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FeatureFlash Europe looks to support auto growth in Spain
Premium freight logistics provider, Flash Europe International, has set up an office in Spain with a view to supporting the growing automotive industry in the country.Citing the Spanish Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (ANFAC), Flash Europe stated that the automotive market in the country was of “highly strategic significance” for its ...
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FeatureBrazil and Argentina extend automotive agreement
Brazil and Argentina have recently extended their existing automotive trade agreement, known as the Common Automotive Policy, for a further 12 months from the beginning of July this year. All provisions in the existing 40th Additional Protocol remain in place. It was signed by the general secretary of the Latin ...
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FeatureGM and SAIC to build small cars for emerging markets; GM restructures in India
General Motors has announced that it will develop a new range of small cars featuring high levels of technology, in partnership with China’s Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC). The new cars, based on a common architecture, will be built and sold under the Chevrolet brand in China, Brazil, India, Mexico ...
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FeatureDeutsche Bahn reveals massive restructuring programme
German rail giant Deutsche Bahn is overhauling its organisation with a six-point programme being brought in from the beginning of next month. The action is in part being taken to redress losses in the wake of continued strike action that has cost it €252m ($278m). As reported, the company’s services ...
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FeatureRhenus secures five-year contract renewal with Daimler
Daimler has awarded freight forwarding specialist Rhenus Logistics UK a five-year contract renewal to continue logistics services between the UK and Germany. Rhenus, which has worked with Daimler since 2010, is providing transport and logistics services at 67 collection points across the UK and Ireland for the delivery of automotive ...
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FeatureUK vehicle exports grow in June as production increases
Exports of vehicles made in the UK grew 9% to more than 115,400 in June this year compared to the same month in 2014, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This comes on the back of overall productivity gains of 5.4% for ...
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FeatureRussia may extend transport subsidies to ocean trade
Russia is looking to extend the subsidies it provides for the movement of finished vehicle volumes within the country to the ocean transport sector, in addition to rail, as carmakers continue to struggle with the downturn in the domestic market.Following an agreement established in 2010, the government subsidises vehicle shipping ...
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FeatureMitsubishi to end US production, switch to exports from Japan
Mitsubishi Motors is ending production of its Outlander Sport model in the US by November this year. The carmaker’s division there – Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) – makes the vehicle at its only plant in the country, located at Normal, Illinois. Production is now expected to switch to its ...
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FeatureMercedes-Benz to invest “several hundred million” in global logistics realignment
[Updated July 30th] Mercedes-Benz Cars has announced a multi-million euro investment in the realignment of its global logistics organisation that will involve both inbound and outbound flows and incorporate the supply chain management unit within its central production organisation.“Our investment of several hundred million euros in our supply chain management ...
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FeatureVolvo Group distribution centre up and running in Mississippi
Volvo Group’s new 10,000 sq.m central distribution centre in Byhalia, Mississippi is now fully operational.The $70m facility, which was built in six months, is managing the distribution of aftermarket parts for the company’s Mack and Volvo truck brands, as well as Volvo Construction Equipment and Volvo Penta, which supplies power ...
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FeatureCeva Logistics becomes exclusive transport provider for Mazda Australia
Mazda’s division in Australia has awarded two new contracts for finished vehicle services to Ceva Logistics, making it the exclusive provider of transport services for the carmaker in the country.Ceva will manage the movement of Mazda vehicles from their arrival at port to delivery at dealerships in Victoria, South Australia ...
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FeatureDHL launches cross border LTL service between US and Mexico
[This story was updated on Thursday 23rd July] DHL’s freight handling division, DHL Global Forwarding, has introduced a less-than-container load (LTL) service between the US and Mexico that it said has already been adopted by the automotive, engineering and manufacturing sectors, among others.Han Roest, global sector head of automotive at ...
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FeatureCadillac to export exclusive ATS and CTS V-series to Japan
GM’s Cadillac division is supplementing the supply of its US-made luxury sports sedans, the ATS and CTS, in Japan, and will export small volumes of the V-series versions of the cars there subject to demand. The high performance cars are made at its Lansing Grand River assembly plant in Michigan.GM ...
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FeatureMagna International to buy Getrag
Magna International, the global components and systems supplier, announced that it will buy Getrag, a German car parts manufacturer for $1.9 billion (€1.75 billion), to expand its automotive transmission systems business.Magna is currently the world’s third largest automotive supplier, and the latest announcement is a bid by Magna to win ...
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FeatureVW of America investing $6.8m in PDC for Pacific northwest
Volkswagen Group of America is planning to open a new Pacific Northwest Parts Distribution Centre in Sacramento, California.The OEM is investing $6.8m in expanding its logistics operations with a 13,000+ sq.m facility. It is Volkswagen’s second parts distribution warehouse in California. It has a 28,800 sq.m parts and distribution facility ...
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FeatureMore carmakers announce assembly operations in Nigeria
Vehicle production in Nigeria is gaining momentum. In the last month both Volkswagen and Honda have started production in the country, and Tata Motors has announced plans to invest $8m in a joint venture plant with local company Iron Product Industries, for vehicle production.[sam_ad id=6 codes='true']The latest announcements follow Nissan’s ...
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FeatureFirst Honda HR-V exports to the UK leave Mexico
The first consignment of Honda HR-V vehicles produced in Mexico for the UK market left the port of Veracruz at the end of last week. According to Charles Franklin, manager of export logistics for American Honda Motor, 695 right-hand-drive HR-Vs, which are made at the Celaya plant, were part of ...
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FeatureSupplier dispute hits production at Seat Martorell
Production at Seat’s plant at Martorell in Spain was brought to a standstill last week because of strike action at the nearby plant of tier one supplier Johnson Controls. The Spanish division of the supplier – Johnson Controls Eurosit – supplies seats to the plant, near Barcelona, on a just-in-time ...
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FeatureIran deal reignites foreign OEM interest in domestic production and exports
This week’s agreement to lift sanctions against Iran has immediately renewed production and export plans among a number of carmakers with historic links in the country, including PSA Peugeot-Citroën and Renault-Nissan.The deal, which was signed in Vienna on Tuesday (July 14th), involves Iran, the US, UK, France, Germany, Russia and ...
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FeatureEgon Christ gets new role at Daimler outside vehicle logistics
Egon Christ, Daimler’s long-term head of vehicle logistics at Daimler (pictured), is moving to a new role at the beginning of October this year as head of purchasing and F&E services (forshung und entwicklung – research and development).Christ will be rotating roles with Dr Monica Schmickler, who will replace him ...