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NewsBarcelona port doubles containerised car imports in 2024
Vehicle exports from the Spanish port Barcelona continue to recover and while imports are down there has been a doubling of cars in containers imported.
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VideoALSC DS Europe day 2 wrap-up
Explore how OEMs like Volkswagen and JLR are transforming automotive supply chains with digital strategies at ALSC Digital Strategies Europe.
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VideoRed Sofa | How Vortex AI is driving logistics innovation at Seat
Discover how Seat’s Human AI strategy, powered by Vortex AI, enhances logistics efficiency, data governance and collaboration.
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VideoALSC Digital Strategies Europe Wrap-Up Day 1
Hear insights from BMW, CATL, JLR, and more, and discover what’s next in digital strategies. Don’t miss the highlights and stay tuned for more updates from Day 2!
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FeatureEnric Martí on digital transformation at Seat Martorell
Seat Martorell’s logistics director Enric Martí on the carmaker’s transformation towards digitalisation and EVs
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InterviewVolkswagen Group Logistics series: Simon Motter on securing the supply chain
Head of Volkswagen Group Logistics Simon Motter is making sure the supply chain can master disruption and improve resiliency as well as deliver on goals for electrification, sustainability and cost.
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VideoALSC Digital Strategies 2023 - Wrap-up day two
Learn how digital technologies can be leveraged to ensure growth at the inaugural ALSC Digital Strategies.
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VideoALSC Digital Strategies 2023 - Wrap-up day one
Learn how digital technologies can be leveraged to ensure growth at the inaugural ALSC Digital Strategies.
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FeatureVW Group steers production in line with dropping demand for EVs
Healthy EV sales across the VW Group in the first nine months of the year are giving way to a “general reluctance” among consumers to buy them
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NewsSeat appoints Marc Riera as executive vice president for Purchasing
Riera has more than 20 years of international experience with Volkswagen, Seat’s parent company.
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NewsMarkus Haupt leads production and logistics at Seat
Spanish carmaker Seat has appointed Markus Haupt executive vice-president of production and logistics to help drive forward its goals for electrification
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NewsOliver Blume to replace Diess as CEO of Volkswagen Group
Oliver Blume, a former head of production and logistics at Porsche, will take over from Herbert Diess as chief executive of VW Group from the beginning of September this year as the carmakers transforms its manufacturing and supply chain for electrification.
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FeatureA shift in priorities for the supply chain
Ongoing disruption in the automotive supply chain has triggered a focus on supply chain visibility and robustness as the means to secure healthy global networks
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NewsVW Group rail link makes vehicle logistics more sustainable in Spain
Seat will begin a new weekly rail service linking its plant in Martorell, Spain with the Volkswagen Autoeuropa factory in Palmela, Portugal this month.
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NewsSetram deploys megatruck for Seat vehicle shipments
Setram is helping Seat deliver vehicles more efficiently to the port of Barcelona by adding capacity to road shipments with the deployment of a 11-car megatruck
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NewsSeat adds logistics cobots at Martorell
Spanish carmaker Seat has started using two autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at its plant in Martorell for the picking of parts from its onsite storage warehouses.
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NewsChristian Friedl takes over as director of Seat Martorell
Christian Friedl is moving from Porsche to become director of Seat’s Martorell plant in Spain, starting from January 1. He replaces Rainer Fessel, who is moving to take over the management of the VW factory in Wolfsburg.
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NewsGriffiths becomes president of Seat; Steiner takes over as VP of production and logistics
Wayne Griffiths is taking over as CEO of Spanish carmaker Seat, while Herbert Steiner has been named the new vice-president for production and logistics. Griffiths replaces Luca de Meo, who left earlier this year to head up Renault. Griffiths has been the CEO of Seat’s performance brand Cupra since January 2019, which he will continue to lead. Steiner, meanwhile, has been the head of the motor and foundry business area at Volkswagen Group Components since 2018
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FeatureSetting the scope for recovery and resilience at Seat
Well before coronavirus became top of everyone’s mind, Seat had been implementing a range of supply chain and logistics technologies at its Martorell plant near Barcelona that supported better control, planning and handling of parts and material in its supply chain. These systems have helped Seat to restart production and to avoid a single stoppage as a result of material shortages, according to Juan Vivas, inbound manager of the Martorell plant
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FeatureAL FVL Summer 2020
Collaboration between the automotive, logistics and the tech sectors is growing by the day, with the coronavirus crisis accelerating digitalisation across the supply chain. Our latest digital edition explores systems standards and tech innovations, including new communication protocols for vehicle logistics in Europe, and a range of new supply chain technology at Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, Audi México, VW Zwickau, Seat Martorell and Renault F-1.