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    PSA and CK Birla to start joint production operations in India

    25 January 2017

    Carlos Tavares, chairman of the managing board of PSA Group (left), and CK Birla, chairman of the CK Birla GroupFrench carmaker PSA Group and India’s CK Birla group have revealed plans to invest an initial €100m ($107m) for the production of vehicles and powertrains in the state of Tamil ...

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    Nissan and Tan Chong Motor begin Sunny assembly in Myanmar

    24 January 2017

    Nissan and its partner in Myanmar, Tan Chong Motor, have begun assembling Nissan’s new Sunny model at the latter’s local plant for the first time.The move follows a deal struck between Nissan and Tan Chong in 2013 for the first global vehicle manufacturing project in the country since the market ...

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    Ro-ro carriers given the right to jointly negotiate US tugboat prices

    24 January 2017

    The US Federal Maritime Commission has decided to permit major ro-ro carriers to jointly negotiate the pricing of tug services at US ports from now on.The news comes after the commission voted to amend the existing cooperative working agreement that shippers Wallenius Wilhelmsen (WWL), Eukor, American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC) ...

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    US tariffs ‘of limited long-term impact’ on Mexico, says WWL

    24 January 2017

    Export tariffs to the US will be of limited long-term impact on Mexico’s automotive sector despite some short- to medium-term concerns, the head of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) in Mexico has suggested.Commenting on an analysis of the Mexican market produced by WWL recently, including the threat of tariffs being imposed ...

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    Tesla to build Model 3 powertrains in Nevada

    24 January 2017

    Electric car manufacturer Tesla plans to invest $350m in its ‘gigafactory’ in Nevada to allow it to manufacture the drive units for its newest product, the Model 3.In his annual ‘state of the state’ address last week, Nevada governor Brian Sandoval announced the planned investment and said it would lead ...

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    Peugeot launches online car sales in UK

    23 January 2017

    Peugeot has decided to launch a comprehensive online car-buying service in the UK. The company claims it is the first time every step of the buying process – including financing and establishing a guaranteed price for part exchanges – can be completed in one go over the internet.“With no need ...

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    Mercedes-Benz UK recognised for apprenticeship programme

    23 January 2017

    Mercedes-Benz UK has been recognised as the Large Employer of the Year at the National Apprenticeship Awards in London.The awards, now in their 13th year, took place on January 20th and recognise businesses that grow their own talent via apprenticeships. Apprentices who have made significant contributions in their workplaces are ...

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    Glovis America opens VDC for Kia at former GM plant

    23 January 2017

    Hyundai Glovis-owned finished vehicle service provider, Glovis America, has invested an initial $1m in an inland vehicle distribution centre (VDC) at the former GM plant in Shreveport, Louisiana. As well as serving local Kia dealers, the new 11,600 sq.m facility will function as a distribution hub for the central and ...

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    BCA unveils new supply chain structure

    23 January 2017

    UK-based finished vehicle services provider BCA has restructured its supply chain operations to improve support for manufacturers and fleet operators.The new structure consists of four divisions: BCA Vehicle Services, which provides new vehicle services; BCA Fleet Solutions, which delivers fleet management, defleet and refurbishment services; BCA Automotive, which handles multiple ...

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    Scania and Toyota start Singapore truck platooning trial

    23 January 2017

    VW subsidiary Scania and Toyota are to conduct the first full-scale autonomous truck platooning operations in Singapore, in what has been described as the largest pilot project of its kind.The three-year pilot, work on which begins this month, will involve three autonomous trucks following a lead manned truck on public ...

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    VW admits diesel emissions scandal spelt an end to C-TPAT status

    18 January 2017

    Volkswagen Group of America has revealed that it was removed from the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and Importer Self-Assessment (ISA) programmes, following the diesel emissions scandal in 2015.Companies on the C-TPAT list are considered low risk, resulting in expedited processing of their cargo, including fewer customs examinations. The programme ...

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    Carmakers continue with investment plans for US plants

    18 January 2017

    GM and Hyundai have both announced substantial investments in the US this week – but despite incoming US president Donald Trump using Twitter to shower himself with praise for these investments, their plans have been in place for some time, according to the OEMs themselves.Following Trump's criticism of GM’s production ...

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    Trump threatens BMW with import tax; turns criticism to EU trade

    18 January 2017

    US-president elect Donald Trump has turned his criticism of carmakers importing vehicles to the country from Mexico on BMW. As with Ford, GM and Toyota, Trump has threatened BMW with an import tax of 35% should it move vehicles to the US from its planned new plant in San Luis ...

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    UK car industry needs to avoid ‘cliff-edge’ in hard Brexit

    18 January 2017

    Fresh insights into prime minister Theresa May’s plans for the UK’s exit from the European Union have reignited concerns over just what deal can be struck and what terms of international trade will apply...Confirmation this week by UK prime minister Theresa May (pictured) that the country would leave the European ...

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    Ford to implement Infor’s cloud-based WMS in Europe

    18 January 2017

    Ford is to implement new cloud-based warehouse management software (WMS) from Infor at its cross-docking centres in seven European countries.The Infor SCE software will automate the process of transferring goods at Ford’s ten cross-docking centres in Germany, Italy, France, Spain, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the United Kingdom.A spokesman for ...

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    Hyundai switches to Gdansk for exports to the UK

    18 January 2017

    The Polish port of Gdansk has increased its vehicle handling as part of a new three-year service being provided by ocean carrier K Line, which is moving Hyundai vehicles between there and Tilbury port in the UK. Around 50,000 vehicles will be moved through the port each year.The vehicles are ...

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    Carmakers to benefit from renovated Sagunto port rail line

    18 January 2017

    Spain’s national ports authority, Puertos del Estado, has committed €40m ($42.6m) to upgrade the railway line linking Zaragoza, Teruel and the port of Sagunto on the Mediterranean coast. Of this, €13.6m is earmarked for sidings and €23m for the rail access into the port.The government said that it wanted to ...

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    Mercedes-Benz Vans to help trial autonomous delivery robots

    18 January 2017

    Mercedes-Benz Vans has confirmed it will participate in a number of pilot projects in Europe this year to test the use ground-based, last-mile autonomous delivery robots with robot developer Starship Technologies.The OEM has been working with UK-based Starship Technologies since mid-2016 and together they introduced the idea of using a ...

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    Indian car carriers secure revised rate rises after January protest

    17 January 2017

    India’s car carriers have succeeded once again in negotiating higher rates with the majority of the country’s leading vehicle manufacturers for the transport of vehicles on car transporters conforming to the new 18.75-metre maximum trailer length.Rates for the movement of vehicles on such transporters have increased by 22-23%, a substantial ...

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    Engine room fire disables Höegh Autoliners ro-ro vessel

    17 January 2017

    Global maritime transport provider Höegh Autoliners has confirmed that a fire in the engine room of the Alliance St Louis ro-ro carrier (pictured) has taken the vessel out of operation.The fire broke out on Monday (January 16th) when the ship was in the Caribbean Sea, 130 miles south of Southwest ...