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SMMT study shows UK demand for local supply
According to independent research commissioned by the UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the majority of volume carmakers in the country are showing a strong interest in sourcing more locally-built components, with one of the principal reasons being the reduction of costs and logistics strain arising from parts ...
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FeatureLocal logistics for Ford Figo in Chennai
Ford has invested $500m in its engine-making plant near Chennai, India to add flexible production of the Duratec 1.2-litre engine dedicated to the Indian Figo. The first production version of the car was driven off the adjacent assembly line last Friday, when engine production began as well. Ford is using ...
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FeatureCN plans compound to Calgary Logistics Park
Following the opening of its new C$14m ($13.4m) automotive compound in Toronto last September, Canada National Railway (CN) has announced plans to build a C$100m logistics park near Calgary, in Alberta province, that will include an automotive compound. The company expects to open the facility – CN Calgary Logistics Park ...
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FeatureNDL brings Bridgestone to TyreFort
Bridgestone has joined Goodyear Dunlop UK and Continental as the third tyremaker to use the shared-user facility operated by logistics provider Norbert Dentressangle Logistics (NDL) at the TyreFort facility in Birmingham, UK. While Bridgestone will not use the facility for storage, as Goodyear Dunlop and Continental do, NDL will be ...
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FeatureRenault revives ambition in India
Renault has announced plans to set up an independent distribution network in India within the next 30 months to support the movement of several new vehicles from its global portfolio. The move suggests a revival of its plans with Nissan to enter the Indian market more forcefully, as well as ...
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FeatureLogwin extends aftermarket service for BMW
Logwin has extended its aftermarket parts distribution service for BMW from the carmaker’s Dealer Metro Distribution Centre (DMDC) in Nuremburg, Germany, adding 30 dealers in the states of Thuringia and Saxony previously served from Berlin. Logwin started handling deliveries of BMW parts to dealerships in Nuremburg and the surrounding area ...
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FeatureToyota recall reveals need for visibility
Toyota’s recall of millions of vehicles in North America, Europe and China because of accelerator pedals that may stick is a complex and expensive logistics operation, with expedited replacements and repair parts shipped to factories and dealers. But logistics might be the least of Toyota’s supply chain management problems, as ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Panalpina’s former vice president of key account management, Alan Votaw, has taken up a new position at the head of the company’s automotive division – Panalpina IV Automotive. Votaw, who has been with Panalpina since January 2002, took up his new role as senior vice president, global head of industry ...
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FeatureJLR renews UK export contract with WWL
Jaguar Land Rover has renewed its contract with Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics for the export of vehicles from the UK to North America, Australia and New Zealand. The new contract, which is already underway, will see the shipment of around 45,000 Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) vehicles in 2010 from the ...
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FeatureGovernment supports green supply chain...
Support funds from the European Union and national governments such as the UK do appear to be reaching the automotive supply chain, including logistics, provided the projects are targeting low-carbon vehicles and transport, revealed speakers at a conference in Birmingham last week organised by the European Automotive Strategy Network (EASN). ...
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FeatureSTVA becomes majority shareholder in Egerland
French finished vehicle carrier STVA has upped its stake in Werner Egerland Automobillogistik from 20% to 74% this week following the retirement of the German logistics company’s managing director, Felicitas Egerland. “Up to now Mrs Egerland has had up to 80% of the shares but, at the age of 80 ...
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FeatureGefco secures BIFA award and signals business in Russia
Gefco UK has been recognised as ‘Best in Industry’ in the European Logistics category at this year’s British International Freight Association (BIFA) awards for enhancements to its 2Wheeler Development Project. The awards, which were recently held in London, recognised Gefco’s expansion of the project beyond the UK into a number ...
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FeatureGM shifts electric motors inhouse
GM is bringing the design and manufacture of its electric motors for hybrid and electric vehicles inhouse with an investment of $246m in manufacturing facilities, part of a wider $700m the company is putting into eight Michigan facilities for production of the Volt. The move could have positive implications for ...
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FeatureSTVA's Charles to head SNCF Fret
Sylvie Charles, chairman of the executive board of STVA, the vehicle transport subsidiary of French state-owned rail provider SNCF, has been named as director of the freight division – SNCF Fret – following the departure of Luc Nadal. She will take up her new role at the beginning of February. ...
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FeatureSupply chain partnership gets underway
Supply chain software provider ProAct International is now working with rail information management specialist RMI to provide enhanced supply chain management services for the automotive sector in the US, Canada and Latin America. The agreement, which was first announced last August, brings together ProAct’s multi-modal supply chain technology and RMI’s ...
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FeatureAntwerp closure raises logistics questions
As well as the devastating impact on the local community with the loss of 2,300 jobs, GM’s announced intention to close its Opel plant in Antwerp, Belgium by the middle of the year has left questions hanging over material and finished vehicle flows across the carmaker’s other European plants. The ...
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AIAG solution targets inbound parts shipments
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), a US based consortium of carmakers and suppliers, has announced the release of a new system for handling automotive supply chain information that it says could reduce transport costs for inbound components and lower inventory. As part of a project called Material Off-Shore Sourcing ...
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UK aftermarket federation launched
The UK’s new automotive aftermarket organisation – the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) – has been launched. The new body, which has evolved out of the Automotive Distribution Federation (ADF) and will comprise three divisions, including distribution, lobbying and workshop activities. The IAAF-D will continue to carry out the functions ...
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FeatureRisk report warns of underinvestment
The risk of another collapse in asset prices, mounting government debt, the spread of chronic diseases – these were some of the gruesome highlights out of the “Global Risks 2010” report published last week by the World Economic Forum. While the report’s authors stressed the “interconnectedness” of each risk to ...
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FeatureIveco contract targets efficiency
Commercial vehicle maker Iveco has renewed its contract with logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel for the greater part of its European aftermarket supply. The three-year extension to the nine year relationship includes the management of five regional spare parts distribution centres in Turin (Italy), Langenau (Germany), Madrid (Spain), Trappes (France) ...