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FeatureMercurio Pallia to make trailers in India
Mercurio Pallia Logistics, the 50:50 joint venture set up in March last year between Indian logistics provider Pallia Transport and European logistics major Gruppo Mercucio, is planning to establish a new subsidiary to design and manufacture long-haul trucks and trailers for finished vehicle shipments in India. The new wholly-owned subsidiary, ...
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FeatureWWL and Rolf to combine ro-ro networks
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and Rolf SCS have announced that they are in the final stages of forming a joint venture for the companies’ car and ro-ro port terminal operations in Finland, St Petersburg and the Russian Far East. The JV, once established, could have particular significance for carmakers importing to ...
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FeatureMumbai port crisis could hit carmakers
The movement of ships in and out of Mumbai’s ports remains suspended following last Saturday’s collision between a cargo vessel and a container ship, and fears that the disruption could last beyond two weeks are leading one carmaker to look at emergency logistics measures to meet production schedules. The Jawaharlal ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Land Rover will start exporting CKD kits for assembly in India from next year following a review of its business operations but the company would not comment on which facility will be used for assembly or which model it was considering. Neither did it have any details on the volume ...
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FeatureWill ASEAN incentives pull investment away from China?
By Namrita Chow, Asia Correspondent This year has marked a new era for China, with a surge in sales prompting not only a push for increased local production, but also a spreading movement among the nation’s workforce for higher wages. While factory workers have made gains with a series ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Ford Motor Company completed its sale of Volvo Cars this week to China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, which owns China’s largest private carmaker, for $1.8 billion. Geely named Stefan Jacoby to be the new President and CEO of Volvo Cars. Jacoby had previously been the CEO of Volkswagen Group of ...
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FeatureChinese OEMs trying out greener packaging
By Namrita ChowChina’s tier suppliers and OEMs are looking for greener logistics service providers, although like their counterparts in other parts of the world, their objectives appear often to be more economic than ecologic. It is this thinking that is leading some Chinese OEMs to consider a switch to ...
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FeatureIs China slowing down as India revs up?
While Chinese new car sales rose more than 15% in July, questions have been raised about whether the industry has been overproducing and could be heading for a slowdown, becoming even more dependent on government incentives and dealer discounts. Carmakers in India, meanwhile, continue to see the domestic market grow ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Panalpina in red from legal fees but sees automotive strength Swiss logistics group Panalpina reported a loss in the second quarter as the costs for legal bills offset improved market conditions in air and ocean freight, as well as increased automotive activity. The group, subject to investigations in Europe and ...
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FeatureCar carrier sailings becoming more consistent to Ust Luga
A mild recovery in the Russian new car market has led to more vehicle volume at several ports in the Baltic, with carmakers such as Toyota, Hyundai and Kia using additional ports in the Baltic, notably Ust Luga. The Commercial Sea Port of Ust Luga, a long term Russian infrastructure ...
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FeatureUK subsidy for EVs and plug-ins to benefit supply chain
The announcement today by the UK government that it will offer initial incentives of up to £5,000 ($7,800) for consumers buying ultra-low carbon vehicles for around 15 months beginning in 2011 could work to bring forward the introduction and production of such vehicles and their components in the UK and ...
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FeatureAuto growth in Mexico is a boost for LSPs
The recovery of automotive manufacturing in North America, and in particular Mexico, is helping to boost earnings for logistics providers operating in the region, as third-party logistics provider Ryder System and the railway Kansas City Southern have seen significant earnings improvements compared to 2009. Ryder has seen a 12% revenue ...
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FeatureDHL flies Gullwing to global markets
Daimler has chosen DHL Global Forwarding for the distribution of its prestige Mercedes-AMG SLS Gullwing sportscar, which began final assembly at Sindelfingen, Germany at the end of January this year. Once collected from the assembly plant the cars are forwarded by both sea and air to 40 destinations around the ...
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FeatureWhat to do when the chips are down
The supply shortage of engine control units that led to last week’s three-day closure at four of Nissan’s assembly plants in Japan has also spread to the US, forcing the carmaker to make further temporary assembly shutdowns at its Canton and Smyrna plants in Tennessee. But while certainly a headache ...
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FeatureTriumph for Ceva with distribution contract
Ceva Logistics has signed a three-year contract worth an annual €11m ($14m) with Triumph Motorcycles to streamline international logistics flows of components, accessories and finished motorcycles. Ceva will handle the ocean movement of motorcycles as well as parts from suppliers in Asia and Europe to Triumph’s global manufacturing network. It ...
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FeatureSupply problem hits Nissan production
Nissan will be forced to halt production at four of its plants in Japan for three days this week because of a supply shortage of engine control units from Hitachi. Production will be affected from Wednesday to Friday this week (14-16th July) and will affect the output of 15,000 vehicles, ...
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FeatureFord makes first Figo exports from India
Ford India has made its first shipment of Figos from Chennai, India to the port of Durban in South Africa following the start of production in March this year. It is the first compact car to be produced and exported by Ford India. The carmaker has exported 1,200 of 1.4-litre ...
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FeatureNYK increases vehicle carrier fleet in China
NYK Logistics (China) has increased the number of finished vehicle carriers it uses for inland distribution in China with the delivery of 100 trailer units from Lohr and tractor units provided by Dongfeng-Nissan Commercial Vehicle. The increase, which brings its total fleet of trailers to 700, is designed to meet ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Francesca Gamboni has moved from her position as inbound logistics operations general manager at the Renault Nissan Alliance and taken up a new position as director of logistics parts and accessories at Renault. Gamboni holds a Doctorate in Industrial Technologies Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano in Italy. Following management ...
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FeatureCeva expands service for Renault in Spain
Renault has signed a three-year extension to its contract with Ceva Logistics in Spain that includes an expansion to services provided for the carmaker’s three plants in the country. Ceva will continue to manage logistics provision at Renault’s plants in Valladolid and Palencia facilities but will now also manage inbound ...