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FeatureAudi’s first quarter sales in China drop 22% after dealer dispute
Audi’s dealer dispute in China seems to have affected the company’s first quarter sales figures, which were released this week and showed a 22.1% year-on-year drop in its biggest market during the first three months of 2017.The company’s dealers in the country have expressed opposition to the OEM’s plans to ...
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FeatureGrimaldi launches ro-ro service between Mediterranean and Mexico
Italian ocean ro-ro provider, Grimaldi Group, has set up a service between Italy and Mexico dedicated to carrying vehicles, rolling freight and project cargo.The service connects the Italian ports of Civitavecchia and Savona with the port of Veracruz in Mexico. It will run via Turkey’s port of Gemlik and ports ...
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FeatureCordero leaves FMC to lead the Port of Long Beach
Mario Cordero (pictured, right) has been appointed as executive director of the Port of Long Beach in California, the second busiest container port in the US.He is leaving his role as a Federal Maritime Commission member having served as chairman for almost six years until January, when US president Donald ...
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FeatureFCA opens $12.2m Mopar parts distribution centre in Winchester
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in the US has invested $12.2m to open a parts distribution centre (PDC) in Winchester, Virginia. The 37,000 sq.m facility will handle 9.2m items annually across 50,000 part numbers and serve 200 dealers, mainly in the Mid-Atlantic region.The 37,000 sq.m facility is the first of two ...
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FeatureGroupe CAT takes full ownership of Carlson Vehicle Transfer
Groupe CAT has announced the latest acquisition in its consolidation spree, buying the 50% in UK firm Carlson Vehicle Transfer (CVT) that it did not already own for an undisclosed sum.The stake was acquired from founder Carl Richardson, who will still provide support to the company, according to a CAT ...
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FeatureDHL Supply Chain to handle in-plant logistics for JLR in Brazil
DHL Supply Chain has been awarded the contract to manage in-plant logistics at Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR’s) new manufacturing plant in Itatiaia, Brazil (pictured).JLR opened its 750m reais ($215m) manufacturing facility last June. It is the first wholly-owned manufacturing plant the carmaker has set up outside of the UK (its ...
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FeatureTop moves at Nissan’s logistics business in the US
[Updated April 27] There has been an executive shift around at Nissan Motor in the US, following Scott Mize’s move to become senior general manager at Nissan Trading Corporation USA.Mize (pictured) was senior manager of purchasing, transportation and logistics at the carmaker, a role he held for almost two years, ...
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FeatureRenault steps up exports of vehicles and components from Russia
Renault is looking to conduct its first exports of Russian-made vehicles to six Gulf countries this year, Andrey Pankov, director general of Renault Russia, has revealed.Speaking at a press conference in early April, Pankov said the company was continuously seeking to develop exports of both finished vehicles and components to ...
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FeatureMcLaren Automotive appoints Ludmann as new COO
Jens Ludmann (pictured) has been named as McLaren Automotive’s first chief operating officer since Mike Flewitt, the supercar maker’s current CEO, was promoted from the position almost three years ago.Ludmann was most recently executive vice-president at FEV, the powertrain and vehicle engineering company, where he was responsible for the company’s ...
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FeatureBorgward edges closer to Bremen return with assembly site deal
Andreas Heyer (left), chairman of Bremen Invest, and Ulrich Walker, CEO of Borgward GroupGerman car brand Borgward and Bremen Invest have signed a deal over the purchase of a future assembly site in the German city.The memorandum of understanding covers a 140,000 sq.m piece of land in the Cargo ...
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FeatureIn-house competence propels Volvo and Continental’s logistics
The inbound supply chain in China continues to develop at a fast pace, and getting to grips with the complexity around supply locations, regulations and production shifts is a significant task. For some manufacturers, including Volvo Cars and tier one supplier Continental, increasing in-house management resources and tools have been ...
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FeatureChina conference: Brilliant strategy positions BMW JV for change
BMW’s joint venture in China with Brilliance Auto, BMW Brilliance, has said it does not expect to feel any impact from the ongoing changes to maximum car carrier dimensions in the country – even though it has seen a huge increase in vehicle production and sales volumes.That is because the ...
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FeatureTurkey’s auto sector grows in the midst of political turmoil
Representatives of Turkey’s automotive industry and the government’s investment support agency met in London, UK, last month to discuss the challenges the country faces in getting back on track toward production and export growth, following a politically turbulent two years. Despite the disruption, it seems the Turkish automotive sector is ...
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FeatureChina conference: Looking ahead to a more multimodal future
According to industry forecasts from China’s State Information Centre, the country can expect vehicles sales to hit 40m by 2025.However, the 28m vehicles that were moved between the factory and the dealer last year – a 14.5% increase on the previous year – and the parts being moved into the ...
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FeatureBNSF receives President’s Award for third consecutive year
North America railway operator BNSF has received the Toyota Logistics Services President’s Award for the third year running. The award is the "highest supplier honour given to service partners who demonstrate combined excellence in quality, customer service and on-time performance,” said BNSF in a statement.The company has also received the ...
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FeatureBLG Logistics reports €1 billion in sales for 2016
German logistics provider BLG Logistics has reported sales of €1.05 billion ($1.11 billion) for 2016, with its automobile division achieving a 2.6% increase in revenues to €473.7m.The division’s earnings before interest and tax (Ebit) did, however, show a year-on-year decline of 18.4% to €15.1m. The firm said this was caused ...
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FeatureFurther signs of nascent recovery in Russian car market
After the first month of year-on-year growth in two years last November, Russian car sales recorded a positive first quarter in 2017 – a further sign that the market may have turned a corner.According to the Association of European Businesses (AEB), sales in March grew by 9.4% from a year ...
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FeatureANT Lojistik invests in fleet to support Mercedes contract in Turkey
The Turkish division of German carmaker Mercedes-Benz – Mercedes-Benz Türk – has signed a deal with domestic finished vehicle logistics provider ANT Lojistik for the delivery of cars to dealerships across the country.Under the contract, which will run for a five and a half years, ANT will be the sole ...
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FeatureDaimler, VW and BLG Logistics recognised in ‘elogistics’ awards
German automotive industry body AKJ Automotive has recognised Daimler and Volkswagen in its annual elogistics awards for digital-based initiatives.In addition, BLG Logistics has been given AKJ’s Tool Award for its work on the use of drones in the logistics space.AKJ Automotive is made up of a group of industry experts ...
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FeatureProTrans adopts JDA Software tool to optimise transport capacity
North American transport and supply chain management provider, ProTrans, has started using a transport optimisation tool from JDA Software to maximise capacity utilisation and delivery speed for its automotive customers.According to the company, the JDA Transportation Modeler is designed to provide real-time data on ProTrans’ delivery network and give visibility ...