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FeatureGlobal conference: Keeping up with technology’s potential and risks
The Automotive Logistics Global conference offered examples of technological change, advantages and dangers. The question is whether manufacturers and logistics providers are investing enough attention and capital in keeping up with them.Rapid advances in digital technology are driving changes in the logistics processes that support the global automotive industry, from ...
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FeatureGlobal conference: Getting to the head of the pack
Automotive suppliers are no longer ready to absorb the sizeable costs incurred by the loss or mismanagement of packaging and containers used for the delivery of parts both inbound and in the aftermarket. Instead they are focusing on innovations to save money and making the packaging industry a central part ...
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FeatureGlobal conference: Penske and Novelis close the loop on aluminium
One of the most significant shifts in the automotive supply chain over the past few years has been an increase in the use of aluminium in vehicle bodies. In North America, the most significant example has been for the Ford 150 truck, the best selling vehicle in the US at ...
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GM Poland monta o mais recente Astra para a Austrália e Nova Zelândia
A fábrica da Opel da GM em Gliwice, Polônia, começou a montagem da nova geração Astra de cinco portas hatchback para a Austrália e Nova Zelândia. O primeiro carro saiu da linha de montagem na semana passada."Até à data, na Europa já recebemos mais de 250.000 encomendas [para o novo ...
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FeatureGlobal conference: Building cars is one thing, getting them to market is another
The infrastructure and logistics services underpinning the volume growth in emerging automotive markets will need investment, if carmakers are to make the most of the opportunities these markets hold in the face of a short term sales 'plateau' in the more developed parts of the world. Delegates at this week's ...
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FeatureUK government rail freight plan to target automotive sector
The UK government’s Department for Transport (DfT) has outlined a new rail freight strategy aiming in part to target the long-term growth potential of industry sectors that are currently underdeveloped and subject to network constraints – including automotive.The DfT’s rail freight strategy is part of an overall government commitment to ...
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FeatureRaben breaks ground on Eisenach expansion
European logistics provider Raben Group is investing €6.5m ($7.3m) in the expansion of its Eisenach contract logistics facility in Germany, which handles automotive parts for customers in the region.The company held a ground-breaking ceremony last week at which its CEO in Germany, Daniel Rösch, said the facility would become a ...
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FeatureGM Poland assembles latest Astra for Australia and New Zealand
GM's Opel plant in Gliwice, Poland, has started assembly of the new generation Astra five-door hatchback for Australia and New Zealand. The first car rolled off the assembly line last week and it will be the fifth model GM Europe is exporting to the two countries.“To date, in Europe we ...
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FeatureLeader in the finished vehicle sector, Helmut Altmann, dies at 78
Helmut Altmann, founder of German finished vehicle logistics provider ARS Altmann, has died aged 78.“It is with deepest grief that we have to announce that on Sunday, September 11th 2016, Helmut Altmann, founder of our company ARS Altmann, passed away after a short, severe illness,” said the company in a ...
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FeatureMexico now India’s largest automotive export market
Mexico has become India’s largest market for automotive exports, according to data released by engineering body EEPC India.Between April and July this year, automotive exports from India – including finished vehicles, two- and three-wheelers, and parts and components – amounted to $2.78 billion. Of that, shipments to Mexico accounted for ...
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Work starts on new NYK finished vehicle facility in the Philippines
Work has begun on construction of NYK's new pre-delivery inspection and storage facility in the Philippines. The facility, which will be built on land owned by International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) and used as a storage centre for finished vehicles, is located in Barangay Niugan, Cabuyao Laguna.In a statement, NYK ...
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FeatureABP investing £50m in Southampton port vehicle terminal
Associated British Ports (ABP) is investing £50m ($66m) in its vehicle handling facilities at the port of Southampton.The investment will be applied in two phases beginning with a two new multi-story vehicle handling facilities that together will be able to store 7,600 vehicles on route to export markets.The second part ...
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FeatureTGW Logistics provides Mekonomen with spare parts warehouse systems
Nordic-based spare parts supplier Mekonomen has signed a multi-year contract with TGW Logistics for the provision of material handling services at its newly consolidated warehouse in Strängnäs, Sweden. TGW Logistics will manage picking and consolidation across a wide range of parts.As part of the deal TGW will provide a system ...
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FeatureIndian carriers fight penalties and OEM indifference
Vipul Nanda, president of India's Car Carriers AssociationJust when you thought the question of car transporter lengths in India was sorted out, it may be time to think again.Following its draft legislation providing for a maximum length for finished vehicle carriers of 18.75 metres earlier this year, India’s Ministry ...
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FeatureMagna to make BMW 5 Series under contract in Graz
BMW has engaged Magna Steyr to make its new 5 Series sedan at the Austrian automotive supplier’s contract vehicle assembly plant in Graz (pictured). Production will begin in 2017 ready for the car’s market launch in the middle of next year and the contract will run for its full lifecycle.BMW ...
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FeatureMarcos Ferlin handling GM South America’s supply chain directorship
Following the untimely death of Fred Roldan in July, the position of supply chain director at GM South America is currently being handled on an interim basis by Marcos Ferlin. Ferlin is also purchasing program management director at the carmaker and has been with the company for more than 30 ...
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FeatureDCPA inaugurates fourth plant in China to meet SUV demand
Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile (DPCA), PSA Group’s joint venture in China, has inaugurated a new plant in Chengdu dedicated to the assembly of SUVs. It has an annual capacity to build 300,000 vehicles for the Dongfeng Peugeot, Dongfeng Citroën and Dongfeng Fengshen brands using the PSA Group's EMP2 platform.The plant, ...
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FeatureDB Cargo setting up Hefei-Hamburg link; BMW extends contract
DB Cargo (formerly DB Schenker Rail) has signed an agreement with the municipal government of Hefei in China aimed at starting a direct rail freight route between there and Hamburg in Germany next month.According to DB Cargo, in its first stage, the new rail service will start with one train ...
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FeatureSupply problems hit Avtovaz production in Russia
Russian carmaker Avtovaz is facing serious ongoing supply problems to its plants in the country. Last week (September 6th) it was forced to stop the line at its joint venture plant with GM in Togliatti because of disruption to inbound parts supply for the Chevrolet Niva. Two days later several ...
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FeatureColombia’s Santa Marta port to benefit from Kia’s Mexican plant
The opening in May this year of Kia Motor’s plant at Pesqueria in the Mexican state of Nuevo León is helping to consolidate a key commercial route along the Atlantic Ocean, where the Colombian port of Santa Marta is a direct beneficiary. For the rest of this year, the port ...