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ACC opens gigafactory in France, first of a “colossal project”
Automotive Cells Company has opend a 60,000 sq.m battery gigafactory in Billy-Berclau that will supply EV production in Europe, with a planned capacity of 40 GWh by 2030
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Battery supply chain could bottleneck in 2025, says analyst
Growing demand for electric vehicles, supported by OEM investment and government incentives, is putting pressure on the lithium battery supply chain, while at the same time, the cost of materials increases
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Denis Le Vot is chief supply chain officer at Renault Group; Jean-François Salles to lead strategic partnerships
The board-level position reports to CEO Luca de Meo. Renault’s current supply chain vice-president, Jean-François Salles, leads partnerships in materials, battery and digitalisation
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A strategy for capacity at Stellantis
Nick Thompson, head of vehicle logistics – North America at Stellantis, talks about the different intiatives the carmaker is taking to tackle capacity constraints with greater efficiency, including dealer pick-ups from vehicle distribution centres
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Stellantis warns rules of origin threaten production and raise logistics costs
Stellantis, which has manufacturing plants in Luton and Ellesmere Port, said competitiveness in the UK needs to be reinforced by establishing more battery production in the UK
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Nissan and Hyundai trials will be catalysts for electric truck investment
Hyundai and Nissan are both pursuing projects to develop the use of electric and fuel cell semi-trailers for the delivery of finished vehicles in California, as discussed at this year’s FVL North America conference
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Meilin Auto unveils plans to begin sales to Russia
China’s Meilin Auto has become the first foreign dealer outside the Commonwealth of Independent States to register a subsidiary in Russia, which could set a precedent to bolster sales in the country
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UK car output driven by exports but trade rules could hurt EV future
As supply chain disruption eases, UK carmakers have increased production and export volumes, but Stellantis and Ford have added to SMMT calls for a review of trade rules on localised content for EV production
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Lisa Kline moves to vehicle planning and logistics role at Subaru of America
Lisa Kline has replaced Matt Ritter as vice-president of vehicle planning and logistics at Subaru of America. Ritter has taken over as regional vice-president of the eastern region for the carmaker
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Volkswagen chooses Acertus for railhead logistics in Illinois
VW Group of America has started using the Centerville railhead ramp in Illinois for finished vehicle moves and is being supported by Acertus for onward road haulage in an initial three-year contract
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A picture paints a thousand words for Ford’s quality inspection
Benjamin Pohl told delegates at this year’s FVL North America conference that Ford is looking hard at digital tools for real-time information to better identify where and when damage is occurring
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Data visibility provides a crystal ball for VW’s port quality operations
Volkswagen Group of America is now able to provide more accurate information on port quality operations thanks to optimisation software from technology provider Inform
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Nissan is thinking outside the box to improve vehicle deliveries
Nissan is changing the way it organises its finished vehicle deliveries in North America in an effort to fill empty backhauls and get greater efficiency for itself and its carriers
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Suppliers demand OEM accountability on EV plans to support supply chain investment
Suppliers need “accountability” from OEMs across departments on EV strategy and purchasing, according to a major North America OEM-supplier relations index
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Vinfast delivers first EV exports to Canada
Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker Vinfast has delivered its first shipment of 781 VF8 electric SUVs to Nanaimo port, British Columbia, Canada.
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Chinese automakers surge amid western withdrawal from Russian market
Analysts at last week’s ECG Spring Congress looked at the rise in Chinese vehicle exports to Russia in the wake of the withdrawal of western carmakers following the start of hostilties in Ukraine
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Rebuilding trust is key to solving the European capacity crisis
At last week’s Spring Congress of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics’ (ECG) closer industry dialogue was seen to be helping repair a stubborn capacity crisis in the outbound sector
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Bridging the gap for vehicle distribution in North America
The current shortage in deep-ocean ro-ro capacity for vehicle imports to North America has necessitated the rapid set up of a landbridge between the west coast ports and inland destinations to the east
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Out of sight is not out of mind in today’s vehicle logistics
Carmakers and their logistics and technology providers are looking for greater transparency in the outbound network to manage customer expections on vehicle delieries in the face of supply chain disruption
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Shared standards for an electric future
At this week’s FVL North America conference in California, carmakers and their logistics providers discussed how greater collaboration was needed across the sector to establish shared safety and charging standards in the distribution of EVs