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FeatureSurprise departures as Fiat reorganises
The widespread organisational changes at Fiat that were announced at the end of July have now taken effect and not without some surprise departures from the supply chain and commercial departments, namely Paola Petrone (pictured left), who was senior vice president of Supply Chain Management, and Andrea Formica (pictured right), ...
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FeatureBLG sets up JV in China
BLG Logistics has signed a letter of understanding for a new joint venture with the Chinese supply chain provider Cinko SCM. The companies will jointly operate a PDI centre at the port of Tianjin’s ro-ro terminal, called BLG Cinko Autotec, and will export vehicles produced in China. Import vehicles for ...
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FeatureGreen focus for Toyota at Long Beach
Toyota Motor Sales has renewed its lease at the port of Long Beach for the import of vehicles through its Pier B vehicle processing facilities. The 20-year lease, which will run to the end of 2028 (it is retroactive to January 2009), involves a $240m investment in 58-hectare site. Toyota ...
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FeatureKuehne + Nagel opens Pune auto centre
Logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has expanded its presence in India with the start of new operations at a facility in Pune dedicated to the automotive sector. The ‘Automotive Solution Centre’, established in one of the company’s existing facilities in Pune, will supply a range of services to carmakers in ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
BLG sign joint venture in ChinaGermany’s BLG Logistics is reported to have signed a 50:50 joint venture agreement with Beijing-based Cinko Supply Chain Management for Chinese vehicle exports as well as imports of foreign cars to China. Called BLG Cinko Autotec and based in Tianjin, the new venture will begin ...
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FeatureSafety first for US forwarders
The full impact of new safety regulations for trucking in the US introduced by the Department of Transport’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are still being assessed, but there are clear signs from leading carriers that demonstrating high results is likely to work to their advantage in tenders with ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Sean Liang is the new director of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain for GM China replacing Michael Filazzola, who has moved to a new position as executive director of GPSC for GM Holden in Australia, the position previously occupied by Liang. Liang will be responsible for the Purchasing organisation’s business ...
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FeatureGM to ship China made CKDs to India
GM’s joint venture with Chinese OEM SAIC will begin shipping microvan CKD kits for assembly in India from next year. SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile (SGMW) will produce the kits at its facility in Liuzhou for assembly at two plants in India: the Halol facility near Baroda and the Talegaon plant near Pune. ...
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FeatureBMW leads imports to Korea
Korea imported 51,664 newly-registered vehicles in the first half of 2011 according to the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA), a 23% increase on the same period in 2010. Sales of imported vehicles in the country were led by BMW and Mercedes, and the top region of imports was ...
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FeatureKia hits 1m delivery milestone in US
Kia Motors has delivered its one millionth vehicle to the US through the West Coast port of Tacoma, Washington state. The 2011 Optima Hybrid rolled off a K-Line vessel at the port's Blair Terminal earlier this month. It was manufactured at the carmaker’s Hwasung plant in South Korea. The vehicle ...
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FeatureGM to restart production in Indonesia
General Motors will invest $150m to reopen its Bekasi manufacturing plant in West Java, Indonesia. The plant will start production of a new lines of people moves in 2013 with an initial capacity of up to 40,000 vehicles to serve the Southeast Asian market, according to the company. The Bekasi ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
In response to a growth in demand, Asian logistics provider Kerry Logistics has started work on the expansion of its Chongqing Logistics Centre in China with a focus that includes automotive spare parts. Phase 2 construction, which is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2013, will comprise 62,700m2 ...
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FeatureJCB signs up DHL as global lead logistics provider
DHL Supply Chain has signed a new five-year global contract with industrial machinery maker JCB to provide logistics support for global manufacturing inbound supply and aftermarket, including inter-company shipments. Joannes Van Osta, general manager, Group Transport and Logistics, who initiated and led the development of the contract, told Automotive Logistics ...
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FeatureBMW parts distribution workers get six-month reprieve
Workers at a BMW parts distribution centre in California have been granted a temporary reprieve from redundancy following negotiations between the German carmaker and the Teamsters Union. Union leaders were told at the beginning of June that BMW was planning to lay off 70 workers at the Ontario centre at ...
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FeatureAuto help boosts Ceva to a solid first half
Ceva Logistics has reported €1 billion ($1.44 billion) in new business wins in its financial results for the first half of 2011 on its way to €3.4 billion in revenue (up 5.2%) and earnings before interest and tax at €152m, an increase of 29.9%. Automotive was described as an important ...
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FeatureRhenus acquires the European activities of Wincanton Group
Rhenus Group has bought Wincanton’s remaining business in mainland Europe in a deal believed to be valued at up to €74m ($107m). Wincanton’s activities in this area, which includes subsidiaries in Germany and France, representing revenue of around €550m and €4m in profit. The UK-headquartered logistics firm has sold the ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has announced two appointments to its global executive management team in the Americas. John Felitto has now taken on the role of president and CEO of WWL Vehicle Services Americas. Felitto, who joined the company more than 10 years ago, has been operating in this role as ...
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FeatureMOL and Hoegh join forces in Europe
Ocean car carriers Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Höegh Autoliners have decided to consolidate their short sea shipping and feeder operations in Europe with the formation of a 50-50 joint venture, Euro Marine Logistics (EML), which integrates the existing European short sea and logistics activities of both companies as well ...
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FeatureWilhelmsen gains profits on deep-sea volumes
Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (WWH) has reported an increase in its operating profit by nearly 24% to $71.4m for the second quarter. The rise was due to a continued increase in deep sea volumes said the company, including continued export out of Korea and high and heavy volumes. A spokesperson ...
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FeatureNissan to cut exports from Japan
Nissan Motor is cutting its exports from Japan by a third in a new strategy designed to boost domestic sales and reduce the impact of the strong yen, which is hitting the company’s profits. Currently the yen is staying near a record ¥76.25 against the dollar, strengthening this week even ...