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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 ...
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FeatureDelivery price hike in Russia
Russia’s current petrol shortage, which is affecting several regions including Tomsk, Belgorod and Voronezh, and which resulted in an embargo on refined petrol exports late last month as prices escalated, has contributed to a 25-40% rise in costs for vehicle deliveries in the St Petersburg and Moscow oblasts over the ...
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FeatureCeva extends Fiat-Chrysler service
Ceva Logistics has extended its spare parts service for Fiat Group with a supply chain management contract that will see it handle warehousing and distribution of parts for all Chrysler brands in Spain and Portugal. The company will handle approximately 30,000 items a year for Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge brands ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
VW chooses Savannah for Chattanooga importsAs Volkswagen prepares to ramp up production at its new US plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2012, it has announced that it will be using the port of Savannah for parts imports. Volkswagen Group of America has chosen the port’s Garden City Terminal for ...
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FeatureTata begins exports of Nano
Tata has begun exports of its low-price Nano model to neighbouring countries including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan. The first consignment of nearly 500 units was taken via Jawaharlal Nehru Port by Tata’s exclusive third party logistics provider TCI Supply Chain Solutions. The Mumbai-based carmaker would not confirm details of ...
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FeatureSaab tries again with Chinese distributor
Following last week’s collapse of its $150m deal with Hawtai Motor Group, Spyker-owned Swedish carmaker Saab has signed a fresh memorandum of understanding with another Chinese carmaker – Pang Da Automobile Trade – which includes a 50-50 distribution joint venture for Saab-branded vehicles in China. Pang Da is China’s largest ...
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FeatureCeva targets global supply chain
Ceva Logistics has created a new organization called Supply Chain Solutions, which it says will more effectively respond to the global demands of its customers. It has also announced the latest offering in its SMART Solutions portfolio with the addition of SMART End to End, which the new division will ...
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Finished vehicle executives head for California
Senior logistics executives from leading carmakers and LSPs are heading for Newport Beach in California next week to discuss what needs to be done in terms of capacity, infrastructure and regulation to support even the modest recovery in the North American finished vehicle sector. Following the success of the inaugural ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Renault to export from Russia Later this month Renault will begin exports of its Logan and Sandero models to Ukraine from its Avtoframos plant in Russia. The plant, which is located south of Moscow, increased output last year by 70% to just more than 87,000 vehicles. Current output includes ...