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FeatureSaab production in Sweden stops again
Production at Saab’s troubled plant in Trollhättan has stopped once again as the carmaker continues negotiations over payment and delivery terms with a number of suppliers. Limited production commenced at the beginning of June following a seven-week suspension because of non-payment to suppliers, who then refused to continue delivering parts. ...
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FeatureGM shakes up logistics leadership
The beginning of June has seen some major shifts in logistics management at General Motors. Christine Krathwohl, who was until last week director of Global Purchasing and Corporate Administrative Services/Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing (VSSM), has now replaced Dale Kitchen as executive director, Global Logistics & Containers. Krathwohl will report ...
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FeatureGefco UK gets good news at Sheerness
The UK arm of French logistics operator Gefco received some good news this week related to the long-running dispute it has had with the UK’s Valuation Office Agency (VOA). Gefco UK, which uses land at Sheerness Docks on the south-east coast for vehicle storage, was hit with a bill for ...
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FeatureMazda resorts to home exports for US
Mazda’s plans for production at its AutoAlliance International joint venture with Ford in the US became slightly clearer this week when the Japanese carmaker announced it would end production of the Mazda6 there “at the end of its current cycle plan” and move production of its next-generation sedan back to ...
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FeatureMore customs confusion for Russia
Logistics providers are about to find out what the latest Russian customs regulation will mean for their movement of goods into the country. Order No. 715 from the Federal Customs Service (FCS) signed on April 6th (to be administered 30 days following its publication) stipulates that imported goods that have ...
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FeatureDHL targets inbound in China
Following news that DHL Supply Chain is helping Jaguar Land Rover in its export of knockdown (KD) kits from Halewood in the UK for assembly in India (read more here), the logistics provider has said it also hopes to support carmakers with similar activity in China. “This is the start ...
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FeatureDB looks at auto service with TransContainer
Following DB Schenker Logistics’ launch of a new business unit in Kaluga, Russia in April for logistics movements to Volkswagen plant there, the company’s Rail division has reaffirmed its intention to establish a joint venture with Russian Railways’ subsidiary TransContainer, with a focus on the wider automotive sector. The scope ...
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FeatureSaab restarts the line at Trollhattan
Saab Automobile is faced with outstanding orders amounting to more than 6,500 vehicles from its Trollhättan facility in Sweden, which began production again last Friday after more than seven weeks at a standstill. The company produced a first batch of 100 vehicles but said it is planning to increase the ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
As part of a wide-ranging shake up of management positions at Renault-Nissan, Christian Madrus has been appointed the new managing director at the Renault-Nissan Alliance, effective June 1st. Madrus, who has been managing director of Global Alliance Logistics since June 2009, replaces Mouna Sephehri, one of the founding members of ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Vehicle trailer JV reveals Ego for UKThe fruits of the joint venture between Rolfo Italian trailer manufacturer and the UK-based transporter maker Belle Trailers, which was set up three years ago to develop and build an 11-car transporter tailored specifically for the UK market, was recently revealed in the shape ...
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FeatureBMS Logistica to handle VW Brazil exports
Volkswagen has signed a new three-year contract with BMS Logistica – the South American joint venture between German logistics providers BLG Logistics and Horst Mosolf – for the export of parts and CKD kits from three of the carmaker’s facilities in Brazil. The first part of the deal applies to ...
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FeatureLand Rover assembly begins in India
Tata has begun assembly of the Freelander 2 model at its Chikli factory near Pune, India from CKD kits shipped from the UK. The company is moving the kits from the Halewood facility near Liverpool where it has invested in a new CKD packaging facility dedicated to the India exports. ...
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FeatureToll to take stake in Tianjin Anda Logistics
Toll Group, one of Asia’s leading integrated logistics providers, is acquiring 40% of Chinese automotive 3PL Tianjin Anda Logistics. Tianjin provides finished vehicle transport, storage and processing services for companies including FAW, Toyota, BMW, Peugeot-Citroën and Chery and in 2010, generated revenue of over RMB 400m ($62m). The acquisition remains ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has appointed Xavier Leroi as its new managing director in China. Leroi moves from his position as head of WWL South Africa and will now be based in Shanghai with responsibility for driving all growth in China.“The Chinese market has enormous potential, in terms of import ...
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FeatureVolvo Logistics cuts emissions
Volvo Logistics has reported a 22% reduction in the CO2 emissions produced from its transport of goods between 2006 and 2010, including movements for the Volvo Car Corporation. The reduction has been achieved by a combination of increased training in fuel-efficient driving amongst the trucking companies used by the Volvo ...
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FeatureGeely to double China exports
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely) is reported to be aiming at doubling its vehicle exports from China this year to between 40,000-50,000 units At a shareholder’s meeting held last week Geely Automobile Holdings Group’s CEO Gui Yuesheng, said the goal would boost total sales to 480,000 from last year’s figure ...
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FeatureCash-strapped carriers look for capacity
Trucking capacity in North American vehicle logistics could become as big a problem as the driver shortage, if not bigger, and without some significant investment the crisis will continue to get worse, especially by the fourth quarter of this year when production is expected to increase, according to carmakers and ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
VW celebrates grand opening of first US plantVolkswagen officially opened its Chattanooga assembly plant in Tennessee yesterday with an inauguration ceremony attended by Prof. Dr Martin Winterkorn, chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, and the US secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood. Construction on the $1bn facility began ...
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FeatureVolcano clouds gather over Europe again
Carmakers and logistics providers are keeping a close eye on the skies over Europe again this week as the latest volcanic eruption in Iceland continues to disrupt flights there and in the UK and Germany. Just more than a year since the Eyjafjallajokull volcano grounded flights across Europe, causing the ...
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FeatureWWL expects export growth from US
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) expects its vehicle-processing terminal at the port of Hueneme in southern California to see strong growth for exports from the US, led by Japanese manufacturers. The small terminal and port also expect that increasing container trade in major ports such as Los Angeles and Long Beach ...