All Europe articles – Page 143
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FeatureThe Moroccan connection
Thomas Cullen analyses Renault’s ambitious plan to produce nearly half a million cars a year at a new manufacturing complex in the Moroccan port of Tangiers.Tangiers-Med port;Tangiers-Med industrial complex;Logistics at Renault Tanger;Incipient revolution?.Renault has announced its intention to open a fully built-up assembly plant producing 400,000 cars a year in ...
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FeatureProviders long to be longer in India
The long and the short of itGovernment lethargyWhy should automotive be so special?Business as usual for mostThe Maruti side, and the othersKeep firm and carry onThe Indian authorities’ inability to define a length for car carriers has led to confusion and fines in certain states, while the industry is unsure ...
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FeatureStaying afloat on shifting seas
Shipping lines reign in capacityA more complex networkA quick recovery from earthquakeTough market for European short-seaCould emission regulation benefit road transport?From financial crises to environmental disasters, the ro-ro market has weathered an almost perfect storm in the last few years. With tougher emission rules in the offing and new-building at ...
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FeaturePackaging the future
Return to sender;Global versus local;Raising the standard;Pooling resources.China’s growth in automotive sales has led to a related increase in volume and sales of automotive packaging. Andrew Williams looks at how local and international suppliers are responding to pressure from manufacturers to provide cost efficiency, good service and product sustainability.China’s recent ...
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FeatureTreading on new ground
While focusing its North American logistics efforts on more lucrative, higher premium products, tyre manufacturer Pirelli is opting for a ‘local for local’ philosophy as it expands into emerging markets. Tony Danby looks at the company’s LSP selection criteria and its investment in new plants.Trimming costs;All-round expertise;Outsourcing;Mexican factory.Pirelli, one of ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Yusen Logistics now fully integrated in EuropeYusen Logistics has completed the European integration of its previously separate business divisions, NYK Logistics and Yusen Air & Sea Service, with the launch of its German unit this week. As part of its global integration of the two businesses, the final ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
John Pasha has taken the position of senior vice president responsible for The Pasha Group’s Automotive Processing Division. Pasha, who is grandson of the company’s founder George W. Pasha Jr, will bring more than 15 years of experience across its divisions, including more than five years acting as vice ...
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FeatureRail is the obvious answer in India
The mismatch between the scorching growth of the auto industry in India and the infrastructural and regulatory development needed to support it is making congestion the norm and risking zero market gain in the country. It is also perpetuating poor delivery standards that are costly both in the short-term ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
GMSA chooses Motorvia for vehicle deliveriesSouth African finished vehicle carrier Motorvia is to start carrying vehicles for General Motors South Africa (GMSA) following a successful tender for business approved last week. The new agreement will run for three years. Uitenhage-based Motorvia provides specialised vehicle transport and delivery services for ...
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FeatureRise in imports threatens in Brazil
The strength of the Brazilian real is affecting the car industry in the country with a jump in imports against lower exports threatening to absorb demand for vehicles from local producers. The appreciation of the real, which has risen by 40% against the US dollar since 2008, has contributed to ...
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FeatureGulftainer will boost autos via Ust-Luga
Port operator Gulftainer has signed an agreement to become a shareholder in the Russian port of Ust-Luga near St Petersburg. Gulftainer, which is the largest privately owned port operator and based in the United Arab Emirates, is expected to invest more than $275m into terminal development at the port which ...
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FeatureGefco terminates Fret SNCF agreement
PSA Peugeot-Citroën’s logistics division Gefco will not renew its contract with the freight division of fellow French rail provider SNCF for outbound automotive shipments. The business that Fret SNCF handles for Gefco, which includes managing a volume of 40,000 wagons per year, will be redistributed amongst three separate private rail ...
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FeatureGefco expands fleet with Lohr
Gefco has expanded its vehicle carrying fleet in the UK with nine transporters built to a new specification that will allow the logistics provider to carry multiple combinations of vehicles and up to 11 passenger cars at a time. The company said the transporters, provided by Lohr, will enable it ...
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FeatureAuto is leading exports from Turkey
According to figures from Turkey’s Automotive Manufacturer’s Association, 66% of the country’s vehicle production was exported in the first eight months of 2011, around 534,000 vehicles of a total production for the same period of 810,000. Automotive is now the leading export sector in Turkey with a 20% share in ...
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FeaturePSA re-enters Indian market
PSA Peugeot-Citroën has announced it will re-enter the Indian market with the building of a new €650m ($920m) manufacturing facility in the state of Gujarat, India for the production of the Peugeot 508 from 2014. The facility, which will be based in the Sanand automotive cluster, will integrate engine and ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Mahindra exports global platform SUVIndian carmaker Mahindra & Mahindra has said it will export its new XUV500 SUV to South Africa at the same time that domestic sales begin in December this year, with further plans for export to Western Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia and Australia. The car, which ...
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FeatureSurprise departures as Fiat reorganises
The widespread organisational changes at Fiat that were announced at the end of July have now taken effect and not without some surprise departures from the supply chain and commercial departments, namely Paola Petrone (pictured left), who was senior vice president of Supply Chain Management, and Andrea Formica (pictured right), ...
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FeatureBLG sets up JV in China
BLG Logistics has signed a letter of understanding for a new joint venture with the Chinese supply chain provider Cinko SCM. The companies will jointly operate a PDI centre at the port of Tianjin’s ro-ro terminal, called BLG Cinko Autotec, and will export vehicles produced in China. Import vehicles for ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
BLG sign joint venture in ChinaGermany’s BLG Logistics is reported to have signed a 50:50 joint venture agreement with Beijing-based Cinko Supply Chain Management for Chinese vehicle exports as well as imports of foreign cars to China. Called BLG Cinko Autotec and based in Tianjin, the new venture will begin ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Sean Liang is the new director of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain for GM China replacing Michael Filazzola, who has moved to a new position as executive director of GPSC for GM Holden in Australia, the position previously occupied by Liang. Liang will be responsible for the Purchasing organisation’s business ...