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ArticleImperial secures internal factory contract with Audi in Hungary
Imperial Logistics International has secured a contract with Audi to operate internal factory logistics for vehicle assembly at the carmaker's plant in Győr, Hungary, replacing an unnamed rival.The logistics company already held the contract to manage a logistics optimisation centre at the Győr car factory for three years through its ...
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ArticleSanden Manufacturing Poland centralises logistics in Polkowice
The Polish division of Japanese automotive parts maker, Sanden Corporation, has leased a 6,500 sq.m warehouse next to its production facility in Polkowice for the handling of air conditioning compressor units.The warehouse was officially opened last week and Sanden Manufacturing Poland has leased it from property developer Panattoni Europe for ...
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ArticleMichelin picks Kuehne + Nagel to manage Polish warehouse
Logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has taken over the management of Michelin’s logistics centre in Warsaw, Poland as part of a global contract logistics ‘master agreement’ recently signed between the two companies.Kuehne + Nagel is bringing in a new warehouse management system and will use it to manage receipt and ...
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ArticleHyundai Glovis switches to rail on Slovenia-Poland route
Hyundai Kia’s logistics division, Hyundai Glovis, has made the switch to rail from road for transporting finished vehicles from the port of Koper in Slovenia to Łódź in Poland.The decision will see 22 trucks replaced on the one-way route, which covers more than 1,000km.The move follows a trial in September, ...
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ArticleSchenkel chosen to lead Mercedes-Benz Poland engine unit
Dr Andreas Schenkel has been named as the first CEO of Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Poland, as the carmaker confirmed an announcement in May about a €500m investment in an engine plant in the city of Jawor.The 49-year old graduate mechanical engineer and economist (pictured) has been with the group since joining ...
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ArticleGM Poland assembles latest Astra for Australia and New Zealand
GM's Opel plant in Gliwice, Poland, has started assembly of the new generation Astra five-door hatchback for Australia and New Zealand. The first car rolled off the assembly line last week and it will be the fifth model GM Europe is exporting to the two countries.“To date, in Europe we ...
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ArticleFedEx seeks to support automotive sector with Polish facility
FedEx has opened a new 7,000 sq.m facility in southern Poland at the Prologis logistics park in Chorzów, near Katowice, to support the automotive sector in the country. The site includes a sorting sub-centre to handle goods arriving from southern Poland as well as from Wrocław and Poznań.A spokesperson for ...
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Mercedes plans new engine plant in Poland, deepens supply chain in eastern Europe
Daimler has announced it is planning to invest around €500m ($574m) in a new engine plant in Poland, expanding its powertrain footprint and its presence in eastern Europe.The new plant decision followed an earlier announcement that the carmaker would invest a further €560m to expand its plant in Kecskemét, Hungary ...