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FeatureVolvo extends relationship with Paragon to include remarketing
Volvo Car UK has extended its relationship with Paragon in a new contract to manage the remarketing of all the manufacturer’s end-of-term vehicles. Ian Carlisle, CEO of ParagonParagon, which provides used vehicle support to vehicle manufacturers and fleet operators, among its other services, was already handling new car processing, along ...
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FeatureHyundai opts for Indian coastal service but ro-ro rates are prohibitive
Hyundai has started using a new short-sea coastal service set up by Link Shipping and Management Systems for the transport of vehicles in India between the ports of Chennai on the south east coast, and Pipavav on the north west.However, high port fees are dissuading more shipping lines from entering ...
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FeatureInna Kuznetsova becomes president and COO at Inttra
Inna Kuznetsova has been promoted to president and chief operating officer (COO) at Inttra, the ocean shipping electronic marketplace, which provides transaction and information to streamline the container shipping business.Kuznetsova joined Inttra in 2015 as president of Inttra Marketplace, the company’s core business, having previously been COO at Ceva Logistics ...
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FeatureDaimler Trucks North America opens PDC in Dallas to speed deliveries
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has opened a 25,500 sq. m parts distribution centre (PDC) in Dallas, Texas, that it said would improve parts availability in the region. The facility, which will be fully operational on March 1st this year, will distribute aftermarket parts for DTNA and subsidiary brands Freightliner, ...
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FeatureAdampol starts operations at Naberezhnye Chelny for Ford Sollers
Polish logistics and transport provider, Adampol, has started volume operations at a 6-hectare distribution compound adjacent to the Ford Sollers' plant in Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia. The services are being carried out through its Russian division Vectura.The compound, which represents an investment of more than €3m ($3.3m) by Adampol, is handling ...
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FeatureOpel makes record investment in German spare parts facility
GM’s Opel division is building a €60m ($66m) European spare parts distribution centre in Bochum, Germany, which it said would be ready for operation by 2017. It is the biggest single investment in spare parts logistics across Opel’s global business. The 95,000sq.m facility will stock more than 100,000 different part ...
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FeatureMexico fines VW for import certificate violation
Mexico’s Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) has slapped VW Group with a fine of 168m pesos ($8.9m) for importing vehicles to the country without the proper environmental certificates governing carbon emissions and noise.The fine applied to almost 45,500 vehicles, including those of the Audi, Bentley, Porsche, Seat and VW ...
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FeatureFord to build Ka/Figo model in Europe
Following press speculation that Ford could be starting production of its Ka and EcoSport models at its plant in Romania, the carmaker has confirmed that it will begin assembly of a minicar model in Europe. However, it would not confirm where.The news of a possible transfer of Ka production to ...
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FeatureGefco leases vehicle transporters from Fraikin in the UK
Gefco UK has signed a six-year contract with commercial vehicle fleet services provider Fraikin for the supply and maintenance of 10 new car and van transporters. It builds on the contracts Fraikin has with Gefco for the provision of fleet services in France, Poland and Switzerland.Fraikin reports being the largest ...
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FeatureEukor increases Barcelona calls with service to North American and Far East
The Eukor Car Carrier shipping line and its Spanish agent Agencia Marítima Española Evge have announced that they are to reinforce the number of calls being made in the port of Barcelona. Henceforth, a new service, NAME, will link the port to both North America and the Far East, considerably ...
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FeatureThe automotive industry would benefit from a ‘federal’ approach to packaging
As the UK prepares for a referendum on EU membership and Europe feels the pressure on its borders from a potential collapse in the Schengen protocol, it may appear heresy to start talking about greater federalism in the Eurozone. Carsten Diekmann is the managing director of George Utz UK, a ...
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FeatureVideo interview: Volker Vossler, vice-president, operations, Mexico, Seglo Logistics
At the 2016 Automotive Logistics Mexico conference, Volker Vossler, vice-president of operations, Mexico, Seglo Logistics, talks to Christopher Ludwig, editor, Automotive Logistics Group, about how business is developing for Seglo in Mexico.
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FeatureMercedes supports Hungary output with logistics expansion
Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemét, Hungary has reached the production milestone of making its 500,000th vehicle – a cosmos black CLA. At the same time, the company has begun work on a €15m ($16.7m) investment to expand its logistics hall at the plant and introduce a new supply concept. The ...
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FeatureDICV announces 4m export milestone; DTA opens regional centres in Africa
Full year figures for 2015 from Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) reveal that the subsidiary passed the 4m mark for truck parts exported around the world. The company, which began production in 2012 at its Oragadam factory near Chennai, also increased domestic sales by 37% to 14,000 units and has ...
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FeatureGroupe CAT makes full buyout of Vehicle Services Europe venture
[Updated 24th February] Transport and logistics provider, Groupe CAT, has bought the German division of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) for an undisclosed sum. The business, which operated under the name Vehicle Services Europe, was a joint venture between the two logistics providers. Groupe CAT will now add three vehicle distribution ...
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FeatureVideo interview: Steve Tripp, vice-president, global strategy and execution, ICL Systems
At the 2016 Automotive Logistics Mexico conference, Steve Tripp, vice-president of global strategy and execution, ICL Systems, talks to Christopher Ludwig, editor, Automotive Logistics Group, about the possibility of developing short sea from Mexico, and any potential barriers or challenges.
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FeatureVideo interview: Peter Koltai, director of production control and logistics, Audi Mexico
At the 2016 Automotive Logistics Mexico conference in Mexico City, Peter Koltai, director of production control and logistics for Audi Mexico, talks to Christopher Ludwig, editor of the Automotive Logistics Group, about Audi's upcoming plant in San José Chiapa, which will begin production this year.
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FeatureATK opts for containers to cut vehicle delivery times from China to Russia
Russian finished vehicle transport provider, ATK, reports that it has cut delivery times on imports from China by more than half, by shipping them by rail in containers.“In 2015, we transported four container trains stacked with 800 vehicles from Wuhan to Moscow,” ATK’s spokesperson, Sergey Kuvshinov said. “Containerisation gives us ...
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FeatureVideo interview: Chris Styles, senior director of logistics, Nissan North America
At the 2016 Automotive Logistics Mexico conference in Mexico City, Chris Styles, senior director of logistics, Nissan North America, talks to Christopher Ludwig, editor of the Automotive Logistics Group, about Nissan's logistics plans in Mexico.
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Конфликт из-за разрешений на грузоперевозки приведет к росту логистических затрат
После возникших на прошлой неделе разногласий относительно разрешений на грузоперевозки между Польшей и Россиейтранспортные компании и логистические провайдеры вынуждены искать альтернативные пути доставки авто и автокомпонентов из Европы в Россию. Ho эти альтернативные пути, в частности, морем, будут для некоторых провайдеров логистики слишком дорогими."Вместо автодорожных маршрутов через Польшу мы можем ...