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FeatureFord part 1: Always looking ahead
In the first of a four-part feature, Christopher Ludwig talks to Ford Customer Service Division president Frederiek Toney (pictured) about changing times for logistics and providing global customer service
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FeatureAnalysis: European discord for logistics
Although Europe is considered to be a single market, differing laws and regulations surrounding wages, truck dimensions and weights are making it increasingly difficult for finished vehicle logistics providers. In the face of growing divisions between transport regulations in various European countries, finished vehicle logistics executives and European officials have ...
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FeatureAnalysis: Mahindra Logistics invests in hope as much as assets
Mahindra Logistics recent acquisition in assets and freight forwarding are moves to secure capacity ahead of an expected upturn in automotive and vehicle logisticsMore than six months after the election of Narendra Modi in India, it may still be too early to determine whether the Modi government’s agenda is the ...
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FeatureAnalysis: logistics in China still needs to shift from big to strong
Automotive logistics providers in the world’s largest market might be saying the right things but the industry lacks transparency in many areas. Christopher Ludwig provides a résumé of the market following an important industry gatheringExecutives at Chinese automotive and logistics companies speak a remarkably similar language when it comes to ...
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FeatureRussia joins WTO but still protects its OEMs: analysis
After more than 19 years of negotiations, the Russian Federation has today become the 157th member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). With reductions in import tariffs part of the accession, including those for vehicles, components and raw materials, the impact is expected to lower prices for consumers, increase global ...
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FeatureGefco-GM 'mega' contract worth 900m euros pa - analysis
The Gefco Group has revealed that the contract signed at the end of June with General Motors will make it the carmaker’s fully fledged fourth party logistics provider (4PL) in Europe, including Russia and Turkey. The seven year contract, which kicks off next year and includes a ...
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FeatureAnalysis: Gefco to handle GM logistics in Europe
General Motors has said it will transfer the majority of its transport logistics business in Europe and Russia to Gefco starting next year following a long-term exclusive agreement signed this week with the logistics provider's parent company, PSA Peugeot Citroën. The agreement will impact the majority of the Opel/Vauxhall, ...
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FeatureAnalysis: WWL to use more 'group' capacity
Shipping line and logistics provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) is set to restore laid-up capacity in November, as well as add up to 12 new vessels to its fleet in the next two years, as it seeks to renew its stable of 60 pure-car-and-truck carriers (PCTCs) and roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) ships ...
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FeatureAnalysis China: rising currency & wages to benefit global LSPs?
Factories in China continued to see disruptions this week to the flow of material to assembly lines following another set of strikes by parts suppliers over low wages. This time the walkouts were in Guangdon province at Denso (Guangzhou Nansha), a subsidiary of Japanese tier supplier Denso–the largest global supplier ...
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FeatureAnalysis: Chinese policy on downturn – crosshair or blindspot?
The Chinese government certainly acted quickly and successfully to reverse the first downward sales trend for new car sales it experienced during the second half of 2008. Today, thanks largely to a hefty cut in sales tax on cars with a 1.6-litre engine or less, sales are up in the ...