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FeatureMercedes CLA expands supplier base in Hungary
Daimler has started production of the Mercedes-Benz CLA coupé model at its €800m ($1.08 billion) Kecskemét facility in Hungary following its debut at the recent Detroit Auto Show. It is the first model to be exclusively made there and joins the B-Class, production of which began in March ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: New linkspan for Grimsby; Gefco supports John Deere; More MacGregor ramps for Japan; Geely backs London taxis; Schenker opens in Czech
Linkspan delivered for Grimsby ro-ro terminalThe latest stage in the development of Associated British Ports’ new £26m ($41m) Grimsby River Terminal has recently been completed with the delivery of a specially designed 70-metre-long linkspan bridge.The linkspan arrived at the Port of Grimsby ready for installation by heavy-lifting experts Mammoet ...
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FeatureFirst Chevrolet Aveo off the line in Russia
Following an agreement signed between General Motors and Russian vehicle maker Gaz at the beginning of 2011, the companies have officially rolled their first Chevrolet Aveo off the line this week at the Gaz assembly plant in Nizhny Novgorod.Assembly is being carried out from complete knockdown (CKD) kits shipped ...
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FeatureTentative deal struck on US port action
Following another month of fears that the US East Coast and Gulf ports could be hit by a widespread strike by longshoremen, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) has announced that a tentative agreement has been reached between the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoremen’s ...
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FeatureRyder's Tom Jones to retire
Ryder’s senior vice president and general manager of Supply Chain Solution (SCS) is retiring this week after approximately 25 years with the company and 35 years in the logistics industry, much of it focused on the automotive supply chain. He was most recently responsible for leading Ryder’s automotive, retail, ...
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FeatureMitsubishi increases stake in Rolf Import
Rolf Group has sold a further 18% of its Rolf Import business to Mitsubishi in a move it said would strengthen its distribution business for the Japanese carmaker in Russia.Rolf Import is Mitsubishi’s exclusive distributor in Russia, and the move now gives the carmaker and its parent company a ...
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FeatureVW to build Golf in Mexico
Volkswagen has said it will start making the Golf hatchback at its Puebla facility in Mexico in the first quarter of next year for distribution to the North and South American market. Sales of the Golf in the US last year were just more than 38,000 met by exports ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Thomas Banholzer, Markus Gichert, Luca Rossi, Marcelo Di Benedetto, Mike Pilkington, Andrew Hetzel, Steve Maltby, Stephen Hucklesby, Ray LaHood
In early January Thomas Banholzer took over as manager of network design and procurement for vehicle logistics at Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA), Daimler’s US division with responsibility for Mercedes-Benz and smart passenger cars, and Sprinter vans. He took over the role from Markus Gichert, who has returned to Daimler’s headquarters ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Turkey exports to Israel; Volvo Truck jv with Dongfeng; German 'mastery' of logistics; Acumen buys Mercedes; Mahindra wins awards
Turkey boosts vehicle exports to IsraelIn 2012, Turkey exported 18,000 units to Israel in spite of the two countries experiencing less than cordial relations. The traffic is expected to continue to rise both this year and well into 2014 as manufacturers in Turkey begin assembly of new models.In the ...
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FeatureNorfolk Southern plans $2bn spend
North American rail provider Norfolk Southern has announced it plans to spend $2 billion in 2013 for capital improvements to its rail transport network, including $420m to acquire new locomotives, upgrade existing units and buy multilevel freight cars to handle increased automotive traffic.Norfolk Southern reported that automotive freight ...
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FeatureDenso investing $1bn to localise in North America
Global automotive parts supplier Denso is investing almost $1 billion in North America over the next four years to increase the localisation of its products and manufacturing equipment in the region. The move will cut the expensive import of parts and materials from Japan and Denso has said that ...
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FeatureStobart shakeup means £40m business for Paragon
UK transport provider Stobart Group has announced the immediate resignation of its chairman Rodney Baker-Bates and the sale of its Stobart Vehicle Services division to UK-based fleet management and logistics provider Paragon Group. The division has been renamed Paragon Vehicle Services.Stobart Vehicle Services was formerly part of the Autologic ...
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FeatureSupply chain barriers matter more than trade tariffs
A report published this week reveals that the reduction of certain supply chain and logistics barriers could have the potential to increase GDP and world trade significantly more than would eliminating all import tariffs on their own.The report, ‘Enabling Trade: Valuing Growth Opportunities’, suggests that governments, together with manufacturing ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Grimaldi terminal to bolster Med servicesItalian ocean carrier and shipowner Grimaldi is strengthening its provision of short-sea services in the Western Mediterranean with a new terminal at the port of Barcelona in Spain. The company was awarded a 15-year concession by the Barcelona Port Authority (renewable for a further ...
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FeatureRobert Strain, Eddie Wright, Frederick Beelaerts van Blokland, Petra Küster, Andreas Renschler
Robert Strain has moved from his role as head of daily operations at General Motor’s Global Logistics and Containers division to become vice president of the Automotive Sector in Asia Pacific for Ceva Logistics. He fills the role left by Dave Dudek who moved to a new role in ...
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FeatureJCB and Brit European commit to CO2 reduction
Construction vehicle maker JCB has renewed its contract with vehicle carrier Brit European for distribution to JCB dealers in the UK and to ports for overseas shipments. Central to the five-year contract, said the companies, was an initiative to cut carbon emissions and improve fuel efficiency for the benefit ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
CN begins operations at Calgary Logistics ParkTrains have started calling at Canadian National Railway’s (CN) Calgary Logistics Park, the company’s new C$200m ($203m) intermodal terminal located in Conrich, southern Alberta. The terminal will also feature a CN Autoport facility at a later date that will provide services for the regional ...
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FeaturePSA completes Gefco sale to RZD
PSA Peugeot Citroën has completed the sale of shares representing 75% of the capital and voting rights of its former logistics subsidiary Gefco to Russian Railways (RZD). The completion of the deal is in accordance with the agreement signed between the two companies last November. The French carmaker sold ...
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FeatureCDN rolls out visibility tools for vehicle delivery
Following the completion of trials with two leading North American carmakers and more than 30 vehicle carriers during 2012, software solutions provider, Car Delivery Network (CDN), has announced the release of two new tools designed to manage the delivery of vehicles more efficiently.The first, called vinDELIVER, which included trials ...
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FeatureNissan moves Murano build to Mississippi
Nissan has confirmed that it will be moving production of its Murano crossover model from its Kyushu plant in Japan to the US, with the next generation of the vehicle to be produced at its Canton plant in Mississippi from 2014. The announcement has been made as the Canton ...