All articles by Automotive Logistics – Page 51
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FeatureDebate on distribution to resume in Paris
Is vehicle distribution a commodity–albeit a quality commodity–to be bought on price? Or is the outbound supply chain a key contributor to customer satisfaction, which creates brand loyalty among car consumers? Speakers including Toyota Europe’s Levent Yuksel, Fiat’s Paola Petrone and Daimler’s Egon Christ will address this key strategic issue ...
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FeatureNYK and Yusen grow business in China, UK
NYK has established a new subsidiary to strengthen its finished vehicle logistics business in China where new car sales exceeded 18m units last year. NYK Automotive Logistics China (NALC) will maximize the use of NYK’s existing service network for vehicle distribution throughout the country and will centralise customer service desks. ...
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Gefco gets EC grant for PSA rail link
Gefco’s rail service for Peugeot Citroën, which is moving semi-knockdown kits (SKDs) from the carmaker’s Vesoul plant in France, on route to the new €470m ($630m) production facility the French carmaker has set up with Mitsubishi in Kaluga, Russia has gained the support of the European Commission’s Marco Polo programme. ...
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FeatureEurovignette revisions 'disappointing'
A revision to the European Commission’s Eurovignette Directive, which allows European Union states to impose charges on trucks to offset pollution costs, has been given final approval to apply a new toll-based pricing system aimed at recovering previously prohibited “external costs”. Last week’s vote on the revision marks the end ...
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FeatureSsangyong targets China for exports
South Korean carmaker Ssangyong Motor has said it will begin exports to China again in August this year and has an annual target of between 30,000 and 50,000 vehicles by 2013. The company said it intends to become the number one imported brand in China’s SUV market and has signed ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Maruti strike hits supply chainThe build up of inventory at parts suppliers to Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar plant in Haryana northern India, where a 2,000-strong workers’ strike is now in its second week, is reported to have shut down around 250 facilities in the Gurgaon-Manesar industrial belt, India's biggest automotive hub. ...
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FeatureGAZ to assemble VW-Skoda in Russia
Volkswagen has signed an agreement with Russia’s GAZ Group to assemble VW and Skoda models under contract at the latter’s plant in Nizhny Novgorod. Planned production output is 110,000 vehicles per year, starting with the Skoda Yeti model, which will be assembled from semi-knockdown (SKD) kits shipped from the Kvasiny ...
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FeatureSaab production in Sweden stops again
Production at Saab’s troubled plant in Trollhättan has stopped once again as the carmaker continues negotiations over payment and delivery terms with a number of suppliers. Limited production commenced at the beginning of June following a seven-week suspension because of non-payment to suppliers, who then refused to continue delivering parts. ...
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FeatureGM shakes up logistics leadership
The beginning of June has seen some major shifts in logistics management at General Motors. Christine Krathwohl, who was until last week director of Global Purchasing and Corporate Administrative Services/Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing (VSSM), has now replaced Dale Kitchen as executive director, Global Logistics & Containers. Krathwohl will report ...
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FeatureGefco UK gets good news at Sheerness
The UK arm of French logistics operator Gefco received some good news this week related to the long-running dispute it has had with the UK’s Valuation Office Agency (VOA). Gefco UK, which uses land at Sheerness Docks on the south-east coast for vehicle storage, was hit with a bill for ...
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FeatureMazda resorts to home exports for US
Mazda’s plans for production at its AutoAlliance International joint venture with Ford in the US became slightly clearer this week when the Japanese carmaker announced it would end production of the Mazda6 there “at the end of its current cycle plan” and move production of its next-generation sedan back to ...
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FeatureMore customs confusion for Russia
Logistics providers are about to find out what the latest Russian customs regulation will mean for their movement of goods into the country. Order No. 715 from the Federal Customs Service (FCS) signed on April 6th (to be administered 30 days following its publication) stipulates that imported goods that have ...
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FeatureDHL targets inbound in China
Following news that DHL Supply Chain is helping Jaguar Land Rover in its export of knockdown (KD) kits from Halewood in the UK for assembly in India (read more here), the logistics provider has said it also hopes to support carmakers with similar activity in China. “This is the start ...
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FeatureDB looks at auto service with TransContainer
Following DB Schenker Logistics’ launch of a new business unit in Kaluga, Russia in April for logistics movements to Volkswagen plant there, the company’s Rail division has reaffirmed its intention to establish a joint venture with Russian Railways’ subsidiary TransContainer, with a focus on the wider automotive sector. The scope ...
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FeatureSaab restarts the line at Trollhattan
Saab Automobile is faced with outstanding orders amounting to more than 6,500 vehicles from its Trollhättan facility in Sweden, which began production again last Friday after more than seven weeks at a standstill. The company produced a first batch of 100 vehicles but said it is planning to increase the ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
As part of a wide-ranging shake up of management positions at Renault-Nissan, Christian Madrus has been appointed the new managing director at the Renault-Nissan Alliance, effective June 1st. Madrus, who has been managing director of Global Alliance Logistics since June 2009, replaces Mouna Sephehri, one of the founding members of ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Vehicle trailer JV reveals Ego for UKThe fruits of the joint venture between Rolfo Italian trailer manufacturer and the UK-based transporter maker Belle Trailers, which was set up three years ago to develop and build an 11-car transporter tailored specifically for the UK market, was recently revealed in the shape ...
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FeatureBMS Logistica to handle VW Brazil exports
Volkswagen has signed a new three-year contract with BMS Logistica – the South American joint venture between German logistics providers BLG Logistics and Horst Mosolf – for the export of parts and CKD kits from three of the carmaker’s facilities in Brazil. The first part of the deal applies to ...
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FeatureLand Rover assembly begins in India
Tata has begun assembly of the Freelander 2 model at its Chikli factory near Pune, India from CKD kits shipped from the UK. The company is moving the kits from the Halewood facility near Liverpool where it has invested in a new CKD packaging facility dedicated to the India exports. ...
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FeatureToll to take stake in Tianjin Anda Logistics
Toll Group, one of Asia’s leading integrated logistics providers, is acquiring 40% of Chinese automotive 3PL Tianjin Anda Logistics. Tianjin provides finished vehicle transport, storage and processing services for companies including FAW, Toyota, BMW, Peugeot-Citroën and Chery and in 2010, generated revenue of over RMB 400m ($62m). The acquisition remains ...