All articles by Automotive Logistics – Page 25
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FeatureVehicle exports bolster European ports
A Finished Vehicle Logistics magazine survey of vehicle handling activity in 2012 at European vehicle ports has revealed a relative stability in volumes, thanks to rising exports, despite the overall decline in the market. The survey, which included nearly 35 responding ports or port amalgamations, showed that ports ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Skoda expands; Gaz starts new LCV; Toyota links with JLR to identify risk; Daimler builds in Bremen; TNT sells China road operations; Toyota Awards; Dayaowan port to get auto hub
Skoda expands Czech parts centre and production capacity The Volkswagen Group’s Skoda division has started operations at its newly expanded €32m ($41m) parts centre in Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic. The company also launched production of a new model at its recently expanded plant in the same city. ...
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FeatureGreenbrier responds to auto railcar demand
North American transport equipment maker Greenbrier has received orders for 5,400 railcars (wagons) between January and March this year valued at $575m. The orders cover a broad range of railcar types, including 700 automotive-related rail products. The railcars include 89-foot flatcars and the company’s proprietary MultiMax auto racks ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move:Johann Schuberthan, Jügen Maidl, Karl May, Heath Holtz, Ben Shain, Avril Palmer-Baunack, Alan Kelsey, Stefan Asenkerschbaumer, Philippe Gilbert
Johann Schuberthan will retire from his role as BMW’s head of Inbound Logistics and Logistics Planning at the end of this month, with a successor (yet to be announced) in place by the beginning of June this year. Schuberthan had been in the role for four years. BMW has ...
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FeatureCeva adjusts debt and ownership as profits drop
Partly as a response to flagging profits, a high amount of debt and negative cash flow, Ceva Logistics has reached an agreement with shareholders to turn a large share of debt into equity stakes, which will lead to lower interest payments and a cash injection. When this transaction is ...
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FeatureMore outsourcing at Hero Moto
In advance of opening a new plant this October, India’s Hero Motocorp has been looking to logistics providers to help improve inbound and outbound logistics costs and delivery times. Along with outsourcing more container imports, the manufacturer has introduced a new loading and securement system for outbound distribution. Hero ...
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FeatureBrazil extends Inovar-Auto programme
A delay in agreeing regulation for Brazil’s vehicle technology and supply chain incentive scheme (Inovar-Auto) has prompted the government to extend by a further two months the temporary clearance of those companies that have already joined the programme, which was supposed to have started by March 31. ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Scott Mize, Robert Pitt, Emmanuel Boudon, Larry Pavey, Michael McClelland, Julie Krehbiel, Patrick Bauer, Gilles Cudia, Monika Ribar, Peter Ulber, Matt Yearling, Yasunobu Hirag
Scott Mize, previously national manager of Vehicle Logistics at Glovis America, has taken up a new role at Nissan North America as manager of Purchasing. Prior to his short tenure at Glovis, Mize was manager of national transportation, Mazda North America Operations. There have also been moves at the ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Mercedes imports to Turkey; Nissan uses Korean trailers; Mercurio Pallia opens for Fiat India; Autometro volumes; Menlo opens second Beligian centre
Mercedes imports to Turkey via AutoportMercedes-Benz has begun using Turkey’s Autoport terminal at Izmit in Kocaeli for imports of trucks and buses from its manufacturing plants in Istanbul and Aksaray. The 15-hectare terminal, which was built by Arkas Holding and opened in 2008, has the capacity to move 400,000 ...
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FeatureAlliance consolidates in port of Tyne
The Renault Nissan Alliance has now made the port of Tyne in the Northeast of England its common entry point for vehicle imports to the UK, including Nissan, Infiniti and Dacia models. The carmaker has been using the port since 1995, whereas Renault had been using the nearby port ...
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FeatureVW enhances logistics at Emden
Volkswagen has recently held a meeting at its Emden plant in Germany to discuss the progress of a range of improvement and innovation projects being undertaken there, as well as to provide an outlook on the challenges ahead for the plant. The focus of discussions this year was on ...
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FeatureGM-Gefco project begins in Europe
From next week on April 1st, General Motors Europe will implement the outsourcing of its logistics planning, operations and purchasing to logistics provider Gefco. Acting as a 4PL for the carmaker, Gefco will manage GM’s inbound and outbound supply chain across Europe, Russia and Turkey, combining volumes with its established ...
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FeatureJCB to supply backhoes in Brazil
JCB has secured a second order worth more than £40m ($68m) with the Brazilian government for the supply of 1,000 backhoe loaders through 2013. The machines will be manufactured at JCB’s $100m factory in Brazil, which was opened last September in Sao Paulo, and supplied to Brazil’s Ministry ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Civics export to Australia; Hail damage in Mississippi; JLR opens in Singapore; Bosch expands service parts in China; Ceva starts Euro-China rail link
Honda starts Civic exports to AustraliaHonda has started shipments of the Civic diesel to Australia from its UK plant in Swindon, part of a wider Civic export programme to the country from the plant. The diesel version will go on sale in the country in April. The company is ...
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FeatureAteco targets China imports to Australia
The Ateco Group, Australia and New Zealand's largest locally based independent car importer, has said it plans to build a new core business around Chinese imports as well as beginning business with North American brands for the first time. The company is also intending to develop existing links ...
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FeatureACEA calls for parity in trade talks
As the European Union and Japan begin negotiations on a free trade agreement this week, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) has reiterated its calls for Japan to remove non-tariff barriers so that European brands are able to compete on an equal footing. "We are strongly in favour ...
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FeatureBrazil concerned over parts trade
The Brazilian automotive parts industry is worried by two recent developments affecting trade with its neighbours Argentina and Mexico. In the first, the government of Argentina is to revise the automotive agreement it has with Brazil to favour the local production of components. Secondly, imported parts from Mexico are ...
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FeatureLegislation could benefit modal shift in Europe
Carmakers and logistics providers are doing their best to cope with the sixth straight year of decline in European sales by adjusting transport networks to find efficiency savings and to better serve growing markets abroad. However, their efforts in finding more efficient multimodal solutions could be better supported by ...
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FeatureCarmakers look at supply chain barriers
Reducing barriers in the supply chain could provide gains of between 5-6% greater than those gained by removing tariffs, equal to a GDP boost of $2 trillion, with direct benefits for the automotive industry. Speaking at last week’s Automotive Logistics Europe conference in Germany, Sean Doherty, director of ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: JAC to boost exports; Supply chain mapping tool; Renault renews with TNT; GM Supplier Awards
JAC plans to boost global exportsChinese carmaker Jianghuai Automobile (JAC) said it intends to sell more than 1.6m cars by the end of the 2015 with exports accounting for 25% of the volume. The company’s largest market share is in South America and last year it reported exports there ...