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• Automotive Logistics Europe Conference

  News » Twinning talent with technology

  

  June 19th 2018 The rate at which emerging digital technologies are transforming the automotive logistics supply chain is hard to keep up with. As both an enabler of everything from platform design to procurement, finance and planning, and a disruptor of traditional supply chain operations, digital technology associated with industry 4.0 is driving down process time and speeding […]
  Tagged with: IT, finished vehicle logistics, Industry 4.0, RFID, Digitalisation, inbound logistics, supply chain management, Inbound parts, IoT, supply chain IT
  

• Market trends

  News » Turkish exports continue to rise

  

  June 12th 2018 Turkey’s automotive exports have risen 17% so far this year to reach a value of $13.9 billion, fresh figures from the Uludağ Automotive Industry Exporters’ Association (OİB) have shown. In May – the country’s 28th month of continuous automotive export growth – automotive exports were worth $2.8 billion, up 8% on May 2017 and representing […]
  Tagged with: Uludağ Automotive Industry Exporters' Association
  

• Vehicle distribution

  News » ECG pilots seek to improve forecasting accuracy

  

  May 30th 2018 Several pilot projects involving major automotive OEMs and logistics service providers (LSPs) are likely to get underway in Europe over the next few months in the latest stage of an initiative by the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG) to tackle capacity shortages by improving forecasting methodologies. The aim is to test out a series […]
  Tagged with: ECG, Mosolf, DB Cargo Logistics
  

• European ports survey 2017

  Intelligence » Trusting the market will stay afloat

  

  April 26th 2018 Vehicle handling ports in Europe and the companies providing services to them have been dealing with a lot of challenges over the past 12 months. More of them are being used as storage yards and are expected to provide sophisticated yard management, and with space for expansion an issue, capacity has become a big problem.  […]
  Tagged with: BMW, Nissan, Audi, Renault, Toyota, WWL, Ford, FCA, VW, Gefco, ABP, seat, Grimaldi, Eukor, BLG Logistics, PSA, vauxhall, NYK, EML, Bergé, Skoda, K-Line, EVAG, hoegh, MOL, Associated British Ports, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, Piraeus Port Authority, Antwerp Port Authority, International Car Operators, North Sea Port, Zealand Seaports, Automar Logistics, Valencia Port ZAL, Port Authority of Valencia, Port of Barcelona, Neptune Shipping Lines, Suardíaz, GBA, Bristol Port Company, Autoport
  

• Automotive Logistics China conference

  News » Settling into steady growth

  

  April 24th 2018 China has the biggest car market in the world and is expected to make 25.3m vehicles this year. The city of Chengdu has 4.5m of them driving around it, making it the second largest in China for vehicle numbers behind Beijing – and it was to Chengdu that delegates headed last week for this year’s Automotive […]
  Tagged with: Inbound, Road, Rail, IT, finished vehicle logistics, Containers, regulation, China, Trade, trailers, One Belt, One Road, software big data
  

• Port throughput

  News » Jafza reports rising automotive business

  

  April 24th 2018 DP World’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) generated automotive business worth around $10.75 billion in 2017, the company has revealed. Around 11% of Jafza’s customer base is accounted for by the vehicle and transport sector, encompassing 546 automotive companies from 62 countries, providing employment to 8,200 people. “The encouraging performance of the sector underlines Dubai’s […]
  Tagged with: DP World, Jafza
  

• Port throughput

  News » Suape reports strong start to 2018

  

  April 4th 2018 The Brazilian port of Suape, in the state of Pernambuco, has reported a 54% rise in the number of finished vehicles handled in the first two months of 2018. In total, 10,274 units moved across the docks in the period, with February alone accounting for 6,824 units – a month-on-month increase of 78%. The automotive […]
  Tagged with: GM, Toyota, FCA, VW, Jeep, Port of Suape
  

• Market trends

  News » Brazilian automotive sector raises its profile

  

  March 13th 2018 Brazil’s automotive sector now accounts for 22% of industrial GDP and 4% of GDP as a whole, the country’s industry, overseas trade and services minister, Marcos Jorge, has revealed. Directly and indirectly, it is responsible for 1.6m jobs. “The Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) is committed to backing the industry with the […]
  Tagged with: Renault, Renault Latin America
  

• Manufacturing trends 

  News » BMW Spartanburg remains top US car exporter

  

  February 21st 2018 BMW’s Spartanburg vehicle assembly plant in South Carolina remained the largest US automotive exporter by value last year, even though production there decreased. The factory turned out more than 371,280 cars during the year, 9.7% fewer than in 2016  because the X5/X6 assembly hall was shut down for four weeks during the summer and production […]
  Tagged with: BMW, K-Line, MOL, Norfolk Southern
  

• Market trends

  News » Mexico hits record highs in output and exports

  

  February 20th 2018 The Mexican automotive sector has enjoyed a spectacular start to 2018, reaching all-time highs in vehicle production and exports during January. According to the Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry (AMIA), a total of 303,755 vehicles were produced during the month, over 4% more than in January 2017. Vehicle exports, meanwhile, came to 231,088 during […]
  Tagged with: BMW, Nissan, Audi, Daimler, AMIA, Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry