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All OEMs articles – Page 84
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FeatureTrucker strike hits Fiat output
This week’s truck driver strike in Italy has hit production at Fiat’s vehicle assembly and engine plants because of delays to inbound parts. The striking truckers, who began their action on Sunday in response to an 8 cent per litre rise in fuel prices introduced last month, set up ...
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FeatureRoom for improvement
Backlogs and bottlenecksA need for optimismNo need for pessimismDaimler’s outbound logistics providers were told that they needed to improve their performance and invest in new transport equipment to support the carmaker’s ‘best or nothing’ credo at this year’s European Carrier Day, writes Marcus Williams.Das Beste oder nichts. The best or ...
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FeaturePartners in search of partnership
Shared tenders means shared providers Combining the port network Lowering inventory with lead times Outbound has not caught up with inbound Is the best yet to come for rail? Close and fair relationships Renault Nissan has converged more of the outbound logistics planning and operations for the two brands across ...
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FeatureSeat mulls virtues of rail link
In November last year Seat undertook a trial involving the despatch of 224 new cars from its plant at Martorell, near Barcelona, to Fuersterhausenin Germany, using a standard gauge block train. The potential economical benefits are clear if existing disadvantages can be overcome according to Manuel Medina, Seat’s logistics director. ...
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FeatureSkoda invests in logistics training
Czech carmaker and VW subsidiary, Skoda Auto, has invested €600,000 ($760,000) in three new training centres at its Kvasiny plant, which will be used to train employees in logistics, vehicle body assembly and paintshop. The investment falls within the remit of the Skoda Growth Strategy, by which the carmaker aims ...
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FeatureVIDEO INTERVIEWS: Why is India's infrastructure lagging?
Why is India's infrastructure lagging behind growth?Dr Manoj Singh, transport adviser for the Indian government's Planning Commission, talks to Automotive Logistics Editor Christopher Ludwig about the role that the government is seeking to play in improving the logistics for India's automotive production and exports, as well as why the country ...
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FeatureWhat are the costs of bringing Chevy to Europe?
Current speculation concerning how GM’s loss-making Opel division will not only sustain its annual €265m cost-saving target but meet the ambitious targets of €1 billion profit by 2016 (from Q3 operating loss of 202m in 2011) is expected to end when a new plan for making the division profitable again ...
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FeatureDaimler and Alliance agree on US engine supply
Daimler and Renault-Nissan took another step forward in their collaboration last week with the announcement that they will produce engines together in the US from 2014. Nissan’s plant in Decherd, Tennessee (pictured) will build Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder engines for Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicles, with installed capacity of 250,000 units per ...
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FeatureAn almost endless potential
With BMW’s production at full speed, logistics has become critical in maintaining record profits. But Dr Karl May, head of logistics, tells Christopher Ludwig that there have been service failures and he’s looking for reliable partners to share BMW’s considerable growth.The sound of opportunity speeding through;The necessary preassure of logistics;The ...
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In Profile: David Panjwani at John Deere
David Panjwani is passionate about how logistics should be handled for high-and-heavy brands like John Deere.Unlike shipping consumer goods or raw materials, Panjwani refuses to see this sector as a commodity. Not only is the equipment and material specialised, but so too must be the providers.That’s one reason he has ...
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FeatureDaimler rewards European carriers
Last week Daimler held its annual European Carrier Day at the Mercedes-Benz truck plant in Wörth, Germany. The latest Actros truck, which has been coming off the line there since September formed the backdrop for presentations and awards that actually extended over two days, filled with reassuring economic forecasts, brand ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Ceva expands LCL servicesCeva Logistics has expanded its less-than-container-load (LCL) services with the addition of 30 new consolidation services around the world. Building on the Hamburg to New York City service, which was launched in September this year, the company has now added the following ocean freight services: Los Angeles ...
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FeatureChrysler Rus to distribute Fiats
Fiat distribution in Russia is to be handled by Chrysler’s Russian division, Chrysler Rus, from the beginning of January. Fiat passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) will be imported along with Chrysler and Jeep vehicles and distributed to more than 100 Fiat and Chrysler dealers in the Russian Federation. ...
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FeatureShacman trucks come to Brazil
January 2012 will see the first shipment of Chinese Shacman Trucks to Brazil through the port of Recife in the northeastern state of Pernambuco. The move follows an agreement signed between Recife port, Brazilian truck distributor Caminhões Metro Shacman and the economic development agency AD Diper. The imported trucks are ...
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FeatureToyota adds Camry to South Korea exports
Toyota has begun to export US-assembled Camry sedans to South Korea this week, part of a targeted annual volume of 6,000 units. The first shipment of vehicles is expected to be with its distributor, Toyota Motor Korea Company, in early January a spokesperson for the carmaker told Automotive Logistics. The ...
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FeatureGeely comes to UK in 2012
Chinese carmaker Geely is preparing to deliver passenger cars to the UK starting with the Emgrand EC7 four-door saloon and five-door hatchback, which are expected by the end of 2012. The UK will be the first major Western European country to receive them. Geely International Corporation will become the distributor ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Grimaldi extends Med ro-ro serviceItalian forwarder Grimaldi has extended it Mediterranean ro-ro service between Livorno in Italy and Valencia in Spain with the addition of a call at the Italian port of Genova. The service, which began last week, will provide three sailings a week served by two ro-ro vessels–Eurocargo ...
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FeaturePorsche boom in China
In 2011 Porsche has increased deliveries to China by more than 83% for the period between January and October, compared with the same period last year, and it expects China to replace the US as its biggest export market by 2014. The increase means a step up in business for ...
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FeatureGM to begin Chinese CKD exports to Egypt
GM’s joint venture in China–SAIC-GM-Wuling–will begin shipments of complete knockdown (CKD) kits of the Chevrolet Move to Egypt next year. GM plans to begin assembly of the vehicle in Egypt in the third quarter of 2012 at its facility outside Cairo. It is the first Chinese vehicle to be assembled ...
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FeatureHonda says strong yen not behind export plan
Following last week’s news that Toyota has begun exports of its Sienna minivan from the US to South Korea for the first time, rival carmaker Honda has stated it is considering the export of more vehicles from the US to the country rather than moving them from neighbouring Japan. Exports ...