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All Feature articles – Page 248
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FeatureGeely prepares to send Volvo-developed exports to US
Chinese automotive manufacturing company, Geely Automotive Holdings, says that it plans to start exporting cars developed with Volvo to the US in 2016. The move comes a full ten years after the company’s founder, Li Shufu set the goal after the Detroit auto show in 2006. In 2008, Geely approached ...
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FeatureYusen warehouse widens footprint in Thailand
Yusen Logistics has established its third warehouse in Thailand. The 40,000-square metre facility, at the Yusen Laem Chabang Logistics Centre, makes it the largest distribution centre in South East Asia. Operations commenced on 29th July. Laem Chabang is around 100km southeast of Bangkok, making it strategically positioned given that many ...
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FeatureTX Logistik completes test on VW rail service
European rail provider TX Logistik has completed a test run for a new service that could provide regular vehicle and parts shipments for Volkswagen Group between its Audi plant in Györ in Hungary and the Salzgitter engine plant in Germany. The trial run was carried out on behalf of Volkswagen ...
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FeatureBNSF to upgrade auto facility in Washington
North American Rail provider BNSF is planning extensive upgrades to its automotive distribution facility at Orillia in Washington, to support growth in finished vehicle traffic. The development comes as part of a wider $125m investment in expansion, maintenance and capacity improvements in Orillia and Everett.“BNSF's capital investments in Washington will ...
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FeatureVolvo ends Renault Trucks deal with Karsan
Volvo Group will end its agreement with Turkish manufacturer Karsan for assembly of Renault Trucks at Karsan’s plant near Bursa when its current six-year deal expires in November. Renault Trucks is part of the Volvo Group following a buyout in 2001, and the Swedish company established its agreement with Karsan ...
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FeatureBMW battles supply chain disruption in aftermarket
BMW’s spare parts supply chain in Germany is being disrupted by breakdown in its logistics programme ATLAS, which is causing delays to the delivery of replacement parts in the aftermarket. Around 10% of parts required are not immediately available in the group’s central warehouse in Dingolfing, Germany, a facility that ...
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FeatureChina joint venture to shake up dealer network
China’s New Hope Group has signed an agreement with car retailer E-Kingo Automotive Trade to jointly build 200 ‘dealer plazas’ in China. New Hope Group, which is owned by self-made, pigfeed billionaire Liu Yonghao, has business interests in chemicals, real estate and financial services but this is the first foray ...
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FeatureLetter to the Editor – Changing claims for damage
Dear Editor,Your article, Changing claims for damage, makes some valid points but surely the biggest effect on reducing insurance claims is to actually reduce the number of accidents in the first place? And reducing vehicle movements, and hence the risk of damage during movements, will have the largest effect overall. ...
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FeatureRenault and Fiat to make LCVs in Russia
Russian carmaker ZYL has signed an agreement with Renault and Fiat on the joint construction of a plant near Moscow for the production of light commercial vehicles (LCVs). The carmakers intend build from semi-knockdown (SKD) kits in the first phase of implementation but the aim is to move to full ...
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FeatureSkoda expands production with launch of hatchback
Volkswagen’s Skoda division has started production on a new hatchback model in the high-volume compact segment. The group’s main factory in Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic rolled the Rapid Spaceback model off the production line on August 19th. Since April, a new logistics warehouse has been in operation to ...
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FeatureTractor dealer Eagle Mark 4 opens warehouse in North Carolina
Eagle Mark 4, which deals in aftermarket parts for terminal and yard tractors, has opened a new warehouse in Wilmington, North Carolina. The facility will provide over 1,000 clients with next-day ground shipping services on all yard truck part orders. The company said its truck yard inventory has grown by ...
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FeatureCeva starts operations at Singapore facility
Ceva Logistics has announced the start of operations for its new facility in Singapore and confirmed that the facility will be able to support automotive business. It will be housed in the Tampines LogisPark, in the eastern part of the country, strategically located within easy access to the expressways, airport ...
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FeatureEpicor launches location-specific inventory tool
The business software solutions group Epicor Software Corporation has created a new service for its automotive customers, which will enable them to identify location-specific inventory modes based on the demand of actual parts.Version 6 of Epicor Vista for the Automotive Aftermarket will allow users to categorise their demands by vehicle, ...
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FeatureVolkswagen commissions seven plants in China
The Volkswagen Group has commissioned the creation of seven new plants in China. The first of these will be the Volkswagen FAW Engine plant located in Changchun, which is set to produce and supply the latest generation of EA888 engines.Changchun is a key powertrain production base for VW. In the ...
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FeatureMetalworkers' strike stops car assembly in South Africa
Vehicle production in South Africa has come to a standstill this week following a strike that began on Monday (19th) by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), affecting more than 30,000 workers across the country’s assembly plants. BMW, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen are amongst ...
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FeatureNissan signs exclusive contract with Ennore port
Nissan Motor India has signed an exclusive 10-year contract with the port of Ennore to export cars manufactured at its Oragadam plant near Chennai.The new agreement grants Nissan certain concessions in the use of the wharf, allowing it to handle up to 60,000 units per year there at the rate ...
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FeatureWWL expands Mexico-US ocean service
As first announced at the Finished Vehicle Logistics conference held in California in June this year, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics is expanding its ocean transport service from Veracruz in Mexico from September 2013 and will offer two to three sailings per month to the US East Coast, which will include connections ...
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FeatureDHL workers vote to strike at Jaguar Land Rover plants
DHL staff that support inbound logistics activity at Jaguar Land Rover’s plants in the UK have voted to strike next Wednesday (August 28th) – albeit for 30 minutes – in a protest at pay disparities between DHL and JLR staff. The action is being taken by warehouse, in-plant and driver ...
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FeatureDB makes trial rail shipment from Zhengzhou
DB Schenker has cooperated on a test rail shipment from Zhengzhou in north central China, which arrived in Hamburg, Germany at the beginning of August. The maiden service comprised 51 containers for customers in trade and industry, which included a consignment of tyres, They covered the 10,214km route through China, ...
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FeatureGefco launches Riga-Kaluga rail link
Transport and logistics provider Gefco has recently launched a rail link from the Latvian sea port of Riga to the Rosva industrial park in Vorotinsk near Kaluga in Russia. The link will remove the need for any road transport between the two locations, which will bring down costs and improve ...