All articles by Marcus Williams – Page 145
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FeatureShulte-Hürmann moves to lead role in VW After Sales
Axel Schulte-Hürmann is settling in to his new role as head of After Sales at Volkswagen Passenger Cars. He succeeds Michael Horn who has been promoted to CEO of Volkswagen Group of America. Schulte-Hürmann, who holds an engineering degree, joined the Volkswagen Group in 1987. Following various responsible positions in ...
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FeatureRyder appoints Gary Allen to supply chain engineering role
Transport and supply chain management provider, Ryder System, has appointed Gary Allen as its vice president of Engineering. He will be responsible for overseeing the Supply Chain Engineering team and leading quality, programme management and engineering in support of the overall Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) organisation at Ryder.Allen will report ...
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FeatureRenault-Nissan could integrate SCM functions
Plans announced for deeper convergence by the Renault-Nissan Alliance could lead to further integration of supply chain management, in-plant organisation and production control, functions that are currently managed separately at the carmakers, according to details within an Alliance statement and a source at the carmakers.Last week, Renault Nissan said it ...
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FeatureScott Goodwin moves to VW of America
Scott Goodwin has left his role as director of Business Development and Operations at US haulier The Waggoners Trucking to take up a position as senior manager, Transportation at Volkswagen of America (VWoA).Goodwin was with The Waggoners Trucking for just over a year and a half and moved there from ...
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FeatureGefco moves Lorrain to head developments in new regional business
Pierre-Jean Lorrain has moved from his role as managing director of Gefco Italy to take up a newly created role at the transport and logistics provider as director of Central Europe, Balkans and the Middle East.The move comes as Gefco responds to economic and manufacturing developments in the region, not ...
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FeatureTNT Express reverses sale of Brazil domestic business
TNT Express has decided to end the bidding process for the sale of its domestic operations in Brazil – TNT Mercurio – stating that it was “not possible to realise a transaction on acceptable terms”. It will continue to be managed as a separate business unit within TNT Express.Back in ...
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FeatureHueneme signs contract extension with GAPS
The port of Hueneme in California has signed a five-year extension to its contract with Global Auto Processing Services (GAPS), the vehicle port processor that has been operating there since 2007. It is the fifth extension to the contract signed between Hueneme and GAPS.“The renewal is a critical part of ...
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FeatureToyota and Daihatsu export compact Agya to Philippines
Toyota and Daihatsu have started exports of a compact car based on the Toyota Agya from Indonesia to the Philippines.The Agya, which was developed and produced by Daihatsu, has been sold in Indonesia as the Agya (Toyota brand) and the Ayla (Daihatsu brand) since September last year.The vehicle is produced ...
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FeatureUnited Road appoints Anderson to new COO role
North American vehicle hauler, United Road Services, has appointed Mark Anderson as its chief operating officer (COO) with immediate effect.The COO role is newly-created at United Road and Anderson will be responsible for the company’s daily operations. It is now the second largest car-hauler in North America, following its takeover ...
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FeatureRenschler quits Mercedes-Benz; Shäfer to assume role
The sudden departure of Andreas Renschler, board member with responsibility for manufacturing and procurement at Mercedes-Benz (left), has led to some fast management reorganisation at the carmaker.Renschler left the company on Tuesday this week (30th) “of his own accord and by mutual consent” according to a statement from Daimler. He ...
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FeatureBMW enhances aftermarket services with Dallas PDC
BMW has officially opened a new regional parts distribution centre (RDC) in Texas to serve the Southern US region of its dealer network. The facility, which is located in Lancaster on the outskirts of Dallas, currently covers approximately 26,000 square metres, with room for expansion. Investment in the facility stands ...
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FeatureLogent starts vehicle distribution for Ford
Swedish logistics provider Logent has taken on the distribution of Ford vehicles in the country. The group’s subsidiary, Logent Automotive Logistics, is now moving vehicles from ports in Gothenburg, Malmö, Wallhamn and Södertälje to dealerships around Sweden.The company is using both rail and road, and employing dedicated terminals at Gothenburg, ...
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FeatureArgentina plans to restrict vehicle imports in 2014
Carmakers exporting vehicles to Argentina are facing restrictions on the number of vehicles they can send to the country in the early part of 2014. The Argentine government is looking to cut imports by 27.5% based on volumes in 2013 because of a perceived imbalance in automotive trade.During the first ...
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FeatureChennai port building dedicated ro-ro facility
The port of Chennai is reported to be developing a vehicle storage facility with capacity for 4,000 vehicles at the defunct iron ore terminal at Bharathi Dock II. It will be operated by a private developer on a 10-year lease following the completion of a tender process for the development.The ...
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FeatureAmerican Honda now exports more than it imports from Japan
American Honda has announced it now exports more vehicles from the US than it imports from Japan. Figures for last year show that the Japanese carmaker’s US division exported more than 108,700 Honda and Acura vehicles of a total production figure of more than 1.3m units (and almost 1.8m for ...
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FeatureNYK takes full ownership of Kazakhstan’s biggest auto terminal
NYK Holding Europe B.V., a division of maritime transport and logistics giant NYK Group, has taken total ownership of the Tranco Terminal in Kazakhstan. Business began on January 15 under a new name: NYK Auto Logistics (Kazakhstan). Capital investment stands at KZT 514m ($3.3m).In 2010, the company took a 25% ...
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FeatureIsuzu sets up aftersales centre for better ASEAN service
Isuzu Motors has invested $180m to set up an aftersales centre (ASC) in Johor, Malaysia as part of its Isuzu Motors Asia division, which oversees business for the Japanese vehicle maker in the ASEAN region.The company said that with more vehicles being localised in the region the new centre, which ...
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FeatureGTE Logistics delivers quarry trucks to Russia
Russia’s high and heavy transport provider, GTE Logistics, has delivered four Perlini Equipment quarry trucks from Italy to Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East region. It is the first time that quarry trucks by made by Perlini have been delivered to the market in Russia.The trucks, which weighed 35 tonnes together, ...
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FeatureWTO should take lead in auto trade reform, says WEC report
A report released this week by the World Economic Forum (WEC) calls for deeper border reforms and an urgent implementation of the Bali trade accords announced last December by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) which is designed to accelerate cross border connectivity. It also states that the WTO is the ...
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FeatureGM announces moves in executive aftersales
Steve Hill (left) is leaving his position at GM as vice president of Customer Care and Aftersales to take up a new role as vice president of US Sales and Service, where he will lead US Sales Operations, as well as GMC Sales and Service. He will also head Fleet ...