All articles by Automotive Logistics – Page 62
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
BMW to add logistics centre at ChennaiAs part of its plans to strengthen its standing in India, BMW is adding capacity at its Chennai plant from 3,000 to 5,400 units and is adding a new vehicle logistics centre to the facility to support it, as well as expanding its dealer ...
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FeatureSouth Africa strike damage will last
The latest South African industrial action to hit the country’s automotive industry has finally come to an end after 15 days of talks, with the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) accepting a deal that will see the wages of component workers in the manufacturing sector increase by ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Renault has announced that as from 1 December 2010, executive vice president for Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Michel Gornet, will retire and be succeeded by Gerard Leclercq, currently senior vice president, Human Resources. Leclercq will join the Renault Executive Committee and report to Patrick Pélata, chief operating officer. Gornet was ...
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FeatureCruze production fed by Comprehensive
General Motors has chosen Comprehensive Logistics Inc. (CLI) to manage global inbound logistics and sub-assembly processes for the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze at its Lordstown, Ohio plant in the US. Cruze production at the plant began on September 8th and GM expects to produce approximately 296,000 vehicles per year when production ...
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FeatureMercedes opens centre in Florida
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) has opened a new complex in Jacksonville, Florida, less than three miles from Jacksonville airport, which includes a parts distribution centre that will support approximately 70 MBUSA dealers in the southeast of the country. The parts centre, part of a total facility covering 415,000ft2, will house about ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Kia halts exports to IranKia Motors has suspended exports to Iran, including finished vehicles and parts, partly as a response to South Korea’s nuclear-related sanctions according to the company. The Korean carmaker makes significant exports of the hatchback Pride model, which is popular in Iran and accounts between 30-40% of ...
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FeatureBLG to handle CKD exports for VW
Germany’s BLG Logistics has signed a three-year contract with VW Logistics for the packaging and delivery of complete knockdown (CKD) units from its logistics centre situated on the port basin of Neustaeter Hafen in Bremen. BLG is dedicating 30,000m2 of warehouse space and 5,000m2 outside space at the centre. ...
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FeatureEU votes for FTA amendments
The European Parliament has voted to impose amendments that will strengthen safeguard regulations on the proposed free trade agreement with South Korea, a move welcomed by the automotive industry trade association, ACEA. ACEA represents all the major automotive manufacturers in Europe with members including BMW, Daimler, Fiat, Ford of ...
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FeatureGuido Grimaldi: Last of the great Italian shipowners
Dr Guido Grimaldi, the founder and chairman of the Naples-based shipowner Grimaldi Group, has died at the age of 92. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday morning, 5th September. “Guido Grimaldi was the last of the great Italian shipowners,” said the company in a statement. “He ...
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FeatureHonda Logistics happy to continue with Ceva
Ceva Logistics has signed a three-year renewal of its contract with Honda Logistics Europe worth €6.7m for the forwarding of spare parts for cars, motorcycles and power equipment. The company will distribute parts to more than 1,500 Honda dealers around Italy. The company will also handle the Italian network distribution ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Renault opens new spare parts logistics centreRenault has opened its new spare parts and accessories centre in Oarja, Romania, around 30km from the Dacia plant in Mioveni. The 65,000m2 warehouse holds Renault’s largest spare parts and accessories distribution centre outside France, with capacity for more than 70,000 part lines. The ...
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FeatureNissan chooses CAT Group for Argentina
Nissan is ending its contract with Renault for import and distribution in Argentina and using CAT Group from the end of 2011. The company has said the move will strengthen its sales, service and distribution operations in Argentina and provide sustainable growth there. Renault Argentina S.A. will continue to support ...
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FeatureSKDs answer to Russian import tax
As Russia contemplates raising import duties on foreign-made finished vehicles still further, foreign carmakers are continuing to negotiate the high cost with the assembly of vehicles from complete and semi-knockdown kits shipped to the country which are subject to a much lower level of import tax. Mitsubishi, Renault and VW ...
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FeatureChina adds fifth port for vehicle imports
By Namrita Chow, Asia correspondent China’s southern port of Qinzhou, on the border with Vietnam, will begin finished vehicle imports next month and has established bonded checkpoint services for the purpose. The move is significant given China’s restrictions on the number of ports with permission to accept vehicle imports ...
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FeatureDelays don't dampen hope for India's GST
Despite further delays to the proposed implementation of a new general sales tax (GST) regime in India, which would eliminate state-enforced cross-border taxes and replace them with a unified, more efficient system, carmakers are responding positively to the transformation of the fragmented automotive supply chain the new system promises in ...
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FeatureMahindra claim invalid says distributor
Mahindra and Mahindra’s announcement that it has terminated its four-year contract with Global Vehicles USA for the import and distribution of its pick up trucks has been refuted by the Georgia-based company. In a statement issued by Global Vehicles’ last week, spokesman Max Butler said the claim was “inaccurate”. “While ...
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FeatureSchneider Logistics sells freight and customs business
Schneider Logistics is selling its freight forwarding and customs brokerage business in the US and China to European logistics provider Norbert Dentressangle. The sale, which includes seven locations in the US and two in China, and is estimated to have annual sales of $29m, is expected to be complete by ...
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FeatureWill Russia really raise tariffs again?
Russia’s prime minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the government would further raise import tariffs on foreign-produced vehicles over the next few years up from the 25% duty it currently imposes on vehicles coming into the country. Exact figures were not given but carmakers and ro-ro providers are bracing ...
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FeatureAcumen delivers Land Rover to UK region
Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover has chosen Acumen Automotive Logistics to deliver Land Rover vehicles to dealerships in the southwest of England from the carmaker’s Gaydon plant in the UK Midlands. The contract was tendered earlier this year by Ford on behalf of JLR because Ford retains outbound logistics contracts for ...
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FeatureStrike action continues to hit South Africa
Strike action has hit South Africa's automotive industry once again this week with the National Union of Metal Workers South Africa (NUMSA) again calling for workers in the automotive sector to take action today over a wage dispute. "Our selected demands include a minimum of R20 per hour in the ...