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    La planta de Lansing de GM añade un tercer turno y 500 puestos de trabajo

    2016-01-07T08:14:44Z

    GM está añadiendo un tercer turno y más de 500 puestos de trabajo Para satisfacer la demanda de mercado prevista para el Chevrolet Camaro en su planta de Lansing Grand River Assembly en Michigan.Una vez se haya completado la contratación, la adición de un tercer turno incrementará el número de ...

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    Завод GM в Лансинге введет третью смену и 500 новых рабочих мест

    2016-01-07T07:49:46Z

    Для удовлетворения прогнозированного рыночного спроса на Chevrolet Camaro GM вводит на своем сборочном заводе Лансинг Гранд Ривер в штате Мичиган третью смену и свыше 500 рабочих мест (как штатных, так и почасовых).Третья смена будет введена после окончания набора новых сотрудников, общее число сотрудников на заводе составит тогда примерно 2300 ...

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    Formula E looking into electric commercial vehicles for on-site logistics

    2016-01-06T15:15:27Z

    Formula E has said that it plans to bring electric trucks and buses to manage its paddock activities.A British start-up company called Charge is working on an electric commercial vehicle that could be used to move cars, equipment, and people around the paddock at Formula E races – helping with ...

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    VW sued by US DoJ over emissions scandal

    2016-01-06T14:52:29Z

    The US Department of Justice (DoJ) sued Volkswagen on January 4th for allegedly equipping some of its vehicles with equipment to deceive emissions testing.The OEM revealed that it had installed the cheating software in at least 11m of its diesel cars. The software enabled the vehicles to emit more toxins ...

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    Hyundai cuts production at St Petersburg plant

    2016-01-06T14:19:30Z

    Hyundai will decrease the production volume at its St Petersburg plant by 6.3% this year to 215,000 units, the head of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Russia has said.“In 2015 we will continue stable operation without any changes, and target production of 215,000 cars,” he said. According to Hyundai, the plant suspended ...

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    Valencia frees up stevedoring market for finished vehicles

    2016-01-06T13:27:55Z

    The Valencia Port Authority in Spain has given the go ahead for the specialist finished vehicles handling facility, Valencia Terminal Europa (VTE), to use personnel not contracted to the port stevedoring company Sevasa-Sagep, during the loading and unloading of Ro Ro vessels.In future, VTE will use its own staff or ...

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    Porto de Santa Marta atinge novos níveis de produtividade

    2016-01-06T12:56:28Z

    No porto colombiano de Santa Marta, a instalação do especialista de veículos terminados, Terminal Fast, estabeleceu um novo recorde de produtividade em dezembro.No espaço de uma hora e cinquenta minutos, o terminal desembarcou 632 veículos. De acordo com o porto, isto foi 232% mais rápido do que a média regional, ...

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    Santa Marta port achieves new productivity levels

    2016-01-06T11:24:27Z

    In the Colombian port of Santa Marta, the specialist finished vehicles facility, Fast Terminal, set a new productivity record in December.In the space of one hour and fifty minutes, the terminal disembarked 632 vehicles. According to the port, this is some 232% faster than the regional average, which is around ...

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    GM Lansing plant to add third shift and 500 jobs

    2016-01-05T17:23:48Z

    To meet the forecasted market demand for the Chevrolet Camaro, GM is adding a third shift and more than 500 hourly and salaried jobs at its Lansing Grand River Assembly plant in Michigan.Once hiring is completed, the addition of a third shift will increase the plant’s employee number to around ...

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    通用兰辛工厂增加一班生产会带来500个就业岗位

    2016-01-05T17:23:48Z

    为了满足市场对Chevrolet Camaro的预期需要,通用汽车将在密歇根的兰新装配厂增加一班生产,这会为500多个小时工和长工带来就业机会。雇佣工作一旦完成,第三班就会实施,工厂的员工数量将达到2,300左右。雇佣工作正在进行中,第三班有望于第二季度开始。兰辛地区工厂经理Mike Trevorrow说,“这是兰辛工厂生产高回报车型的结果,也是通用信任我们团队能够为客户生产世界级别质量的结果。”UAW Local 652主席Mike Green补充说,“这对兰辛工厂来说是令人兴奋的时刻。我们仅仅增加了Chevrolet Camaro车型,就扩大了UWW-GM家族,将来一定会提高工厂的产量。这真是新年的好兆头。”通用汽车自2015年10月开始从工厂运输Camaro汽车,11月中旬抵达经销处。这是自1992年以来,首次在美国生产该车。在过去的几年里,通用向兰辛工厂共投资大约6.7亿美元。投资中包括4,450千万美元的物流中心。该物流优化中心占地37,000平方米,毗邻工厂,从去年第一季度开始投入运营。2015年末,兰辛装配厂接收第一批冲压设备,用于生产Camaro, Cadillac ATS和CTS系列,这些汽车都是在同一个生产线里生产。

