All Asia articles – Page 58
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FeatureWWL to benefit from post-Panamax new builds
Wallenius Lines has bought two post-Panamax ro-ro vessels that will be built at the Tianjin Xingnang in China and operated by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) for vehicle shipments. The vessels, which will each be able to transport 8,000 cars, were ordered in June of last year and will be delivered ...
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FeatureToyota and Daihatsu export compact Agya to Philippines
Toyota and Daihatsu have started exports of a compact car based on the Toyota Agya from Indonesia to the Philippines.The Agya, which was developed and produced by Daihatsu, has been sold in Indonesia as the Agya (Toyota brand) and the Ayla (Daihatsu brand) since September last year.The vehicle is produced ...
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FeatureDubai expects logistics growth in wake of 2020 trade convention
The World Expo trade convention, to be held in 2020 in Dubai, is expected to significantly boost automotive logistics activity in the country. The emirate’s industrial and logistics sectors in particular are expected to expand around the Dubai Industrial City and the Dubai Investment Park (DIP). The news comes ...
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FeatureNYK and Puninar Jaya merge business in Indonesia
Global transport and logistics provider NYK is merging its activity in Indonesia with local provider PT Puninar Jaya. The alliance, called NYK Puninar Auto Logistics Indonesia (NPALI), will provide services including transport, storage, pre-delivery inspection and customs clearance for imports and exports of finished vehicles to the country. It will ...
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FeatureGM-AvtoVaz to boost Niva exports from Russia
General Motors will increase the export of vehicles from its joint venture with Russian carmaker AvtoVaz by 25% in 2014, according to the management of the company. Annual volumes of the Chevrolet Niva, made at the Togliatti plant, for delivery to foreign markets will now be increased to 5,000 units, ...
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FeatureAmerican Honda now exports more than it imports from Japan
American Honda has announced it now exports more vehicles from the US than it imports from Japan. Figures for last year show that the Japanese carmaker’s US division exported more than 108,700 Honda and Acura vehicles of a total production figure of more than 1.3m units (and almost 1.8m for ...
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FeatureNYK takes full ownership of Kazakhstan’s biggest auto terminal
NYK Holding Europe B.V., a division of maritime transport and logistics giant NYK Group, has taken total ownership of the Tranco Terminal in Kazakhstan. Business began on January 15 under a new name: NYK Auto Logistics (Kazakhstan). Capital investment stands at KZT 514m ($3.3m).In 2010, the company took a 25% ...
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FeatureTesla to open local plants in China for electric Model S
Chinese sales of Tesla’s Model S electric cars are expected to match, if not outstrip, US demand – potentially as early as 2015. The anticipated growth in sales will warrant the creation of more local plants in the country, said Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk in a statement last week. Musk ...
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FeatureIsuzu sets up aftersales centre for better ASEAN service
Isuzu Motors has invested $180m to set up an aftersales centre (ASC) in Johor, Malaysia as part of its Isuzu Motors Asia division, which oversees business for the Japanese vehicle maker in the ASEAN region.The company said that with more vehicles being localised in the region the new centre, which ...
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FeatureNissan won’t shift Qashqai to Russia this year
Although Nissan will eventually shift some production of its second-generation Qashqai crossover model from the UK to Russia, the transfer won’t happen this year. According to Colin Lawther, senior vice-president for manufacturing, purchasing and supply chain management at Nissan Europe, the carmaker will first stabilise production of the new Qashqai, ...
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FeatureBetter logistics help propel Nissan Sunderland
Logistics costs in automotive are now often more expensive than manufacturing vehicles within a plant, according to Nissan Europe’s purchasing and manufacturing boss. As a result, the company’s efforts in recent years to reduce those costs have been important to the success of the carmaker’s plant in Sunderland, in the ...
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FeatureGlobal car making will be based on a risk-benefit model
Emerging markets are expected to account for 50% of global vehicle production by 2020 and, to remain competitive and reduce risk in the face of stiffening international legislation, carmakers are looking at co-location and the sourcing of components closer to the final consumerStiffening legislation, increased competition and a focus on ...
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FeatureWTO should take lead in auto trade reform, says WEC report
A report released this week by the World Economic Forum (WEC) calls for deeper border reforms and an urgent implementation of the Bali trade accords announced last December by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) which is designed to accelerate cross border connectivity. It also states that the WTO is the ...
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FeatureGM announces moves in executive aftersales
Steve Hill (left) is leaving his position at GM as vice president of Customer Care and Aftersales to take up a new role as vice president of US Sales and Service, where he will lead US Sales Operations, as well as GMC Sales and Service. He will also head Fleet ...
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FeatureChinese auto-glass makers to invest $200m in Ohio facility
Chinese auto-glass maker Fuyao Group is planning to invest $200m in a new facility in the US state of Ohio in a long term plan to provide a better service to its North American customers while cutting logistics and transport costs. The decision, which the group hopes will expand US-China ...
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FeatureDuclos replaces Davies as head of US vehicle logistics for Toyota
D’anne M. Duclos (pictured left) has replaced Nancy Davies as vice-president of Toyota Logistics Services (TLS), the outbound logistics and vehicle processing arm of Toyota Motor Sales USA (TMS). Davies, who has held the role since 2008, has moved over to a position in sales and production planning at TMS ...
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FeaturePearlman takes over US rail for Toyota as Nelson retires
Missy Pearlman (pictured left) is now the national rail strategy and operations manager for Toyota Logistics Services, the outbound logistics and vehicle processing arm of Toyota Motor Sales USA (TMS) based in Torrance, California. Pearlman has replaced Michael Nelson, who retired last week following a 40-year career in automotive logistics, ...
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FeatureUkraine looks at removing protective duties on imported cars
Ukraine is planning to loosen a protective special duty on imported cars during the first couple of months of 2014, according to a recent report from the country’s Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Igor Prasolov (pictured). The decision has been made following trade talks with the Eurasian Economic Commission ...
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FeatureChesnokov leaves RTL for Kintetsu World Express
Denis Chesnokov has moved from his position as sales and marketing director at Russian Transport Lines (RTL) to take up a new role in Business Development at Japanese freight forwarder and logistics provider, Kintetsu World Express (KWE).Chesnokov had been at RTL, which provides extensive services for container and finished vehicle ...
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FeatureEnnore aims to be India's leading exporter of finished vehicles
The port of Ennore on the east coast of India is aiming to become the country’s number one port for vehicle exports, according to its director of operations Sanjay Kumar., According to Kumar, the port hopes to be handling between 250,000-300,000 units by 2015, which will require it to double ...