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NewsVolvo Cars merges procurement and supply chain under Kerstin Enochsson
Kerstin Enochsson has expanded her role as chief procurement officer at Volvo Cars to include responsibility for the company’s supply chain operations, while Chris Godfrey is now head of global logistics and operations.
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NewsPersistent parts shortages mean delay in vehicle deliveries for VW
VW Group deliveries were down -12.1% in the first three quarters of 2022 because of a “persistent shortage of parts”. The VW brand’s order backlog stands at 700,000 vehicles in Europe alone
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NewsGrimaldi orders ammonia-ready, dual-fuel car carriers
Grimaldi has ordered five pure car and truck carriers that can run on both lithium battery power and ammonia to reach zero emissions in the transport of finished electric vehicles
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NewsGM secures 100% renewable energy for all US sites by 2025
GM has advanced its renewable energy plans and brought forward by five years its goals to make all US facilities supplied by 100% renewable energy
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NewsBosch expands EV motor production in US
Tier one supplier Bosch is investing in electric motor and fuel cell stack production at two separate facilities in South Carolina as demand for its EV technology grows
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NewsXavier Leroi takes up COO role at Wallenius Wilhelmsen
Xavier Leroi has taken up the role of chief operating officer (COO) for shipping at Wallenius Wilhelmsen (WW), replacing Erik Noeklebye, who announced his retirement from the company in June. Leroi takes up the role at the beginning of November.
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NewsALSC Mexico to bring crises, continuity and competition into focus
Carmakers, tier suppliers and their logistics partners return to the Mexico City in November this year to discuss how the Mexican automotive industry is working to bring opportunity out of disruption
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NewsSamskip switches to biofuels on short-sea container ships
Following a pilot held since 2019, logistics provider Samskip has rolled out the use of biofuels across four of its shortsea container ships based out of Rotterdam.
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NewsLiverpool port workers reject latest pay offer
The port of Liverpool is suffering a further two weeks of strike action after the latest pay negotiations “ended in farce” according to the Unite union, which is representing 600 workers
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NewsJCB signs up Maersk and Unipart Logistics for parts handling
JCB has signed parts logistics contracts with Maersk and Unipart Logistics to support global operations at a time of ”unprecedented growth” and transform the machinery maker’s global supply chain operations
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NewsCarmakers look to restructure European dealer network
European carmakers are looking to cut costs from the distrubution of their vehicles at a time when capacity is curtailed and digital tools offer alternatives to the traditional way of selling vehicles
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NewsMercedes-Benz Trucks partners with XPO to open UK distribution hub
The centre outside Milton Keynes will act as a dedicated service hub and spare parts warehouse for Mercedes and fellow Daimler brand Fuso trucks.
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Schuler opens Göppingen service centre for its own and third-party presses
Schuler’s new service centre will store more than 10,000 spare parts for its presses and have turnarounds of less than 24 hours.
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NewsCoverage from this year’s ECG conference in Austria
The driver shorage and related capacity problems were under discussion at last week’s ECG conference in Vienna, as well as the need to tackle the problem with closer OEM-LSP collaboration
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NewsThe Future Is Neutral seeks to create a totally circular automotive supply chain
The Renault Group has announced plans for a new circular economy entity to make its supply chain carbon neutral and recycling-heavy, going forwards.
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NewsMercedes to use Microsoft data platform to streamline supply chain
The MO360 Data Platform will connect Mercedes’ plants worldwide to better predict supply chain demands and solve logistics bottlenecks quickly
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NewsEvolution Time Critical opens control centre in Portugal
Evolution Time Critical has opened a logistics control centre in Porto, Portugal to serve a growing automotive market with emergency logistics services
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NewsRussian ban on European haulage will inflate logistics costs
Russia has banned haulage trucks from the EU from crossing borders into its territory, a move that is expected to drive up logistics costs and the price of end products
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NewsPorsche upgrades Zuffenhausen plant with logistics automation
[Update Nov 23] Porsche is investing €250m ($272m) to upgrade its main plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, increasing capacity and flexibility in the production of combustion-engine and electric sports cars. The upgrade includes the latest automated guided vehicles (AGVs), additional logistics areas and a new high-bay rack.