All Asia articles – Page 114
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FeatureMaking inroads to outbound in India
Last week’s Automotive Logistics India conference was marked by a sense of urgency amongst attendees eager to solve the problem of moving vehicles across a country that has seen a huge escalation in domestic and export demand for small cars. GM’s director of logistics and supply chain for Asia Pacific, ...
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FeatureMosolf leads commitment to India with joint venture
Jorg Mosolf, CEO of German logistics service provider Horst Mosolf (pictured), used last week’s Automotive Logistics conference in India to announce the joint venture activity it is pursuing in the country, an indication of how serious providers are getting about doing business there. The company has just completed the start ...
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FeatureKuehne + Nagel secures contract with BMW SA
BMW has awarded Kuehne + Nagel a three year contract to fully manage its South African Parts and Accessories Distribution Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg. The decision to award the full contract builds on partial management of the BMW-owned and operated facility, which the company undertook at the end of 2008. ...
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FeatureMercedes receives award for trimodal logistics project
Mercedes-Benz’s engine, axle and transmission plant at Untertürkheim near Stuttgart has received second prize at the European Logistics Excellence Awards for its global outbound parts logistics activity. The awards, which were held during last week’s bestLog Conference in Brussels, recognised the operation for meeting established economic and ecological objectives outlined ...
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FeatureIndia's first auto hub underway
India’s railway minister Mamata Banjeree laid the foundation for the country’s first automobile logistics hub in Shalimar, West Bengal last Saturday. It will be the first of 15 such hubs to be established across India as part of a drive to increase automotive rail freight to 15% (from 2% currently) ...
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FeatureDaimler Kamaz JV imports truck kits from Japan
Daimler has established a 50:50 joint venture with Russian car and truckmaker Kamaz to produce Fuso Canter light trucks from semi-knockdown kits imported from Japan. Daimler owns 85% of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) and will contribute €4.1m to the venture – called Fuso Kamaz Trucks Rus – ...
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WWL builds on Russia business with dedicated office
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has opened a new office in St Petersburg to strengthen its operations in Russia for the long term. The company has been operating in Russia since 2003 and first called at St Petersburg in January this year when it established a transhipment service specifically for high ...
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FeatureToyota blames logistics for NUMMI closure
Logistics is behind Toyota’s decision to close its New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) plant in Fremont, California next March, according to the carmaker. Answering questions from disgruntled workers who called into a show on KGO radio station in San Francisco to complain about the closure, James Lentz, head of ...
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FeatureKorea agrees to auto talks with US
Following US president Barack Obama’s visit to South Korea as part of his first tour of Asia, South Korean president Lee Myung-bak said the republic was willing to reopen discussions on automotive trade under the KORUS free trade agreement with the US and address the concerns of its carmakers. "If ...
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FeatureVolkswagen to double exports from South Africa
Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) is doubling the number of vehicles it exports from its plant in Uitenhage, near Port Elizabeth, next year following the securing of an order for 55,000 new-generation Polos for the global market. The contract includes the export of 19,000 vehicles adapted for use in right-hand drive ...
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FeatureFirst US Kia plant goes to work with Glovis
Kia Motors’ first plant in the US – Kia Motor Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) – has officially started production, with inbound and outbound logistics support from the US-based branch of its Hyundai-Kia subsidiary Glovis. Following roll out of the first vehicle in October, the $1 billion-plant went into full production of ...
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FeatureTVS Logistics buys Multipart Holding
TVS Logistics, part of TVS group, one of the largest automotive components manufacturers in India, has acquired supply chain company Multipart Holding, one of the UK’s top three aftermarket logistics companies. TVS has said it will invest more than RS 125 crore ($30m) in Multipart over the next 18 months ...
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FeatureUS carmakers call for level playing field with Korea
As part of his first trip to Asia, which begins tomorrow, US President Barack Obama will visit South Korea to push for a wide-ranging free trade agreement (FTA) with the republic that has been sitting around since 2007. But US carmakers are calling for the removal of barriers to US ...
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FeatureSupply chain strategy behind Chery plant in Dalian
Logistics cost and strategy considerations are behind Chery Auto’s decision to build a new plant at the port city of Dalian in northeast China. The $688m plant will start manufacturing for both the domestic and overseas markets from June 2011, with an annual production capacity of 200,000 vehicles. “Building a ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Ford’s group vice president of global manufacturing, and labour affairs, Joe Hinrichs (pictured), is taking up a new position at the company as group vice president of Asia Pacific and Africa. He will start on December 1st and is replacing John Parker who is retiring in January after a 41-year ...
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FeatureChina could impose import tariffs on US vehicles
Chrysler, Ford and General Motors are meeting with the American Automotive Policy Council this week to discuss China’s trade investigation into US carmaker subsidies which is due to begin today and could result in tariffs being imposed on the companies’ vehicle imports. Following a petition from automotive companies in China, ...
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FeatureWWL supports China service with inland distribution
Following last week’s announcement that WWL is providing inland transport services with local providers for Nissan distribution in India (read more here), the company is also supporting inland movements for increased deliveries on its China Express service. Last week WWL said that dedicated ro-ro sailings on the service between Japan, ...
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FeatureMOL and Sical to start Chennai operations
India's Sical Logistics has completed the creation of a joint venture with Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) to operate an automotive management yard at the Port of Ennore near Chennai, India. Following a MoU signed in August, the deal was finalised this week and operations are now due to commence ...
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FeatureEuropean vehicle logistics sector needs billions
European finished vehicle logistics providers are in need of up to €7 billion in financing if they are to meet the needs of a recovery in car sales and production, revealed Costantino Baldissara, president of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG) at the association’s annual conference in Rotterdam last ...
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FeatureWWL lands distribution deal with Nissan in India
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (India) has been awarded a contract to provide yard management services and domestic distribution of Nissan vehicles to dealers in India. It is the first such contract the company has secured in the country and now means the India division will provide a full range of factory-to-dealer ...