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News – Page 348
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FeatureContinental consolidates tyre distribution in Canada
Continental Tire Canada has picked a poignant moment to officially open its 400,000ft2 distribution warehouse in Oshawa, Ontario. While the row over North American tariffs on Chinese tyre imports continued to rage, last week John Gray, Mayor of Oshawa, Mario La Barbera, President of Pival International, Oliver Winschiers, General Manager ...
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FeatureUkraine honour for EH Harms execs
The Ukrainian government has awarded three executives from E.H.Harms Automobile Logistics Ukraine with the Honorary Certificate of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers for outstanding services to the country. Pavel Byglevski (pictured), manager of the joint venture, was joined by ViDi Group managers Ruslan Semchuk and Viacheslav Bevza “for [their] special ...
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FeatureHonda Indiana exports Civics to wider markets
Honda’s Greensburg plant in Indiana has shipped its first units of the Civic sedan to Mexico as part of a wider export strategy that also includes markets in Latin America as well as the Caribbean and US territories in Puerto Rico, Guam and Saipan. The first 270 units will arrive ...
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FeatureHigh capacity service carries weight
United European Car Carriers (UECC) and the Spanish Port of Santander are launching a new freight service for cars, trailers and high-and-heavy cargo between Santander and the Belgian Port Zeebrugge this month. The service will rely on two high-capacity UECC B-class vessels – the Auto Bank and Auto Bay ...
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FeatureFord begins Romanian production with CKDs
Ford has begun production of the Transit Connect light commercial vehicle at its new plant in Craiova, Romania and will be using the same suppliers that it uses for supply to its Turkish plant in Kocaeli. The Connect vehicles are brought in CKD kits from the Kocaeli facility and are ...
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FeatureNYK night shift means next day delivery for Kia
NYK Logistics has integrated spare parts deliveries for 90 Kia dealerships in Belgium and Luxembourg through its cross dock centre in the Belgian municipality of Sint-Katelijne-Waver. The move is part of a multi-year contract between the two companies with an annual value of €250,000. Distribution from the centre is taking ...
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UK sees strategic investments in transporter fleets
UK-based Acumen Logistics Group has taken over finished vehicle carrier Auto UK Logistics to build on the finished vehicle side of it automotive logistics offering. The newly named Acumen Auto Logistics will enlarge Acumen’s transporter fleet and continue to move Land Rovers to UK ports for export. The move follows ...
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FeatureTriumph opens tender process for 3PL supplier
Triumph Motorcycles is currently reviewing its European distribution operation and has posted a competitive tender process to find a third party logistics supplier. The company has been using Gefco since 2003. Gefco started working with Triumph by providing a cradle rental service as well as storage and distribution in Italy, ...
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FeatureCN expands vehicle compound in Toronto
Canada National Railway, the country’s largest rail freight provider, has opened a C$14m automotive compound at its at MacMillan yard north of Toronto to better serve key markets in Ontario. It will be operated by CN Worldwide’s Autoport subsidiary. According to the company, the Toronto Automotive Compound can now accommodate ...
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FeatureNissan goes direct to the dealer
Höegh Autoliner’s recent delivery of over 1,500 Nissan vehicles to the Port of Gdansk for delivery to the Russian market also marked a new logistics strategy between Nissan Motor RUS and Russian LSP Major Auto Trans. Since 2004 Major Auto Trans has cooperated with Nissan’s Russian division on international movements, ...
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FeatureBMW signs contracts with 2AM and AMPORTS
BMW North America has chosen Spartanburg-based logistics provider 2AM Group to take over the logistics and distribution of aftermarket service parts at its Jacksonville distribution centre in Florida. The previous contract was held by Schenker Logistics. "While Schenker has done a good job for BMW in Jacksonville, we are heading ...
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FeatureHonda sales boost means export contract for Indian JV
Honda Siel Cars India – the joint venture between India’s Siel Group and Honda – will start exporting engine components to Japan from October from its plant at Tapukara in Rajasthan which opened last autumn. The company plans to export 54,000 sets of crank-shafts and connecting rods over the next ...
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FeatureToyota reports on sustainable logistics in Europe
Toyota has reported an overall reduction of 25,836 tonnes in the C02 emissions from its logistics operations in Europe in 2008. The company’s European Sustainability Report 2009 states that emissions from logistics decreased from 236,481 tonnes in 2007 to 210,645 tonnes in 2008. Along with a manufacturing reduction of 78,000 ...
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Nissan brings Styles to Mexico
Chris Styles, Nissan Americas’ Director of Purchasing for Logistics, Aftermarket/Accessory Parts, is taking on an additional role as Director of Purchasing at Nissan Mexicana. The new position will see Styles relocate to Nissan’s Mexican headquarters in Mexico City to oversee his additional responsibilities. Talking about his new role to Automotive ...
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FeatureNotes from India...from Automotive Logistics publisher Louis Yiakoumi
I have just returned from a two week trip to India. It was great to be in a place with such vibrancy and excitement about their automotive industry. The market has shown positive signs in recent months, and India is now entering its biggest sales period during the religious festivals. ...
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FeaturePanalpina loses volume not commitment
Despite a 40% drop in automotive volumes Panalpina Air & Ocean does not plan to limit its exposure to the sector and is continuing to offer flexibility and dedicated service as it anticipates new business. However, the Swiss-based provider has admitted having grown its share of the business over-proportionately in ...
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FeatureUnion Pacific encourages used cars on to rail
Union Pacific Railroad has rebranded its Insight Network Transportation subsidiary and website in an attempt to attract more cross-country used car freight onto its trains. With the new name ShipCarsNow, the company plans to establish a network of dealerships served by an intermodal rail and road service and change the ...
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FeatureLogistics challenges for Toyota in Texas
Following Toyota’s decision to stop production at the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant in Freemont, California from next March, the carmaker is facing logistics challenges at its San Antonio plant in Texas where Tacoma production will transfer for production next year. The company is investing around $100m to upgrade ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Frank Müller (pictured) has replaced Sven Grossmann as Director Quality Management for BLG Automobile Logistics. Müller has been with BLG Logistics for nine years across a number of roles gaining a good knowledge of the requirements and specific processes in the automobile industry.Before he started working for BLG Logistics he ...
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FeatureRo-ro deliveries for Hoegh and Grimaldi
Höegh Autoliners has delivered over 1,500 Nissan vehicles through the Port of Gdansk on board the Atlantic Spirit. The vessel delivered the vehicles from South Korea and it formed the largest delivery of cars at the port this year. The majority of the vehicles are for delivery to the Russian ...