All News and Features articles – Page 4
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Honda and Nissan include supply chain synergies in business integration talks
Honda and Nissan have signed an MoU to explore closer business inegration and a joint holding company that could also include Mitsubishi
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Duvenbeck and MAN support VW Group goTOzero logistics strategy
Duvenbeck plans to put up to 120 electric trucks supplied by MAN Truck and Bus into service for VW Group Logistics in Europe by 2026
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Continental to make Automotive a separate European company
As tier one suppliers look for greater resilience Continental announces it will spin off its Automotive business by the end of 2025
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Senior management changes for VW Group of America
VW Group of America has appointed Kjell Gruner as president and CEO, and promoted Henning Habicht to head of Chattanooga operations.
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Mixed fortunes in the race for electric vehicle adoption: 2024 in review
EV sales have been volatile in 2024, including changes in fortune for Volkswagen and Stellantis, while trade disputes have disrupted supply chains.
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Audi making electric vehicles with FAW at digitalised factory in Changchun
Audi FAW NEV is using digital twin technology to create the flexible production and logistics system, which is fully digitalised and automated.
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VDA releases updated auditing standard to optimise supply chain logistics
VDA 6.8 Process Audit Supply Chain includes updates on service provider management and procurement, to transport and in-house logistics
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Mercedes-Benz Trucks hands over first units of eActros 600 electric truck
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has started handing over orders of the eActros 600 truck to customers that will include its own logistics providers from Q2 next year
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Nissan is digitalising end-to-end vehicle flow with Anaplan
Nissan is working with scenario planner Anaplan to digitalise vehicle production, supply chain and sales processes to make them more efficient
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Using data to take risk out of the equation
Speakers from JLR, Daimler Truck and Celonis met at ALSC Digital Strategies to discuss how data should be used to manage supply chain risk.
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Mercedes-Benz USA appoints Kristy MacGregor head of vehicle logistics and customs
Kristy MacGregor is the new director of vehicle logistics and customs operations at Mercedes-Benz USA following the retirement of Rory Hepner.
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JLR Reimagines sustainable seat foam with closed-loop logistics
JLR boosts sustainability with closed-loop logistics, pioneering circularity in eco-friendly seat foam production.
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BMW to use hydrogen vehicles for in-plant logistics at Regensburg
From 2026 BMW will start using hydrogen-powered tugger trains and forklift trucks at Regensburg as part of its iFactory initiative.
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Comau working on automated battery dismantling for EU’s Reinforce project
Industrial automation provider Comau is developing dismantling technology for recycling end-of-life batteries and stationary packs as part of the EU’s Reinforce project.
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Peel Ports to invest £30m in ro-ro berth at Sheerness
Peel Ports is investing £30m in the development of a ro-ro berth and floating pontoon to boost throughtput at the UK port of Sheerness.
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Daimler Truck begins eActros 600 etruck production in Wörth
Daimler Truck is making the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 at Wörth using etrucks to deliver the parts from Gaggenau, Kassel and Mannheim.
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Red Sofa | Lizette Gracida, Mexico’s nearshoring opportunity
Discover how Mexico can capitalise on nearshoring opportunities by addressing challenges in infrastructure, energy and trade, as highlighted by Toyota México’s Lizette Gracida.
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Walking the talk on sustainable logistics
At this year’s ECG annual conference, JLR, Mercedes-Benz and Renault were joined by DFDS and Hödlmayr to talk about sustainable collaboration.
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No alternative but to close Brussels plant in 2025 says Audi
Audi is closing its troubled Brussels plant in February next year after the failure to find a viable investor and low demand for the Q8 e-tron.
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Ford cuts hours at Cologne plant as EV demand plummets
Ford is imposing a short-time working rule at its Cologne plant because of significantly lower-than-expected demand for EVs.