All Europe articles – Page 171
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Ford’s group vice president of global manufacturing, and labour affairs, Joe Hinrichs (pictured), is taking up a new position at the company as group vice president of Asia Pacific and Africa. He will start on December 1st and is replacing John Parker who is retiring in January after a 41-year ...
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FeatureAudi improves synchronised logistics concept
Audi’s senior logistics executives are working on further improving the transport efficiency of the carmaker’s ‘new logistics concept’ (Neues Logistikkonzept, NLK) – a system designed to synchronise the supply sources based on stabilised production programmes. One key figure of this new process is the development from the current consolidation centres ...
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FeatureValeo chooses K+N for inbound aftermarket
Valeo has chosen Kuehne + Nagel to handle inbound aftermarket shipments by road from suppliers to its national distribution platforms in eight European countries. It follows a decision by Valeo Service, the aftermarket branch of the automotive systems and modules supplier, to fully redesign its logistics scheme for the management ...
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FeatureCeva's collaborative network benefits BMW
Ceva Logistics has secured a spare parts delivery contract with BMW for the full range of spare parts for all BMW and MINI parts involving 200 dealerships across the UK. The contract was previously handled by DHL. Seven of Ceva’s common outbase platforms will support the distribution, as well as ...
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FeatureMAN everywoman awards open in December
This year’s MAN everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards will be open for entries from 1 December. It will be the third year the awards have been held in association with Skills for Logistics, the Sector Skills Council for the UK's freight logistics industries, and MAN Truck & Bus UK, ...
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GMSA and UTi awarded for Euro Express
General Motors South Africa (GMSA) and integrated logistics provider UTi have won the Platinum Award at the annual Logistics Achiever Awards ceremony recently held in Johannesburg. The prize was awarded in recognition of their integrated supply chain joint venture Euro Express. According to Evan Dold, GMSA vice president of global ...
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FeatureAvtotor launches Opel assembly in Kaliningrad
Russian carmaker Avtotor Holding has launched production of Opel cars at Kaliningrad with GM Europe supporting both inbound and outbound movements to and from the plant by rail. The company is beginning with assembly of semi-knockdown kits of the Astra and Zafira which are being brought by rail from GM ...
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FeatureAcumen builds auto business with Daimay imports
Acumen Logistics has signed a rolling 12-month contract with Chinese automotive supplier Daimay to receive and distribute headrests to UK automotive manufacturers. The company will manage the flow of components, which is expected to number 540,000 per year, into its Redditch facility in the UK Midlands and repackage them for ...
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FeatureOutbound could start to look like inbound
A shift to lower finished vehicle inventories could mean that outbound logistics in Europe will more closely resemble the low stock, highly time-critical operations of inbound logistics for production, according to the head of logistics for Opel/Vauxhall, Elliot Swiss. The change in strategy could lead OEMs to procure vehicle logistics ...
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FeatureFew fixed costs for Quantum debut
The first phase of fleet operations from the UK’s latest finished vehicle provider, Quantum Automotive Solutions, began this week, and the company’s business model could spell the way forward for operators looking to learn from the lessons of asset risk, which left them vulnerable during the downturn. Starting with just ...
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FeatureWWL supports China service with inland distribution
Following last week’s announcement that WWL is providing inland transport services with local providers for Nissan distribution in India (read more here), the company is also supporting inland movements for increased deliveries on its China Express service. Last week WWL said that dedicated ro-ro sailings on the service between Japan, ...
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FeatureEuropean vehicle logistics sector needs billions
European finished vehicle logistics providers are in need of up to €7 billion in financing if they are to meet the needs of a recovery in car sales and production, revealed Costantino Baldissara, president of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG) at the association’s annual conference in Rotterdam last ...
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FeatureA climate of change at Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover is moving to the next stage of its inbound logistics realignment with DHL Supply Chain and the much-needed cost savings of the collaboration look likely to benefit the UK automotive industry more widely. Since April, when it took over the full inbound contract for JLR and implemented ...
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FeatureLogistics is holding South Africa back
An inefficient supply chain, high logistics and port handling costs could cause carmakers in South Africa to lose future production volumes to global competitors in Asia, South America and even the EU, according to executives at last week’s South African Automotive Week in Port Elizabeth. Total costs for South Africa’s ...
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FeatureAre supplier parks the answer for South Africa?
As the South African automotive industry has struggled with a chronically underdeveloped local supplier base, leading to higher logistics cost and poorer manufacturing productivity, both industry and government in the country are making efforts to improve the supply chain’s efficiencies by developing supplier parks and logistics centres based near plants ...
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FeatureWhat will Pepy's plan mean for LSPs?
The news that the French government is investing over €7 billion to increase the amount of freight moved by rail in the country, with SNCF contributing €1 billion of its own funds, has brought with it questions related to further cost and quality for carmakers and LSPs. It is the ...
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FeatureNYK Logistics to continue supply contract at Crewe
Volkswagen Logistics has extended its contract with NYK Logistics for inbound delivery of components to the Bentley Motors’ manufacturing facility in Crewe, UK. NYK Logistics is responsible for the delivery of around 6,000 different parts into the plant from 150 UK-based suppliers and a further 460 throughout Europe. Bentley parts ...
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FeatureMagna chooses K+N for inbound to Russia
Magna International’s vehicle exteriors division has chosen Kuehne + Nagel to handle the inbound logistics feed to its production site in Kaluga, Russia to support the supply of components for Volkswagen. Magna Exteriors & Interiors is currently producing front end cooling modules on Tiguan and Octavia models for VW’s Kaluga ...
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BLG and ViDi promise growth for Ukraine
BLG Logistics has strengthened its links to the Ukrainian and wider Eastern European automotive markets with the signing of a new joint venture contract with ViDi Group. Called BLG ViDi Logistics, the company is investing a total of €28.6m in a logistics terminal in Kalinovka near Kiev, with initial ...
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FeatureRolf sells distribution share to Mitsubishi Corp
Russian vehicle distributor Rolf has said it may not be able to continue trading unless a new transaction agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation gets the go ahead at the end of October. In one of three separate but mutually dependent transactions, Rolf, which is Mitsubishi Motor’s largest distributor, will sell 40% ...