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FeatureOEMs continue operations despite unrest in Egypt
Carmakers operating in Egypt are continuing to assemble cars despite the ongoing political unrest in the country. While production had been temporarily suspended at some operations at 6th October City, south of Cairo, where most of country’s assembly plants are located, there are no reports of production supply problems and ...
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FeatureUECC expands services to connect Europe and the UK to North Africa
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has incorporated the port of Gioia Tauro in southern Italy with its North to South ro-ro liner service, which will offer transshipment connections from ports in northern Europe to growing automotive markets in North Africa. UECC’s new service will move cars, vans and high-and-heavy cargo ...
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FeaturePINC appoints vice president of Operations
Yard management and supply chain software supplier, PINC Solutions, has appointed Steve Huey as vice president of Operations.Huey brings more than 25 years of information technology and operations experience to the role, including expertise in service delivery operations, implementation services, technology architecture and cloud solutions. PINC said these skills would ...
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FeatureHyundai plans own dealer network in Mexico
Hyundai has announced that it intends to establish its own dealer network in Mexico and end its contract with Chrysler de Mexico, which has been handling distribution in the country for the Korean carmaker for the past 14 years.“This decision has been taken to seek broader business opportunities under the ...
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FeatureNYK’s Metis Leader makes first delivery
NYK Line’s newest vessel Metis Leader had made its maiden voyage from Kawasaki in Japan to the port of Vancouver on the US Pacific coast carrying more than 5,000 Subaru passenger cars.It called at New Westminster port in Canada on route to unload some of the vehicles before delivering more ...
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FeatureBMW in Mexico assembly plant negotiations
BMW has entered into discussions regarding the possibility of a vehicle assembly plant in Mexico, according to an interview with BMW North America in Automotive News. This comes as the latest in a series of investment projects within the automotive sector in Mexico. Ludwig Willisch, CEO of BMW North America, ...
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FeatureUECC to reintroduce ro-ro service in Turkey and Russia
United European Car Carriers (UECC) is to launch a regular ro-ro liner service between major ports in Turkey and Russia starting this September. The service will transport cars and vans, as well as high-and-heavy cargo. It will make weekly calls at the ports of Derince in Turkey and Novorossiysk in ...
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FeatureGaiser replaces Scherr in top Daimler logistics role
Daimler has a new man in charge of global logistics with the appointment of Heiko Gaiser (pictured), who has replaced Dr Holger Scherr as head of worldwide transport logistics, passenger cars, trucks vans and buses.Scherr has begun a new position as head of logistics and supplier Management at the Mercedes-Benz ...
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FeatureKuehne + Nagel appoints Detlef Trefzger as CEO
Logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has appointed Dr Detlef Trefzger as its chief executive officer with immediate effect. He replaces Karl Gernandt, chairman of the company who had also been acting as CEO following the departure of Reinhard Lange in May this year because of health reasons.Trefzger took up a ...
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FeatureSouth Africa strike could compound problems for BMW
South Africa’s biggest manufacturing union – the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) – is planning a widespread and open-ended strike from Monday August 19th in a pay dispute affecting 30,000 vehicle assembly workers. The action is likely to compound problems for BMW South Africa, which has already ...
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FeatureImperial eyes China-Africa trade in joint venture
South Africa’s Imperial Logistics has started a joint venture with advisory and procurement firm, The Beijing Axis, with a view towards capturing more business between Asia and Africa.Imperials’ chief integration officer, Cobus Rossouw, said the partnership was looking to benefit growing trade between China and Africa, which analysts have said ...
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FeatureUPS opens contract logistics centres in China
UPS is expanding its services in China with the addition of two contract logistics facilities in Chengdu and Shanghai. They bring the total number of contract logistics centres that UPS has in the country to more than 130, covering 87 cities.The company said the two facilities are located close to ...
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FeatureMahindra said to be building a plant in Ghana
Indian vehicle manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra is reported to be planning an automotive assembly plant and service centre in Ghana, which would serve demand in the country and its neighbours in West Africa. According to India’s SME Times, the Indian SUV and pick-up truck OEM will build the plant on ...
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FeatureSkoda begins assembly of Octavia in India
Skoda has begun production of the new Octavia at its factory in Aurangabad, India, which is assembled from kits built in the Czech Republic. The new Octavia, which was launched in Europe in late 2012, arrives in India following investments to reduce manufacturing and logistics costs at the carmaker’s Indian ...
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FeaturePrologis to develop logistics park in UK
Industrial real estate developer, Prologis, has gained planning permission for a new £150m ($232m) logistics park at Appleby Lodge in Wellingborough, UK. The 186,000 square metre site will be developed in phases and feature a range of large-format, energy-efficient facilities.A spokesperson for the company told Automotive Logistics that it was ...
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FeatureUTi opens main air-road facility near London
Global logistics provider, UTi Worldwide, has opened a new road and air transport facility near Heathrow Airport, outside London, in the UK.The 3,000-square-metre site is UTi’s main air and road facility in the country and offers X-ray screening and bonded storage amidst a range of other offerings, including dangerous and ...
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FeatureUPDATE: Ford’s Steve Harley will lead European production changes as Grant Belanger takes over as head of MP&L
Ford will have a new but familiar head of global logistics this autumn, as Grant Belanger returns to the US to replace Steve Harley, who will be leading projects to shift models from Belgium to Spain and Germany.*This story has been updated from its original version following an interview with ...
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FeatureOEMs to set up Russian logistics association
Following table discussions at the Automotive Logistics Russia conference held in Moscow in June this year, Renault Nissan, together with a number of OEMs and logistics providers, have revealed that they are planning to set up a new automotive logistics interest group for manufacturers and providers operating in the country.According ...
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FeatureIndia’s Hindustan Motors outsources Mitsubishi spare parts warehouse to TVS
India’s Hindustan Motors has outsourced a spare parts warehouse to TVS Logistics Services that serves the Mitsubishi models the carmaker produces for the Indian market. The logistics provider will take over Hindustan’s parts distribution centre (PDC) at its Tiruvallur plant near Chennai.In a statement, TVS Logistics Services said that Hindustan, ...
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FeatureKerry increases Latin American presence with stake in Mexican provider
Kerry Logistics will continue an expansion in Latin America by taking a majority stake in Cargo Master's Group (CMG), a Mexico-based logistics and freight forwarding company. Kerry Logistics did not disclose how much it would pay for CMG or the exact stake that it would hold. In a statement the ...