All Asia articles – Page 97
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FeatureMazda resorts to home exports for US
Mazda’s plans for production at its AutoAlliance International joint venture with Ford in the US became slightly clearer this week when the Japanese carmaker announced it would end production of the Mazda6 there “at the end of its current cycle plan” and move production of its next-generation sedan back to ...
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FeatureDHL targets inbound in China
Following news that DHL Supply Chain is helping Jaguar Land Rover in its export of knockdown (KD) kits from Halewood in the UK for assembly in India (read more here), the logistics provider has said it also hopes to support carmakers with similar activity in China. “This is the start ...
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FeatureSaab restarts the line at Trollhattan
Saab Automobile is faced with outstanding orders amounting to more than 6,500 vehicles from its Trollhättan facility in Sweden, which began production again last Friday after more than seven weeks at a standstill. The company produced a first batch of 100 vehicles but said it is planning to increase the ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
As part of a wide-ranging shake up of management positions at Renault-Nissan, Christian Madrus has been appointed the new managing director at the Renault-Nissan Alliance, effective June 1st. Madrus, who has been managing director of Global Alliance Logistics since June 2009, replaces Mouna Sephehri, one of the founding members of ...
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FeatureBMS Logistica to handle VW Brazil exports
Volkswagen has signed a new three-year contract with BMS Logistica – the South American joint venture between German logistics providers BLG Logistics and Horst Mosolf – for the export of parts and CKD kits from three of the carmaker’s facilities in Brazil. The first part of the deal applies to ...
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FeatureLand Rover assembly begins in India
Tata has begun assembly of the Freelander 2 model at its Chikli factory near Pune, India from CKD kits shipped from the UK. The company is moving the kits from the Halewood facility near Liverpool where it has invested in a new CKD packaging facility dedicated to the India exports. ...
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FeatureToll to take stake in Tianjin Anda Logistics
Toll Group, one of Asia’s leading integrated logistics providers, is acquiring 40% of Chinese automotive 3PL Tianjin Anda Logistics. Tianjin provides finished vehicle transport, storage and processing services for companies including FAW, Toyota, BMW, Peugeot-Citroën and Chery and in 2010, generated revenue of over RMB 400m ($62m). The acquisition remains ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has appointed Xavier Leroi as its new managing director in China. Leroi moves from his position as head of WWL South Africa and will now be based in Shanghai with responsibility for driving all growth in China.“The Chinese market has enormous potential, in terms of import ...
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FeatureGeely to double China exports
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely) is reported to be aiming at doubling its vehicle exports from China this year to between 40,000-50,000 units At a shareholder’s meeting held last week Geely Automobile Holdings Group’s CEO Gui Yuesheng, said the goal would boost total sales to 480,000 from last year’s figure ...
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FeatureVolcano clouds gather over Europe again
Carmakers and logistics providers are keeping a close eye on the skies over Europe again this week as the latest volcanic eruption in Iceland continues to disrupt flights there and in the UK and Germany. Just more than a year since the Eyjafjallajokull volcano grounded flights across Europe, causing the ...
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FeatureWWL expects export growth from US
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) expects its vehicle-processing terminal at the port of Hueneme in southern California to see strong growth for exports from the US, led by Japanese manufacturers. The small terminal and port also expect that increasing container trade in major ports such as Los Angeles and Long Beach ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
VW chooses Savannah for Chattanooga importsAs Volkswagen prepares to ramp up production at its new US plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2012, it has announced that it will be using the port of Savannah for parts imports. Volkswagen Group of America has chosen the port’s Garden City Terminal for ...
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FeatureTata begins exports of Nano
Tata has begun exports of its low-price Nano model to neighbouring countries including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan. The first consignment of nearly 500 units was taken via Jawaharlal Nehru Port by Tata’s exclusive third party logistics provider TCI Supply Chain Solutions. The Mumbai-based carmaker would not confirm details of ...
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FeatureSaab tries again with Chinese distributor
Following last week’s collapse of its $150m deal with Hawtai Motor Group, Spyker-owned Swedish carmaker Saab has signed a fresh memorandum of understanding with another Chinese carmaker – Pang Da Automobile Trade – which includes a 50-50 distribution joint venture for Saab-branded vehicles in China. Pang Da is China’s largest ...
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Finished vehicle executives head for California
Senior logistics executives from leading carmakers and LSPs are heading for Newport Beach in California next week to discuss what needs to be done in terms of capacity, infrastructure and regulation to support even the modest recovery in the North American finished vehicle sector. Following the success of the inaugural ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Renault to export from Russia Later this month Renault will begin exports of its Logan and Sandero models to Ukraine from its Avtoframos plant in Russia. The plant, which is located south of Moscow, increased output last year by 70% to just more than 87,000 vehicles. Current output includes ...
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FeatureCalls for better communication at Transport Logistics expo
At the biannual Transport Logistic exhibition and conference taking place in Munich, Germany this week, discussions about supply chain optimization focussed on communicating lead times as essential in an environment for ocean forwarding characterized by fluctuating capacity and rising fuel costs. “To optimize the supply chain for my customers, I ...
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FeatureMahindra Logistics aims to double turnover
Following the news that Mahindra Logistics reached an annual turnover of 1,000 crore ($219m) last year to become one of India’s largest integrated 3PLs, the company’s CEO Pirojshaw Sarkari has revealed that it intends to double that figure by 2015 and will concentrate on logistics training to back up its ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Libyan embargo hits shipments to TripoliA Grimaldi-owned multipurpose vessel carrying trucks and other used ro-ro cargo between Malta and Libya was turned back from docking in Tripoli in April following its interception by a NATO vessel. The M/V Setubal Express was prohibited from entering the port of Tripoli by HMS ...
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FeatureBLG growth also means changes
German logistics provider BLG has reported growing volumes in its automotive processing with 5.4m vehicles handled in 2010 compared with 4.6m for the previous year. Taken along with its container and retail business segments, and cost reductions made across the company, BLG saw pre-tax earnings more than double to more ...