All Russian Federation articles – Page 9
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FeatureBMW to open assembly plant in Russia ahead of state procurement rule
BMW has confirmed plans to build an assembly plant in Russia to produce vehicles for the domestic market with localised parts. The move has been made ahead of a new state procurement scheme that will oblige regional and federal authorities to purchase only vehicles manufactured in Russia for their own ...
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FeatureProduction & logistics part 2: Questioning the future
This article is one of a series of pieces celebrating Automotive Logistics’ 20th anniversary issue that together take an extended look at the way top executives feel automotive production and logistics have changed in the last two decades – and where they see them heading in the future.
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FeatureKuehne + Nagel expands Eurasia Express services with rail to Europe
Kuehne + Nagel (KN) has expanded its Eurasia Express rail service to take shipments between China, South Korea and other Southeast Asian countries to Europe. It said its service from Changchun in northern China, which connects weekly to Hamburg in Germany, would be attractive to automotive customers, and that the ...
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FeatureRussia to provide loans to foreign customers for export purchases
Russia will allocate up to 30 billion roubles ($500m) in the form of soft loans during 2018 for foreign customers willing to purchase finished vehicles made in the country, according to industry and trade minister, Denis Manturov (pictured).The country’s Ministry of Industry and Trade is also planning to create a ...
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FeatureChanges are the only certainty at Ford of Europe
Dirk Willmann, director of material planning and logistics for Ford Europe, outlines how the carmaker is improving visibility and adapting its vehicle logistics network across Europe to better manage customer demand and trade uncertainties.
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FeatureFord of Europe: A system of strength and complexity
Dirk Willmann’s 25-year career with Ford has made him witness to the changing arc of the company’s supply chain in Europe and further afield, including more complicated material flows, new locations and footprint changes, as well as advances in technology.
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FeatureVolkswagen pulls the plug on exports from Russia
VW has announced it will cease exports of finished vehicles from Russia in a few weeks’ time, as a result of high raw materials costs, quality issues and differing emissions standards.Speaking to local news outlet Interfax recently, Oliver Grunberg, technical director of Volkswagen Group Rus, said: “The last batch of ...
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FeatureSollers plans to relaunch assembly of SsangYong vehicles in Russia
Speaking in a recent press conference, Vadim Shvetsov, the CEO of Sollers revealed that the Russian company plans to relaunch assembly of SsangYong finished vehicles at its plant near Vladivostok from next year.He added, however, that this is being considered under a “the best scenario” as demand for SsangYong cars ...
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FeatureGefco considers a spending spree in Russia
Transport and logistics company Gefco plans to spend up to €400m ($478m) on mergers and acquisitions over the next few years, including a possible €20-30m earmarked for Russia, according to CEO, Luc Nadal, in an interview with the Russian media outlet Vedomosti.Nadal revealed that the company, which is majority owned ...
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FeatureRussia to cut subsidies on finished vehicle transport from Far East
A draft decree recently released by the Russian Ministry for Trade and Industry shows that it plans to allocate 850m rubles ($14.3m) this year to subsidise finished vehicle movements from the Far East to the European side of the country.In total, the Russian government plans to reimburse transport costs for ...
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FeatureBLG and Fenix commit to expansion of services at Bronka
German logistics provider BLG Logistics and LLC Fenix, the owner and operator of the Russian port of Bronka, have signed an official letter of intent for joint future development of finished vehicle handling at the port.BLG Logistics has been working with Fenix for six months at the port already, following ...
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FeatureRussian 3PLs fear further road transport crisis while rail's surplus grows
Russian automotive logistics providers have begun to raise concerns about a further capacity crisis in road transport this autumn, as finished vehicle volumes pick up after the summer.Speaking to Automotive Logistics around the presentations at the recent Automotive Logistics Russia summit, Kirill Glukhov, business development director at Vectura, said a ...
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FeatureLCVs recovering better than passenger cars in Russian market
The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market in Russia is experiencing a better recovery than that of light passenger vehicles – though it will be some time yet before it achieves pre-crisis levels, Tatiana Hristova, manager CEE – European Light Vehicle Sales Forecast at IHS Automotive, has suggested.Speaking to Automotive Logistics ...
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FeatureRussian automotive industry concerned by rising Platon toll rate
Concerns are growing in the Russian automotive sector about the rising costs of the Platon electronic toll system, Elizaveta Korshunova, head of outbound logistics at Gaz Group, revealed at the recent Automotive Logistics Russia summit.Korshunova said the toll had already raised transport costs for finished vehicles in Russia by nearly ...
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FeatureRussia summit: Dealing with the reality of a slow recovery
Confidence is gradually returning to the Russian automotive market with sales and production showing definite signs of life after a tough period of retrenching and divestment. Sanctions remain but many at this year’s Automotive Logistics Russia conference in Moscow felt that this was the time to invest in the market ...
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FeatureRussia summit: Automotive market recovery will be slower than expected
Russian carmakers are hoping to sell 1.6m cars and light commercial vehicles this year compared to 1.4m in 2016, according to figures from business analyst IHS Markit presented at today’s Automotive Logistics Russia summit. After four straight years of crashing production and sales figures in Russia the recovery will ...
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FeatureWatch the Automotive Logistics Russia Summit Live
The Automotive Logistics Russia Summit takes place in Moscow on Wednesday July 5th and will be streamed Live online.Click here to find out more about this event, which will truly help your organisation prepare for the challenges of the market ahead.Now in its 12th year, the summit is a well-established ...
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FeatureRussia: Ready for a recovery?
Vehicle sales in Russia have shown modest rises in recent months, raising hopes that this year will finally return to growth and kick off a longer-term recovery. Following several months of increases, sales of new light vehicles in the first five months of the year had risen by 5.1% compared ...
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FeatureScania shipping trucks to Russia with UECC
Truck maker Scania has signed a contract with European short-sea ro-ro operator UECC for the movement of its finished trucks from Belgium to Russia.Twenty trucks, made at Scania’s plant in Zwolle in the Netherlands, were loaded at the Belgian port of Zeebrugge earlier this month for onward shipment to the ...
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FeatureMercedes-Benz invests in plants in Poland and Russia
Daimler has announced investments totalling €750m ($836m) in new Mercedes-Benz plants in Poland and Russia that will mean the more efficient supply of both engines and vehicles to market.Construction has now officially begun on Mercedes-Benz’s first plant in Poland, which will make conventional four-cylinder and hybrid engines. The carmaker is ...