All News articles – Page 84

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    Puerto Bahía increases PDI services for vehicle import

    2019-10-31T17:35:00Z

    The Colombian port of Bahia is increasing its provision of PDI services for inbound finished vehicles

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    Philaport opens vehicle terminal with Glovis America

    2019-10-31T16:51:00Z

    The US port of Philadelphia (Philaport) has officially opened a $110m vehicle terminal at the Southport Marine Terminal Complex – the first terminal to be opened at the port for 45 years…

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    GM appoints global purchasing and supply chain executives

    2019-10-31T16:17:00Z

    General Motors has promoted Doug Parks (pictured) to the role of executive vice-president of global product development, purchasing and supply chain as part of a number of recent senior leadership appointments…

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    GM’s supply chain starts on road to recovery

    2019-10-29T13:57:00Z

    Companies and workers in General Motors’ supply chain are beginning to return to normal operations now a six-week strike at 55 of the carmaker’s plants in North America has ended after union members accepted a company offer…

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    Indian vehicle sales continue decline but passenger car exports increase

    2019-10-29T10:15:00Z

    Vehicle sales in India have continued their decline between April and September this year, according to figures from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam)…

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    VW lineside logistics reduces Golf production time by an hour

    2019-10-29T09:49:00Z

    Process improvements at VW’s Wolfsburg plant have reduced the time it takes to assemble a Golf by one hour

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    Gefco launches latest digital services in Europe

    2019-10-28T16:44:00Z

    Logistics provider Gefco held a meeting in the French capital Paris last week to provide details of its ongoing digital supply chain strategy and the launch of two new services that support the freight and finished vehicle sectors: Chronotruck and Moveecar…

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    FCA to add battery hub to Mirafiori plant

    2019-10-28T16:02:00Z

    FCA is to build a new battery assembly plant next to its Mirafiori car factory in Turin that will supply future generations of fully electric models

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    UK activates Operation Brock to avoid port-bound highway congestion

    2019-10-28T15:57:00Z

    Highways England has activated its plan to avoid freight traffic congestion on the M20 in the event of disruption to cross-Channel services caused by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU...

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    Porsche partners with Sap to innovate digital processes

    2019-10-28T15:33:00Z

    Porsche has signed a new strategic partnership with software provider Sap aimed at joint innovation in the digital transformation of its production, logistics and ordering processes…

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    BMW takes BVL prize for logistics innovation in Germany

    2019-10-28T12:14:00Z

    BMW won this year’s German Logistics Award, which is given by BVL, the German logistics association, at an event at last week’s German Logistics Congress in Berlin…

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    ACS takes on board 25 couriers to transport huge haul of auto parts

    2019-10-28T11:54:00Z

    Globally operating Air Charter Service (ACS) transported just over five tonnes of automotive parts from China to Portugal in 72 hours, its largest single onboard courier (OBC) job to date…. 

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    United Road takes over TDA to transport commercial vehicles

    2019-10-28T11:30:00Z

    North American finished vehicle logistics company United Road has bought US-based, heavy-haul transport provider Team Drive-Away (TDA), a non-asset transporter of new and used commercial vehicles that handles 20,000 unit shipments every year through a network of 500 independent contractors…

  • Car and parts imports and exports, UK and EU
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    Snapshot of UK automotive before Brexit

    2019-10-23T14:54:00Z

    As the UK approaches the decisive moment in its struggle to leave the EU, after three years of debate and negotiation, now seems like a very good time to take a look at the state of the country’s automotive industry in the run up to Brexit. No doubt there will be some changes – quite possibly drastic ones – to sales, production and export figures once the UK is finally out of the EU, so an update will surely be needed in the coming months.

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    Strikers vote on GM deal

    2019-10-23T12:54:00Z

    Members of the UAW union are this week voting on a tentative, four-year agreement which negotiators have reached with General Motors (GM)…

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    European finished vehicle industry not in crisis, says PwC

    2019-10-23T11:03:00Z

    Despite the fact that real GDP growth in the EU has slowed down from 1.96% in 2018 to 1.11% in 2019, PwC Autofacts’s global lead analyst Christoph Stürmer does not believe the automotive market is in trouble…

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    Typhoon forces Subaru to halt production at Gunma

    2019-10-22T14:55:00Z

    Japanese OEM Subaru has suspended production for around a week at its Gunma assembly plant because parts suppliers suffered flooding and other damage as Typhoon Hagibis passed through the country. The carmaker shortened operating hours as the storm approached on October 12. The factory in Ota, about ...

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    Car carrier Golden Ray to be broken up

    2019-10-22T13:50:00Z

    Hyundai Glovis’ car carrier Golden Ray is to be dismantled where it lies, half-submerged in St. Simons Sound near the US port of Brunswick, Georgia. Maritime experts have determined it is not possible to safely right and refloat the vessel in a fully intact condition, according to ...

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    American Axle opens factory in Spain for European growth

    2019-10-22T10:09:00Z

    US-based tier supplier American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) has inaugurated a plant at Viladecans, close to Barcelona, which consolidates two smaller factories in nearby Gavà. The new, 15,600 sq.m manufacturing plant has a lean, efficient layout and optimised materials flow for delivery of components to the production ...

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    Catalan protests disrupt car assembly and port activity in Barcelona

    2019-10-22T09:48:00Z

    Protests and strike action in the Catalan region of Spain stopped production at Seat’s Martorell factory near Barcelona last week and affected activity at the port of Barcelona, as well as the airports and roads. There has been a week of protest around Barcelona, involving clashes with ...