All articles by Automotive Logistics – Page 31
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FeatureLondon Taxi goes into administration
Manganese Bronze Holdings (MBH), the UK company that has a joint venture with Chinese carmaker Geely Automobile Holdings to produce the iconic London taxi cab – The London Taxi Company – has gone into administration following four years of losses. It means the immediate loss of 156 jobs at ...
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FeatureHurricane Sandy hits US logistics network
The devastating arrival of Hurricane Sandy on the US East Coast this week led to the closure of a number of major East Coast ports handling vehicle and container shipments, as well as the closure of road and rail routes inland and disruption to the dealer network. The storm, ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Yusen to provide linefeed services to Jaguar for InapalYusen Logistics has secured a contract with Portuguese parts supplier Inapal Plasticos to provide linefeed preparation services for Jaguar Convertible F Type production at the Castle Bromwich facility in the UK. Inapal Plásticos supplies Jaguar Land Rover with spoilers and ...
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FeatureLogistics companies expand services in Mexico
With a number of major carmakers building assembly plants in Mexico over the next several years, including Audi, Honda, Mazda and Toyota, logistics companies are expanding their North America coverage into the country and in some cases working together to enhance services. One very recent example is found between ...
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FeatureAuto launch for CargoBeamer system
A major automotive OEM is set to become the launch customer for a new pan-European road-rail system that is due to go into operation over the next few years. German-based logistics service company CargoBeamer has developed a new type of transfer system that it claims is faster and ...
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FeatureFord announces plant closures in Europe
Ford announced a restructuring of its European operations last week that will see the closure of its Genk assembly facility in Belgium as well as two facilities in the UK: the Ford assembly plant in Southampton and its stamping and tooling operations in Dagenham. It means the loss of ...
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FeatureSchenker opens academy programme in China
DB Schenker has opened a logistics academy programme in China with a focus on contract logistics to meet its growing need for long-term qualified employees. The company, which already employs 5,000 workers across 60 cities in the country, said that the institution would provide an internal training and development ...
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FeatureThreats on horizon for logistics superpower?
Last week’s BVL Congress in Berlin celebrated a German logistics market that is on pace for another record year in 2012, buoyed largely by strong exports and manufacturing, including automotive. The leader of the opposition Social Democratic party proclaimed the country a “logistics superpower”. But with further ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Ford to close Genk plant in restructure of Euro operationsFord is has said it will close its Genk plant in Belgium at the end of 2014 and move Mondeo, S-Max and Galaxy minivan production to its Valencia plant in Spain pending the outcome of a consultation ...
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FeaturePortuguese strike hits VW and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck
Rolling strike action currently taking place at Portuguese ports has forced both Volkswagen and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe to look at shifting consignments to Spanish ports in order to get round stoppages caused by backlogs to export volumes. The strike, called by pilots, stevedores and ...
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FeatureBrazilian port Suape posts record imports
The north-western Brazilian port of Suape has taken delivery of a record consignment of vehicles from General Motors and Volkswagen. In total, around 2,200 vehicles were offloaded at Berth 4 – a much higher figure than the fortnightly average of 1,000 vehicles imported from both Argentina and Mexico.Finished vehicle ...
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FeatureSC Line adds Jacksonville to ro-ro route
SC Line, an ocean forwarder of vehicle, truck and heavy equipment based in Panama, has started making bi-weekly calls at the Talleyrand Marine Terminal at the port of Jacksonville. The new service will connect Jacksonville with Colombia, Panama and Venezuela, as part of SC Line’s USATruck ro-ro ...
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FeatureOpel follows 4PL trend for parts
While the big news this year for logistics at General Motors Europe has been the pending outsourcing of its inbound and outbound logistics management to Gefco as a ‘fourth party logistics provider’ (4PL), for more than a year GM’s Opel/Vauxhall unit has also been working with another ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Redesigned Nano could reach US shores in three yearsA redesigned version of Tata's low-cost Nano minicar will come to the United States in three years, according to Ratan Tata, chairmen of India's Tata Group."The US is a very enticing market," Tata said in an interview during ...
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FeatureVW inaugurates multimodal centre near Wolfsburg
Volkswagen has expanded the logistics capacity at its Wolfsburg plant in Germany with a €26m ($33.5m) multimodal logistics centre in nearby Fallersleben. The new facility, which was inaugurated last week, will control the shipment of complete knockdown (CKD) kits to VW plants, as well as the ...
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FeatureEuropean vehicle inventory returns to bad old days
Last week’s ECG Conference in Prague revealed that OEM order and production systems in Europe are still not responsive enough to market demand, with vehicle inventory levels rising as sales decline. Meanwhile, poor forecasting and communication, as well as longer delivery lead times in some cases, appear ...
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FeatureBrazil's new auto plan will help imports, too
The Brazilian government has launched a new automotive plan to stimulate growth and production in the country, which should open up the way for lower taxes on both locally produced and imported vehicles. Since the plan was announced earlier this month, foreign carmakers, including China's JAC ...
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FeatureSouth African transport strike ends
A three-week long strike started by truck drivers in South Africa is reported to have ended following renegotiations involving the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Aribitration (CCMA). The South African Transport & Allied Workers' Union (SATAWU) and several smaller groups agreed Friday to an offer from ...
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FeatureUK trials longer semi trailers
The UK’s Department of Transport (DfT) has selected a 172 transport providers operating in the country to begin a ten-year trial into the use of longer semi trailers, including those providing services to the automotive industry. Carried out by the DfT’s Freight and Logistics Division, the study has ...
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FeatureLogent moves vehicles for Volvo
Volvo Car Corporation is handing over the distribution of vehicles and yard management from its Torslanda facility to Logent Automotive Logistics, a subsidiary of Swedish logistics provider Logent. Logent already provides stevedoring services at Volvo's car terminal a the port of Gothenburg, a contract it has had since April ...