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All Feature articles – Page 159
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Inform now supplying SyncroTESS software to Kaufmann in Chile
Inform, which supplies advanced optimisation software, has won a contract to supply its SyncroTESS finished vehicle logistics suite to automotive group Kaufmann, which imports and sells vehicles in Chile. Alongside passenger cars, Kaufmann handles a third of the commercial vehicles sold in the country, with customers including Freightliner, Fuso, Western ...
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FeaturePositive sales for JLR but slump in China has affected quarterly results
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has reported its best ever October sales with year-to-date figures for 2015 also up on the same period in 2014. However, a dramatic drop of around 30% in China for the three months to September 30th has affected global results for the quarter.The carmaker’s sales for ...
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Ford begins exports of Fiestas via Lázaro Cárdenas
The Mexican port of Lázaro Cárdenas has handled its first ever consignment of Ford vehicles for export, which were despatched to Portland, in the US. The 68 Ford Fiesta vehicles were transported aboard NYK’s Hyperion Leader.The cars were built at the Ford plant at Cuautitlán Izcalli, in Mexico State, where ...
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Ford Sollers announces production cuts across plants in Russia
From mid-November, Ford Sollers is cutting production at its plants in Vsevolozhsk in Leningrad Oblast and Naberezhnye Chelny in Tatarstan for almost two months, including over the festive holidays. The joint venture’s third site in Yelabuga, Tatarstan, meanwhile, will not be producing cars for a month. Representatives of the company ...
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FeatureDennis Manns takes up new role at Road & Rail Services
[Updated 12 November] Dennis Manns (left) has taken up a new role as chief commercial officer at US rail shipping provider, Road & Rail Services, where he will be responsible for leading growth in the various segments of the company’s commercial business.“We couldn’t be happier to have Dennis join the ...
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South America: holding out for better times
Facing further declines and difficulties, OEM executives talk about their plans to survive the ongoing Brazilian storm For the Brazilian automotive industry, 2015 has been bad, and next year is expected to be even worse. However, despite the sharp declines and pessimism, executives are optimistic that things will eventually get ...
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Priority Freight expands UK operation in response to demand
Emergency logistics provider, Priority Freight, has invested £2m ($3m) to expand its operation in the UK Midlands, including the opening of a new hub in Coventry that will provide 2,300 sq.m for contingency warehousing and services, along with a larger control centre.The company also said that it is responding to ...
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Renault: A new direction for parts supply
Thomas Vernier, Renault’s vice-president of aftersales logistics (above), talks about the OEM’s attempts to make network cost savings while improving customer service around the world, as well as the opportunities to further integrate logistics and distribution within the Renault Nissan AllianceRenault has been setting, and achieving, ambitious sales growth, cost ...
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South America conference: Taking control in a crisis
The 7th Automotive Logistics South America conference, held in São Paulo, Brazil, may have brought together delegates experiencing recession, and suffering from declining volumes, but the Brazilians showed their resilience and creativity. Companies emphasised how to reshape supply chains in a crisis, and how they could move forward together stronger, ...
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Local suppliers struggle to gain scale in Brazil's fragmented market
Despite years of growth leading up to the current downturn, Brazil faces weaknesses in its tier supply chain following chronic underinvestment in equipment, tooling and logistics. High labour costs and stifling bureaucracy have also made imported parts more attractive than local ones in some cases despite customs issues and logistics ...
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South America conference: Chery hibernating to come back stronger
The sharp decline in growth in Brazil over the past several years has come at the same time as a number of manufacturers have invested or expanded operations in the country. Among those carmakers was China’s Chery. In 2010 it was riding a wave of expansion in Brazil and a ...
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Telit secures further automotive tier one contracts
Telit Communications, which provides products and services for Internet of Things applications, has recently secured deals with two tier one automotive suppliers for the supply of its cellular modules. The company would not disclose the suppliers but said that it expected revenue from the deal to reach $33m. The latest ...
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Port of Koper begins processing Mercedes-Benz volumes
Following the announcement in June this year that the Slovenian port of Koper will be handling Mercedes-Benz volumes from plants in parts of central Europe and south-eastern Europe, the port operator, Luka Koper, has confirmed that export shipments have now started to the Far East.The first shipment of 600 vehicles ...
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Llamasoft buys Barloworld SCS division
Supply chain design software provider LLamasoft has bought the European and US business of Barloworld Supply Chain Software, a division of automotive distributor, Barloworld. The acquisition includes all technology, software applications and staff. The buyout does not include Barloworld SCS’s key territories of South Africa and the United Arab Emirates, ...
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BLG Logistics opens eighth multi-level car park to meet demand at Bremerhaven
BLG Logistics has started operations on a new multi-level parking deck at its automotive terminal in Bremerhaven, Germany. The N3 facility, which has five levels, provides parking space for 6,000 vehicles over 144,000 sq.m, increasing capacity for BLG’s vehicle handling operations at the port. The company said it was one ...
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FeatureNorth American Q3 rail results reveal uncertainties in the sector
Third quarter results from the majority of the main rail companies operating in North America show revenue from the automotive sector is down or remains flat. However, declines have not as been as dramatic compared to other sectors, notably coal.Union Pacific reported marginal revenue increase from the automotive sector, against ...
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FeatureSurgere boosts expertise with latest appointments
Packaging management and supply chain intelligence provider, Surgere, has grown its team with three new executive appointments.David Hampton moves to the company to oversee client solutions and strategy, where he will collaborate with Surgere’s clients on project deployment and look for ways to reduce supply chain obstacles to save costs. ...
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Willi Betz equips fleet with Transics’ telematics technology
Hot on the heels of the announcement that European finished vehicle carrier Hödlmayr has equipped its entire fleet with telematics from Wabco’s Transics International division, comes the news that German forwarder and transport provider, Willi Betz, is increasing the use of Transics’ fleet management technology to 370 of its commercial ...
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BMW signs Kuehne + Nagel to handle spare parts centres in Germany
Logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has signed a contract with BMW for the management of spare parts logistics services. The company said that from the beginning of November it will support BMW’s complex spare parts logistics operations at the carmaker’s central distribution centre (CDC) in Bavaria. The centre handles parts ...
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Zufall speeds parts delivery for Borg Automotive
[Updated November 6th] Vehicle component supplier, Borg Automotive, has signed a contract with Zufall Logistics Group for the management of an aftermarket parts distribution facility in Hünfeld, Germany. Borg Automotive said the warehouse, which opened last month, has enabled it to deliver parts to customers one day earlier than ...