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All OEMs articles – Page 64
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FeatureDHL launches new risk management solution
Logistics provider DHL has announced the launch of Resilience360, its new risk management solution.Intended to reduce disruption across the supply chain, DHL states it will provide customers and users with visibility of its end-to-end supply chain operations and help them avoid production stops and lost sales, particularly in the event ...
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FeatureLogent starts vehicle distribution for Ford
Swedish logistics provider Logent has taken on the distribution of Ford vehicles in the country. The group’s subsidiary, Logent Automotive Logistics, is now moving vehicles from ports in Gothenburg, Malmö, Wallhamn and Södertälje to dealerships around Sweden.The company is using both rail and road, and employing dedicated terminals at Gothenburg, ...
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FeatureAmerican Honda now exports more than it imports from Japan
American Honda has announced it now exports more vehicles from the US than it imports from Japan. Figures for last year show that the Japanese carmaker’s US division exported more than 108,700 Honda and Acura vehicles of a total production figure of more than 1.3m units (and almost 1.8m for ...
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FeatureNYK takes full ownership of Kazakhstan’s biggest auto terminal
NYK Holding Europe B.V., a division of maritime transport and logistics giant NYK Group, has taken total ownership of the Tranco Terminal in Kazakhstan. Business began on January 15 under a new name: NYK Auto Logistics (Kazakhstan). Capital investment stands at KZT 514m ($3.3m).In 2010, the company took a 25% ...
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FeatureTesla to open local plants in China for electric Model S
Chinese sales of Tesla’s Model S electric cars are expected to match, if not outstrip, US demand – potentially as early as 2015. The anticipated growth in sales will warrant the creation of more local plants in the country, said Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk in a statement last week. Musk ...
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FeatureIsuzu sets up aftersales centre for better ASEAN service
Isuzu Motors has invested $180m to set up an aftersales centre (ASC) in Johor, Malaysia as part of its Isuzu Motors Asia division, which oversees business for the Japanese vehicle maker in the ASEAN region.The company said that with more vehicles being localised in the region the new centre, which ...
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FeatureGTE Logistics delivers quarry trucks to Russia
Russia’s high and heavy transport provider, GTE Logistics, has delivered four Perlini Equipment quarry trucks from Italy to Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East region. It is the first time that quarry trucks by made by Perlini have been delivered to the market in Russia.The trucks, which weighed 35 tonnes together, ...
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FeatureNissan won’t shift Qashqai to Russia this year
Although Nissan will eventually shift some production of its second-generation Qashqai crossover model from the UK to Russia, the transfer won’t happen this year. According to Colin Lawther, senior vice-president for manufacturing, purchasing and supply chain management at Nissan Europe, the carmaker will first stabilise production of the new Qashqai, ...
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FeatureBetter logistics help propel Nissan Sunderland
Logistics costs in automotive are now often more expensive than manufacturing vehicles within a plant, according to Nissan Europe’s purchasing and manufacturing boss. As a result, the company’s efforts in recent years to reduce those costs have been important to the success of the carmaker’s plant in Sunderland, in the ...
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FeatureGlobal car making will be based on a risk-benefit model
Emerging markets are expected to account for 50% of global vehicle production by 2020 and, to remain competitive and reduce risk in the face of stiffening international legislation, carmakers are looking at co-location and the sourcing of components closer to the final consumerStiffening legislation, increased competition and a focus on ...
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FeatureGM announces moves in executive aftersales
Steve Hill (left) is leaving his position at GM as vice president of Customer Care and Aftersales to take up a new role as vice president of US Sales and Service, where he will lead US Sales Operations, as well as GMC Sales and Service. He will also head Fleet ...
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FeatureCeva announces Matrix TMS upgrade
Ceva Logistics has released a new package of IT solutions based on the Ceva Matrix transportation management solution (TMS), which it purports will drive down costs and improve delivery performance for customers, including those in the automotive industry.The package was developed to improve efficiency across the group’s international logistics platforms, ...
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FeatureChinese auto-glass makers to invest $200m in Ohio facility
Chinese auto-glass maker Fuyao Group is planning to invest $200m in a new facility in the US state of Ohio in a long term plan to provide a better service to its North American customers while cutting logistics and transport costs. The decision, which the group hopes will expand US-China ...
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FeatureAllison Transmission expands in the Netherlands
Commercial vehicle transmission supplier, Allison Transmission Holdings, has opened a parts distribution and customisation facility in the Netherlands to serve customers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The company has not disclosed a figure for the investment.The 3,200-square-metre building, which is located in Sliedrecht and close to major ...
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FeatureDuclos replaces Davies as head of US vehicle logistics for Toyota
D’anne M. Duclos (pictured left) has replaced Nancy Davies as vice-president of Toyota Logistics Services (TLS), the outbound logistics and vehicle processing arm of Toyota Motor Sales USA (TMS). Davies, who has held the role since 2008, has moved over to a position in sales and production planning at TMS ...
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FeaturePearlman takes over US rail for Toyota as Nelson retires
Missy Pearlman (pictured left) is now the national rail strategy and operations manager for Toyota Logistics Services, the outbound logistics and vehicle processing arm of Toyota Motor Sales USA (TMS) based in Torrance, California. Pearlman has replaced Michael Nelson, who retired last week following a 40-year career in automotive logistics, ...
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FeatureScania to deliver 1,500 trucks to UK
Swedish truck and bus maker Scania has received orders to supply 1,500 Euro 6-compliant trucks to the UK in the single biggest order to date for the country. Transport provider Eddie Stobart and A.W Jenkinson Forest Products have placed the orders, which will be filled over the next two years.These ...
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FeatureUkraine looks at removing protective duties on imported cars
Ukraine is planning to loosen a protective special duty on imported cars during the first couple of months of 2014, according to a recent report from the country’s Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Igor Prasolov (pictured). The decision has been made following trade talks with the Eurasian Economic Commission ...
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FeatureBosch and Visteon to expand in Russian parts market
Automotive component suppliers Robert Bosch and Visteon have announced plans to expand their presence in the Russian market. In response to positive growth forecasts, the suppliers intend to raise the percentage of parts produced locally for use in Russian vehicles.Bosch is currently building a second automotive parts factory in the ...
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FeatureLindquist moves to materials logistics role at Chrysler
Thomas Lindquist has moved from his role as director of supply chain management at Chrysler’s Mopar division to take up a new position at the carmaker as director of Materials Logistics Management - Manufacturing.Lindquist joined Chrysler in 1995 as program manager, Facilities and Material Handling Engineering, and has held a ...