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    Maersk Line continues job cuts

    2016-01-05T16:03:04Z

    After cost reduction plans were announced by Maersk Line last month, and more than 100 jobs have been cut, chief commercial officer Stephen Schueler has become the highest profile member of staff to leave the company.Between now and the end of 2017, Maersk plans to reduce its staff number by ...

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    Sollers looks to export to the East

    2016-01-05T14:32:40Z

    Russian automotive company, Sollers, is looking to expand exports with its joint ventures, as it faces a continuing fall in domestic sales, recently disclosed plans reveal.According to the head of Ford-Sollers, Mark Ovenden, the OEM is currently evaluating the potential for exporting finished vehicles and components from its St Petersburg ...

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    Last Mile: converging on the future

    2016-01-04T11:39:00Z

    A new world order is emerging in the automotive sector. It began as a ‘quiet revolution’, but will change the industry forever. Technology – not chassis design, braking systems or tyres – has become pre-eminent in an industry where the big OEMs have traditionally held all the market power. Now ...

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    Ford-Werke now using 72 new Kögel trailers

    2015-12-18T12:11:09Z

    Ford-Werke, the German subsidiary of Ford Europe, has recently taken delivery of 72 Kögel trailers: 52 ‘Mega’ trailers, and 20 ‘Cargo’ trailers. The trailers are the maximum permissable height of four metres.The Kögel trailers are tailored to Ford’s vehicle fleet and will be used primarily in procurement logistics for automotive ...

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    Audi trials driverless transport systems in logistics

    2015-12-18T11:55:11Z

    Audi is currently trialling driverless transport systems (DTS) to deliver goods to employees at its plant in Ingolstadt.The OEM said it is the world’s first automotive manufacturer to implement such a DTS based goods-to-person concept. Audi employees have described the new warehouse as a “supermarket of the future”, as the ...

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    La cuarta revolución industrial de la India será gradual

    2015-12-17T10:36:26Z

    Los fabricantes de automóviles del primer mundo están apostando por lo que se ha denominado la cuarta revolución industrial, la Industria 4.0. Están utilizando las últimas tecnologías para reorganizar su producción y cadena suministro según los denominados ‘sistemas de producción ciber-físicos’ para conseguir ‘fábricas inteligentes’.Shilpashree M, directora de comunicaciones de ...

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    Ziemsky chefiará a unidade de logística global Mercedes-Benz

    2015-12-17T08:53:31Z

    Klaus Ziemsky está assumindo a responsabilidade pelo Centro de Logística Global da Mercedes-Benz na Alemanha, a partir Eckhart von Sass, que deixa a empresa no final deste ano depois de quase 30 anos na Daimler.O Centro de Logística Global, localizado em Germersheim, processa peças em todo o mundo e funciona ...

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    A China confirmará novo padrão reboque para transporte de veículos

    2015-12-17T08:45:01Z

    Uma estranha era na indústria de logística de veículos da China pode finalmente estar à beira do fim. Em um país onde 80% ou mais dos automóveis de passageiros são movidos por caminhão, e em torno do qual uma indústria de 30.000 ou mais transportadores de carro tem se desenvolvido, ...

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    Pronto para reemergir - sinais positivos de que a Índia está no caminho certo

    2015-12-17T08:40:10Z

    As trágicas e históricas inundações em Chennai tiveram um sério impacto sobre a Índia, com muitas pessoas perdendo suas vidas e danos consideráveis ​​em toda a cidade e região. A cadeia de fornecimento foi interrompida, com muitos fornecedores e montadoras na área tendo que fechar por algum período, incluindo a ...

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    Зеймски возглавит глобальный логистический центр Mercedes-Benz

    2015-12-17T05:18:25Z

    Kлаус Зеймски возглавит Глобальный логистический центр Mercedes-Benz в Германии; он сменит Экхарта фон Шасса, который в конце года уходит из компании после вочти 30 лет работы в Daimler.Глобальный логистический центр расположен в Гермерсхайеме и отвечает за глобальные поставки запчастей и комплектующих. Он работает как центральный склад, который поддерживает поставки во ...