the automotive market ...
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FeatureRenault-Nissan’s Tangier facility launches second production line
Last Tuesday saw the opening of Renault-Nissan’s most recent Moroccan venture: a second production line at the group’s Tangier plant in Morocco. The new line will increase production capacity at the facility to 340,00 vehicles next year.The plant itself came online in February of last year, and currently produces the ...
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FeatureSouth Africa’s carmakers suffer a month of strike disruption in supply chain
Carmakers including BMW, GM, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen are still struggling to regain production levels following a four-week strike by members of the National Union of the Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) that affected component suppliers across the country. The strike ran alongside a three-week strike by union ...
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FeatureTriebel to head fourth region in Panalpina rejig
Panalpina is appointing Peter Triebel (pictured) to head a new fourth region in its global organisation of markets. The logistics provider has realigned its regional set up to include the Middle East, Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States (MEAC), which will take effect in January 2014, and made Triebel ...
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FeatureTier one complexity and fresh looks
Our October-December coverage has dedicated a lot of space to the logistics management of tier one suppliers, including Magna International, the Behr Group and Johnson Controls International. Their prominence is no coincidence, as suppliers’ supply chain management is becoming more important. With carmakers such as the Volkswagen Group producing vehicles on ...
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FeatureCaterpillar moves the earth for better distribution
The volumes and logistics capabilities of the world’s largest maker of earth-moving machinery are intertwined with global growth and government investment in its US-baseMoving high-and-heavy equipment, such as construction machinery, is a tricky and costly logistics task. Many products are outsized, requiring dedicated facilities and special permits to travel on ...
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FeatureAcceleration in North Africa
Despite parts of the region striving for greater stability, North Africa presents significant opportunities for development throughout the automotive sectorFor some carmakers, especially in Europe, North Africa represents the next great frontier. In 2012, Algeria sold 450,000 new vehicles; Egypt 288,000 units; Morocco 126,000; and Tunisia 54,000. Outside of Egypt, ...
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FeatureRenault's milestone in Morocco
In the second part of our North Africa feature, Renault's logistics director for Morocco, Alain Joyeux (pictured below) reveals that it is full-steam ahead for the carmaker as it dominates vehicle production in Morocco and the wider regionIn a region afflicted by conflict for the past few years, Morocco, though ...
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FeatureNigeria prepares to expand auto industry
The Federal Executive Council of Nigeria has approved a policy to develop the country’s local automotive industry’s production and supply base, while limited foreign imports of vehicles both for government purchases and by increased tariffs. The Nigerian government’s Automotive Industrial Policy Development Plan seeks to increase assembly in the country ...
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FeatureComplexity meets coordination at Magna Europe
Magna Logistics Europe has increasingly taken a more integrated approach to engineering logistics across the tier supplier’s massive European network, including rolling out IT tools and concepts developed at contract manufacturing unit, Magna Steyr
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FeatureGerman OEMs move up Gartner list
BMW and Volkswagen have moved up in the annual ranking of the top 25 supply chain organisations in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, compiled by research and advisory firm Gartner. BMW has moved up from ninth position to sixth, while the Volkswagen Group has made a bigger leap, ...
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FeatureShake up for North American supply chain revealed at AL Global
“We see more production from Japan and Korea moving to Mexico and also to the southern US states,” said Michael Robinet, managing director of IHS Automotive Consulting. “We will soon see more European models coming over to North America out of the euro zone or South Africa to be closer ...
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FeatureYusen Logistics prepares for South Africa move
The importance of South Africa as an emerging automotive hub was demonstrated this week with the news that Yusen Logistics, part of Japan's NYK Group, is set to open a representative office in the country this month. Yusen’s president Hiromitsu Kuramoto will open the new office in Johannesburg. Employees there ...
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FeaturePenske establishes HQ and MD for Mexico
Third party logistics provider Penske Logistics has established a headquarters for its growing Mexican operations in Saltillo. The company has also appointed Michael Casidy (pictured) to the newly created position of managing director for Mexico.Penske has been present in Mexico for 17 years, and has built up a strong presence ...
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FeatureYusen Logistics prepares for South Africa move
The importance of South Africa as an emerging automotive hub was demonstrated this week with the news that Yusen Logistics is set to open a representative office in South Africa in October 2013. Yusen’s president Hiromitsu Kuramoto will open the new office in Johannesburg this month. Employees there will research ...