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VW extends contract with Unipart Logistics in UK
VW has signed Unipart up for a further two-years to provide services out of its Tamworth hub in the UK Midlands, including warehouse management, network service support and bespoke services for the retailer network across the VW Group brands
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Ford says Lincoln is among the fastest-growing luxury brands in China
Deliveries of the luxury Lincoln brand in China passed 91,000 in 2021 meaning Ford sold more in China than it did in the US for the first time
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GM launches CarBravo for second-hand market
GM will introduce the used car sales business this spring, enabling customers to buy a wider range of cars either online or at dealerships and have them delivered to their homes
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Canada joins Mexico in trade spat with US over auto content
Canada says that the US interpretiation of the section in the USMCA trade deal covering rules of origin for automotive parts does not tally with what it signed in 2020
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ICL appoints Gina Tovar as managing director of Europe
Gina Tovar has joined ICL Systems as managing director for Europe, a role she will share as the finished vehicle logistics software specialist with Rudolf Luttmann, who has been in the role since June 2021.
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Röhlig and Penske form joint venture in Europe
German-based logistics provider Röhlig Logistics has formed a joint venture with Penske Logistics to provide contract logistics services in Europe, beginning with Germany and the Netherlands. Röhlig will own and operate 80% of the new business, called Röhlig Penske Logistics.
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Tesla exporting Model 3 from China to Europe with Glovis
Tesla has signed a one-year contract with global logistics provider Hyundai Glovis to import vehicles made in China for sale in Europe.
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Jaguar Land Rover expands business with Unipart Logistics
Jaguar Land Rover has signed a second logistics contract with Unipart, this time for the provision of back office customer services for its retail network in the US and Canada
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BMW signs second contract with ICL for outbound in Canada
BMW in Canada has contracted ICL Systems to manage the track and trace, invoice auditing and freight claims management for the delivery of its finished vehicles to the sales network.
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Battery Resourcers to open North America’s biggest battery recycling plant
Recycling start-up Battery Resourcers is investing $154m in a lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Covington, in the US state of Georgia.
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UECC celebrates launch of third LNG battery hybrid car carrier
The third and final in the current series of advanced dual-fuel, LNG battery hybrid car carriers built for European short-sea ro-ro shipping provider UECC has been launched at the Jiangnan Shipyard in China.
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Lotus reports best sales in a decade as its global ambitions take root
Lotus Cars has reported a 24% rise in sales despite the disruption to the global automotive industry and is positioning itself for global production of new models
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Gefco testing Stan autonomous robots for vehicle storage operations
The logistics provider is using the AI-empowered robots to move vehicles around its vehicle distribution compound at Nanteuil-le-Haudouin, France.
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Johannes Koch becomes new senior manager of vehicle logistics at Fisker
Johannes Koch has taken up a new role as the senior manager of vehicle logistics in Europe at luxury electric vehicle maker Fisker as of the beginning of this year.
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UK car output “incredibly worrying” says SMMT
Figures for November showed the lowest production for the month since 1984 but there were positive results for EV production, notably at the Mini plant in Oxford
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Matthias Braun to head battery cell logistics at VW Group
Braun is moving from his role as head of digitalisation and concept development at VW Group Logistics to a new role focusing on battery cell logistics overseen by VW Group Components
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Bridgestone to provide aftersales services to Fisker
The luxury electric carmaker will benefit from Bridgestone’s extensive service networks in France and Germany in providing customers with aftersales services for tyre replacements and other services
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BMW using autonomous parking system from Seoul Robotics
The German carmaker is using the lidar-based technology supplied by Seoul Robotics to move finished vehicles from the factory floor to the point of pick-up for onward distribution
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Hyundai Glovis signs venture with BLG Logistics at Bremerhaven
The world’s biggest maritime ro-ro provider is driving more efficiencies into services for OEM customers through the new venture with one of Europe’s biggest finished vehicle handling ports
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Gefco buys UK-based vehicle services provider XPAuto
The French logistics provider has bought XPAuto and will integrate its digital platforms to enable smart scheduling and asset management capability alongside a range of customer facing applications