All Chery articles – Page 7
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FeatureGlobal round up
Myla Motors will start production in Russia with lean logistics strategyThe Russian market will see the introduction of an entirely new car brand at the end of this year from a new plant opening in Tartarstan. Myla Motors, founded in 2005 by John Mylonas (pictured), a former General Motors executive, ...
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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 ...
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FeatureChery signs logistics deal with Chinese LSPs
Chery Auto has signed an agreement with the biggest automotive logistics provider in China – Anji Automotive Logistics – for vehicle transport and related logistics activity there that also includes tie ups with Dalian Port and Beijing Changjiu Logistics. Anji Automotive Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shanghai Automotive Industry ...
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FeatureChinese OEMs trying out greener packaging
By Namrita ChowChina’s tier suppliers and OEMs are looking for greener logistics service providers, although like their counterparts in other parts of the world, their objectives appear often to be more economic than ecologic. It is this thinking that is leading some Chinese OEMs to consider a switch to ...
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FeatureChina needs consolidation, quality
This year’s Automotive Logistics China went ahead without a hitch in Beijing at the beginning of the week despite the best efforts of Iceland’s Eyjafjaliajokull volcano, which grounded flights through the large part of Europe. And while there was discussion among the roughly 300 delegates who attended the conference concerning ...
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FeatureCan ERP play a greater in the auto supply chain?
The automotive industry has typically lagged beyond others in the use of ERP systems, particularly for functions beyond accounting or demand management. That is starting to change, with India and China leading the wayAn historically limited use of ERP in automotiveConfigurability more than customisationIndia and China are moving ahead of ...
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FeatureAll these tiny flows
Ro-ro vessels continue to build serviceThe ro-ro alternatives: containers or CKDA rise in premium importsVehicle exports from China have started to rise again, but the volumes are in small batches to underdeveloped markets, making it a tough proposition for major shipping lines and logistics companies. But with imports rising as ...
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FeatureEuropean car ports are waiting on an Asian dream
China’s big paper plansAssessing the European landing pointKia went to a smaller port, and so could othersChina and India have raced ahead in domestic car sales, but logistics providers and port operators in Europe are wondering when, and if, they will arrive on local shores in any substantial way. Malcolm ...
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FeatureSupply chain strategy behind Chery plant in Dalian
Logistics cost and strategy considerations are behind Chery Auto’s decision to build a new plant at the port city of Dalian in northeast China. The $688m plant will start manufacturing for both the domestic and overseas markets from June 2011, with an annual production capacity of 200,000 vehicles. “Building a ...
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FeatureKuehne + Nagel takes Chery to Thailand
Kuehne + Nagel Thailand has been awarded a new contract from Thai Chery Yarnyon, the authorised importer and distributor of Chery vehicles in Thailand. Kuehne + Nagel will provide management services for the importation of 2,000 Chery cars from Wuhu in China in containers. The vehicles will be transhipped in ...