All articles by Automotive Logistics – Page 41
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FeatureGM-PSA could benefit from Gefco footprint
Last week's news that GM is taking a 7% stake in PSA Peugeot-Citroën and will establish "a strategic, commercial cooperation" with PSA's logistics subsidiary means that both carmakers could potentially increase sales opportunities in markets beyond Europe. The new deal also offers Gefco the opportunity to benefit from economies of ...
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FeatureNissan adds new model to UK output
Nissan is investing £125m ($196m) to add a new model to its UK plant Sunderland next year based on the compact Invitation hatchback concept revealed at the Geneva Motor Show this week, with an estimated initial output of 100,000 vehicles. The project is also supported by a ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Geely to export CKDs for assembly in EgyptChinese carmaker Geely is reported to have entered an agreement GB Auto (Ghabbour Auto), a vehicle assembler based in Egypt, for the production for vehicles for sale in the country and the wider North African market. Geely said last year that it was ...
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FeatureGM stake in PSA means services for Gefco
The announcement on Wednesday this week that General Motors is to take a 7% stake in French carmaker PSA Peugeot-Citroën as part of cost saving exercise designed to help each carmaker’s struggling European operations will also mean that PSA’s logistics unit Gefco will now provide logistics for GM in Europe ...
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FeatureGreat Wall plants export foothold in Europe
Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor has opened its first production plant in Europe at a location in Lovech, Bulgaria, 150km northeast of the capital Sofia. The €100m ($134m) facility, which is a joint venture with Litex Motors in which Great Wall Motor has a minority stake, will have an initial ...
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Peugeot returns to Hong Kong with Euro exports
Peugeot is recommencing small volume shipments of European-assembled models to Hong Kong and Macau to stimulate interest for imported models in what it considers a showcase market for the wider Chinese region. The carmaker, which began sales of European models there in 2003 but hasn’t exported since 2009, ...
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FeatureND renews inbound contract with Honda subsidiary
Honda’s parts supply subsidiary, Honda Trading Europe (HTE), has signed a new three-year contract with transport and logistics provider Norbert Dentressangle for warehousing and transport services. HTE was established in 1990 to manage the supply of parts from the Far East to the carmaker’s UK manufacturing operations in Swindon. It ...
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FeatureCloser ties needed with LSPs to improve dealer shipments
OEMs and logistics providers at today’s Automotive Logistics Europe conference in Bonn recognised that there was a lack of confidence felt in the dealership community fed by poor accuracy forecasts and a lack of visibility in the delivery process. It’s a situation that needs to be remedied through better information ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Gebrüder Weiss sets up JV with Tegeta MotorsEuropean logistics and transport provider Gebrüder Weiss has established a majority stake in a joint venture with Tegeta Motors, a vehicle spare parts and service provider based in Tbilisi, Georgia which distributes international brands in the Caucasus region. Called Gebrüder Weiss-Tegeta, the ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Anna Vorobjeva has moved from her position as logistics director for MAN Avtomobili Rossiya to a new position as head of logistics department for DAF Trucks Rus. DAF opened its own marketing and sales office in Moscow in May last year to further its growth in the Russian market and ...
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FeatureMazda PDCs to improve deliveries
Mazda has shed more light on the development of its parts distribution network in North America, following last week's news that it has brought the number of facilities in the region to seven as it seeks to improve delivery times and reduce transport costs there. Four new parts distribution centres ...
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FeatureCaterpillar will export from US
Caterpillar is building a new plant in Athens, Georgia to make small tractors and hydraulic excavators for domestic and export markets. The new plant will continue output previously handled by the construction machine maker's plant in Sagami, Japan. The location has been chosen for its strong local supplier base ...
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FeatureBremerhaven takes lead in Euro vehicle handling
The German port of Bremerhaven has taken the top European spot for vehicle handling in 2011-and likely the world-with a record-breaking volume of 2,050,000 units handled last year. The result represents a 30% increase in vehicle handling compared to the previous year and means Bremerhaven has come from ...
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FeaturePSA and Opel rumoured to be in alliance talks
GM and PSA Peugeot-Citroën are reported to be in advanced talks aimed at establishing an alliance in Europe to build cars and components. The agreement, if it comes to pass, could have implications for supply chain and logistics operations. A report in the Financial Times, quoting sources familiar with ...
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FeaturePorsche Leipzig overhauls lean logistics
Porsche is investing €500m at its Leipzig plant and adapting its lean logistics system to increase output in 2012. The increase will include the full assembly of the Macan SUV (previously referred to as the Cajun), which is being introduced this year at the Saxony plant alongside existing Cayenne ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Mazda opens latest North American PDCMazda North American Operations (MNAO) has opened the fourth of its new parts distribution centres in the US, part of a network that will include five centres in the US and two in Canada, all part of a $20m network expansion announced in 2010. ...
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FeatureStruggling PSA to sell part of Gefco
PSA Peugeot Citroën has announced plans to divest part of its ownership in Gefco, its logistics and transport subsidiary, in an effort to raise cash and support on-going investment in its automotive division, which today reported a loss in its 2011 financial results amidst a difficult second half ...
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FeatureExtortion on Indian highways
India’s National Permit System, which was introduced in 2010 to facilitate the free interstate movement of goods along the country’s national highways, may be failing to meet its objective because of road-side gangs that are extorting money from truck drivers delivering goods, including finished vehicles. According to first-hand testimony from ...
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FeatureCargoBeamer chooses Calais logistics park
German intermodal transport system provider, CargoBeamer, is conducting what it terms ‘extensive negotiations’ with carmakers and suppliers over the use of its trailer-loading solution, which will operate at the Calais Premier multimodal logistics project currently under construction at the Turquerie industrial park in France. CargoBeamer provides an automated and ...
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FeatureCar Terminal Alicante starts operations
Car Terminal Alicante has established an import-export facility for finished vehicles in the Mediterranean Spanish port of Alicante at Muelles de Poniente. It will mainly handle vehicles being exported to Asia or imported into Spain from that region, as well as sending rental cars to companies in the Balearic ...