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FeatureRETRACK research moves vehicles to rail
A new weekly rail service, which will carry finished vehicles and automotive parts along with agribulk and chemical products between Cologne in Germany and Györ, Hungary, has been launched as part of a European research project on innovative rail freight concepts. The project, called RETRACK (REorganisation of Transport networks by ...
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FeaturePremium freight and pressing needs for TRW
TRW Automotive’s premium freight movements in Europe will now be handled by Roberts Europe across 12 countries following a contract signed between the two companies at the end of February. Full implementation of the service is expected within the next four to six weeks. TRW makes a range of vehicle ...
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FeatureLivorno bucks the downward trend
Figures for finished vehicle movements through the European ports for 2009 do not make happy reading on the whole. For the second year in a row there was a decline across leading ports with many down in double figures. Bremerhaven saw a combined drop in exports and imports of nearly ...
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FeatureKia boom means more exports from south
An increase in export demand for vehicles made at Kia’s plant in Gwangju in southern region of South Korea means the company will have to increase movements to ports in the south or risk costing itself time and money by moving vehicles across land to the port of Pyeongtak in ...
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FeatureGermany's VDA awards ZF for 'Year of Logistics'
German automotive association – the VDA (Verbrand der Automobilindustrie) – has awarded driveline and chassis expert ZF Friedrichshafen the VDA Logistics Award 2010 for “high performance logistics in the heavy commercial vehicle sector”. Presented at the 9th VDA Logistics Congress in Leipzig, Germany, the award recognised efforts made during ZF’s ...
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FeatureClear momentum for logistics at AL Europe
Following the decline in trade volumes since the onset of the financial crisis, carmakers and logistics service providers expect global parts movements and logistics in the industry to accelerate at full force again. Audi has revealed that it anticipates dramatic increases in the use of containers and sequenced parts, while ...
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FeatureTurkey welcomes trade upturn with Russia
Russia is considering the establishment of a new logistics centre in Krasnodar, Russia to facilitate the growth in bilateral trade between it and Turkey as talks continue between the two countries. Krasnodar is located 80km from the Black Sea and close to ports there including Novorossiysk, Tuapse and Kavkaz. The ...
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FeatureHow will last orders hit UK logistics?
Today marks the beginning of the exit phase of the UK’s scrappage scheme, with the final allocation of 50,000 further orders for carmakers. It will end when the budget for the scheme runs out, or at midnight on Wednesday 31st March this year, whichever is sooner. The UK government has ...
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FeatureCars in containers gain ground in India
As a number of recent developments highlight, India’s carmakers continue to pursue containerisation as an option for internal distribution and logistics. In January, for instance, Indian logistics provider Adani Logistics began rail shipments of Maruti Suzuki vehicles destined for export, using Kar-Tainer's five-car exterior loaded cassette solution to ship the ...
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FeatureCadillac sets up distribution network in Europe
GM is creating a new organisation for the import, distribution and marketing of Cadillac models to Europe from the US. Called Cadillac Europe, the vehicles will retail through a fully-authorised Cadillac sales and service network and will include the CTS Coupe by the autumn of this year. The move comes ...
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FeatureArvinMeritor expands distribution centre in Mexico
Commercial vehicle parts provider ArvinMeritor has opened a new aftermarket parts distribution centre at its axle manufacturing plant near Monterrey in Mexico. The warehouse, which is 20% bigger than the company’s previous facility at 3,270m2, will now serve more than 300 dealer and parts distributors in Latin America and Mexico ...
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FeatureAcumen delivers London taxis
Acumen Automotive Logistics has been awarded a contract by Ontime Automotive to pick up and deliver London taxis for LTI Vehicles. As part of the new contract, Acumen will transport finished vehicles from LTI’s Coventry manufacturing plant and deliver them to the company’s distribution facility in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, on behalf ...
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FeatureGlovis order extends service for Hyundai-Kia
Hyundai-owned car carrier Glovis has announced it will spend $191.5m on orders for three new pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) to meet demand from Hyundai and its affiliate Kia Motors. Glovis has said it plans to ship around 440,000 vehicles made by Hyundai and Kia this year. Each of ...
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FeatureIveco extends RFID solution to Madrid
Following Iveco’s renewal of its contract with Kuehne + Nagel for European aftermarket supply (read more here), the commercial truck and bus maker is expanding the RFID system it uses at its Italian distribution centre in Turin to its Madrid facility in Spain. The system, which has been developed in ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Frank Erhardt is Ceva’s new director of contract logistics in Central Europe, replacing Andreas Wagner who is stepping down after eight years at the company. Erhardt was most recently responsible for the automotive/tyres sector within Ceva in Central Europe. He will now oversee the contract logistics business for the ...
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FeatureFiat-Sollers JV faces logistics challenges
Russian carmaker Sollers has signed a €2.4 billion ($3.3 billion) joint venture with Fiat to make up to 500,000 vehicles a year in the country by 2016. The agreement, which may be backed by a 15-year loan of €2.1 billion currently being considered by the Russian government, was signed last ...
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FeatureCarbon reduction scheme gets government backing
The UK’s Freight Transport Association has received backing for its Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme from the country’s Department for Transport (DfT) following an announcement this week by Lord Adonis, the Secretary of State for Transport (pictured). In a letter to the FTA confirming the DfT’s support for the scheme, Adonis ...
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FeatureMazda signs up Ceva for aftermarket supply in Italy
Ceva has signed a three-year agreement with Mazda for the distribution of spare parts throughout Italy to 140 of the carmaker’s dealerships and authorised repair outlets. The new contract involves Ceva collecting spare parts on a daily basis from Mazda’s warehouse in Klagenfurt, Austria for transport to Ceva’s distribution centre ...
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SMMT study shows UK demand for local supply
According to independent research commissioned by the UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the majority of volume carmakers in the country are showing a strong interest in sourcing more locally-built components, with one of the principal reasons being the reduction of costs and logistics strain arising from parts ...
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FeatureLocal logistics for Ford Figo in Chennai
Ford has invested $500m in its engine-making plant near Chennai, India to add flexible production of the Duratec 1.2-litre engine dedicated to the Indian Figo. The first production version of the car was driven off the adjacent assembly line last Friday, when engine production began as well. Ford is using ...