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FeatureGlobal round up
Gebrüder Weiss sets up JV with Tegeta MotorsEuropean logistics and transport provider Gebrüder Weiss has established a majority stake in a joint venture with Tegeta Motors, a vehicle spare parts and service provider based in Tbilisi, Georgia which distributes international brands in the Caucasus region. Called Gebrüder Weiss-Tegeta, the ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Anna Vorobjeva has moved from her position as logistics director for MAN Avtomobili Rossiya to a new position as head of logistics department for DAF Trucks Rus. DAF opened its own marketing and sales office in Moscow in May last year to further its growth in the Russian market and ...
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FeatureCaterpillar will export from US
Caterpillar is building a new plant in Athens, Georgia to make small tractors and hydraulic excavators for domestic and export markets. The new plant will continue output previously handled by the construction machine maker's plant in Sagami, Japan. The location has been chosen for its strong local supplier base ...
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FeatureBremerhaven takes lead in Euro vehicle handling
The German port of Bremerhaven has taken the top European spot for vehicle handling in 2011-and likely the world-with a record-breaking volume of 2,050,000 units handled last year. The result represents a 30% increase in vehicle handling compared to the previous year and means Bremerhaven has come from ...
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FeaturePSA and Opel rumoured to be in alliance talks
GM and PSA Peugeot-Citroën are reported to be in advanced talks aimed at establishing an alliance in Europe to build cars and components. The agreement, if it comes to pass, could have implications for supply chain and logistics operations. A report in the Financial Times, quoting sources familiar with ...
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Mazda opens latest North American PDCMazda North American Operations (MNAO) has opened the fourth of its new parts distribution centres in the US, part of a network that will include five centres in the US and two in Canada, all part of a $20m network expansion announced in 2010. ...
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FeatureStruggling PSA to sell part of Gefco
PSA Peugeot Citroën has announced plans to divest part of its ownership in Gefco, its logistics and transport subsidiary, in an effort to raise cash and support on-going investment in its automotive division, which today reported a loss in its 2011 financial results amidst a difficult second half ...
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FeatureCargoBeamer chooses Calais logistics park
German intermodal transport system provider, CargoBeamer, is conducting what it terms ‘extensive negotiations’ with carmakers and suppliers over the use of its trailer-loading solution, which will operate at the Calais Premier multimodal logistics project currently under construction at the Turquerie industrial park in France. CargoBeamer provides an automated and ...
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FeatureCar Terminal Alicante starts operations
Car Terminal Alicante has established an import-export facility for finished vehicles in the Mediterranean Spanish port of Alicante at Muelles de Poniente. It will mainly handle vehicles being exported to Asia or imported into Spain from that region, as well as sending rental cars to companies in the Balearic ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Seat starts exports to China from Spain In January, Spanish producer Seat began exporting cars to China from the port of Barcelona, in northeast Spain. The initial consignments, which consisted of 250 Leon units, were shipped directly to the Chinese ports of Huangpu and Xingang. The new service is ...
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FeatureMitsubishi to end European output
Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi will end Colt and Outlander vehicle assembly at its Netherlands Car (Nedcar) production facility in Born at the end of 2012 and has no plans to introduce a new model to the plant in 2013. The company said that the status of the facility beyond then was ...
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FeatureRenault begins export-led production in Morocco
Renault has started production at its Melhoussa assembly plant in Morocco and will begin shipments of two models through the adjacent Tanger Med port, which has a 20-hectare car carrier terminal capable of handling 1m vehicles a year. The company has confirmed logistics contracts with French logistics providers including SNCF ...
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FeatureDB Schenker begins Portugal-Germany service
DB Schenker Rail Automotive is working with DB Schenker’s national subsidiary in Portugal, Schenker Transitários, to offer customers, including those in the automotive sector, a new weekly rail service between Portugal and Germany. DB Schenker said the trains would connect Porto and Lisbon with factories in northern ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Russia auto imports grow in 2011Russia saw a 46% increase of vehicle imports in the period January to November 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, raising the number to 901,500 vehicles. According to data from the Russian Federal Customs Agency, nearly 776,000 of these were from countries outside ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Axel Marschall has officially moved to a new position at DB Schenker Rail this week assuming management responsibility for Sales at the European DB Schenker Rail Group. He is now member of the Board of Management of DB Schenker Rail Deutschland responsible for Sales, the responsibility he took over on ...
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FeatureEU carmakers' concern over India FTA
European carmakers are concerned about a free trade agreement between the European Union and India that would grant immediate free-duty access for Indian passenger car exports to the EU but retain a 30% tariff on European vehicles exported to India. “Import duties should be completely eliminated on both sides, and ...
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FeatureBelgian strike hits output and logistics
Carmakers and logistics providers took precautions to limit the impact on automotive shipments of Monday’s general strike over austerity measures in Belgium that closed ports, the railway network and affected airports, as well as disrupting supply routes across the country. It was the first nationwide strike to hit Belgium ...
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Auto helps fuel Lufthansa Detroit serviceLufthansa Cargo has begun a new service between Frankfurt, Germany and Detroit, Michigan in the US to meet increased demand from sectors including automotive. “The new freighter connection supplements the daily flights operated by Lufthansa passenger aircraft, and offers our customers more capacity and greater ...
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FeatureTrucker strike hits Fiat output
This week’s truck driver strike in Italy has hit production at Fiat’s vehicle assembly and engine plants because of delays to inbound parts. The striking truckers, who began their action on Sunday in response to an 8 cent per litre rise in fuel prices introduced last month, set up ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
As part of wide restructuring efforts at DHL Supply Chain (read more here), Paul Dyer, previously managing director of Automotive UK and head of Global Automotive, has taken on a new role as managing director, Automotive, Industrial, LLP (UKI). Dyer will continue to lead the automotive sectors across the ...