All articles by Automotive Logistics – Page 30
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Bruno Sidler has stood down from his role as chief operating officer at Ceva Logistics and is moving to a new COO position in February next year at market expansion services group DKSH, which focuses on the consumer goods, healthcare, performance materials and technology sectors in Asia.“DKSH will benefit from ...
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FeatureHonda to boost exports from North America
Honda Motor has said it intends to boost vehicle exports from the US and could raise volumes from the current level of between 6%-7% to as much as 20% from the wider North American region. By the end of this year it will have exported a total of 1m vehicle ...
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FeatureAuto growth is ray of hope for Ceva in Q3
Ceva Logistics has reported positive results in its automotive business for the third quarter of 2012 driven by “extremely strong growth” in the Americas region. The situation in Europe, however, remains “a big area of concern” with Ceva continuing to feel the impact of factory closures and reduced output. It ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Toyota to double capacity in IndonesiaToyota has announced it is planning to spend $1.35 billion over the next five years to boost production in Indonesia and will more than double capacity by 2014 with the introduction of a second plant in Karawang next year. It is also planning ...
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FeatureJLR signs up with Chery for China output
Jaguar Land Rover has signed a joint venture agreement with Chinese carmaker Chery for production of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles at a new $1.7 billion facility in Changshu near Shanghai, due for completion in 2014. It will be the first time that the company has manufactured vehicles from ...
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FeatureGefco central to RZD freight corridor plans
Russian Railways (RZD) has said this week that French transport provider Gefco, in which it bought a 75% stake in October for €800m, will play an integral part in a new rail freight corridor linking Europe with Asia via a new common rail enterprise being planned between Russia, Belarus ...
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FeatureEuropean carrier performance rebounds for Daimler
Daimler has once again awarded its top performing vehicle logistics carriers in Europe during an annual ceremony and strategy meeting with providers held this past week at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Rastatt, Germany. Three road carriers were presented with prizes, while Daimler’s logistics management also pointed to an overall ...
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FeatureAutoport handles Toyota trial with Vehnet
Toyota has recently completed a trial project for vehicle throughput at the Turkish Autoport terminal near Koecaeli, with operator Arkas Group. The trial involved 1,500 imported vehicles and 475 exports, and is the biggest vehicle handling project terminal has handled since it opened in June 2008. Ocean forwarder ...
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FeatureMercedes begins assembly of M-Class SKDs in India
Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz division has started production of its M-Class SUV in India following the delivery of semi-knockdown (SKD) kits from the US that began this autumn. It is first time the carmaker has assembled M-Class in the country and it now joins C-Class, E-Class and S-Class luxury sedans production ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Carmakers count the cost of Hurricane SandyAs ports along the US East Coast continue to count the cost of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy two weeks ago the port of New York and New Jersey has reported that around 16,000 passenger cars were damaged.Quoting the New York Shipping the ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Anthony Clevio, until recently operations manager at General Motors North America and Intercontinental Logistics, has moved on to another position at the carmaker as book manager within the Order Fulfillment organisation, part of Sales, Service & Marketing at GM. Here he will be responsible for order management, including forecasting, ...
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FeatureGeneral strike hits carmakers in Europe
Workers across Southern Europe are staging a coordinated general strike today that has shut car production plants, halted transport links and grounded flights across the region. The action is also hitting ports and customs offices. The European Day of Action and Solidarity against government austerity measures is being coordinated ...
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FeatureMazda to build Toyota model in Mexico
Mazda will build a Toyota sub-compact vehicle based on its own Mazda2 platform at the Mexican plant it is currently building in Salamanca, in the central state of Guanajuato, due for completion in 2014. It is the first time that Mazda has built a vehicle for its rival. Mazda ...
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FeatureDHL confirms first at Leipzig airport
DHL Supply Chain has revealed that the first customer for its ‘end of runway’ facility at Leipzig/Halle airport in Germany will be from the automotive sector. While a confidentiality agreement prevents DHL discussing exactly which company that is, in an interview with Automotive Logistics magazine, Holger Tillmanns, vice ...
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FeatureDB celebrates 50 years in South Africa
DB Schenker has recently celebrated 50 years of activity in South Africa, a period that has seen it grow services for a wide range of sectors, with automotive being one it is main business areas, supporting carmakers including BMW and VW as well as their suppliers. According to the ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Nissan India hikes car prices to cover logistics costNissan’s subsidiary in India has increased the price of its Micra hatchback and Sunny sedan models this month to counter what it said is a sharp increase in logistics and transport costs in the country. The move follows similar price increases ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
As part of some widespread leadership changes at Ford, Joe Hinrichs is moving from his position as group vice president and president of the Asia Pacific Africa to take up a new role at the beginning of December this year as executive vice president and president of the Americas.Hinrichs ...
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FeatureVW expands Puebla, disputes port charges
Volkswagen in Mexico has inaugurated the latest addition to its distribution warehouse for passenger cars made at its Puebla plant, which has a daily output of around 2,500 Beetle, Golf and Jetta vehicles. The carmaker has invested $1.27m in the 1,500-square-metre facility and has said it will improve ...
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FeatureJapanese sales almost halved in China
Japanese carmakers have reported a second month of plummeting sales in China as consumers boycott their brands in the wake of a dispute between the two countries over island territory in the East China Sea. The decline has led to revised domestic production targets and a review of imports ...
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FeatureUS restores network after Hurricane Sandy
The impact of Hurricane Sandy on the US East Coast last week continues to affect ports handling container and finished vehicle movements in the northeast region but all ports have now reopened and are processing freight. At the port of New York and New Jersey, which was closed for ...