All South America articles – Page 33
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FeatureHeavy growth in Brazil
Marcopolo discovers new territoriesAgco harvests logistics savingsConstructive logisticsBrazil’s boom has been driving a wave of investment in the construction and farming industries, through to tourism and retail. Tony Danby looks at how economic growth, the upcoming World Cup and expanding agricultural markets are spurring heavy machinery sales and the challenges ...
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FeatureGeodis going further and deeper in automotive
Geodis Wilson is emerging as a major player on the global automotive logistics stage. Part of the Geodis Group, 100% owned by the French railways, SNCF, the company is expanding rapidly on every continent for automotive, from expansion of its airfreight facility in Atlanta to being a full 3PL to ...
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FeaturePSA makes first exports from China JV
PSA Peugeot-Citroën’s joint venture with Dongfeng Motor has shipped its first exports from China with the movement of Peugeot 408 models to Egypt. The move follows and agreement signed in September 2010 between the two companies establishing rights for PSA to use China produced vehicles for export to overseas markets. ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Myla Motors will start production in Russia with lean logistics strategyThe Russian market will see the introduction of an entirely new car brand at the end of this year from a new plant opening in Tartarstan. Myla Motors, founded in 2005 by John Mylonas (pictured), a former General Motors executive, ...
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FeatureGM shakes up logistics leadership
The beginning of June has seen some major shifts in logistics management at General Motors. Christine Krathwohl, who was until last week director of Global Purchasing and Corporate Administrative Services/Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing (VSSM), has now replaced Dale Kitchen as executive director, Global Logistics & Containers. Krathwohl will report ...
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FeatureDHL targets inbound in China
Following news that DHL Supply Chain is helping Jaguar Land Rover in its export of knockdown (KD) kits from Halewood in the UK for assembly in India (read more here), the logistics provider has said it also hopes to support carmakers with similar activity in China. “This is the start ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
As part of a wide-ranging shake up of management positions at Renault-Nissan, Christian Madrus has been appointed the new managing director at the Renault-Nissan Alliance, effective June 1st. Madrus, who has been managing director of Global Alliance Logistics since June 2009, replaces Mouna Sephehri, one of the founding members of ...
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FeatureBMS Logistica to handle VW Brazil exports
Volkswagen has signed a new three-year contract with BMS Logistica – the South American joint venture between German logistics providers BLG Logistics and Horst Mosolf – for the export of parts and CKD kits from three of the carmaker’s facilities in Brazil. The first part of the deal applies to ...
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FeatureLand Rover assembly begins in India
Tata has begun assembly of the Freelander 2 model at its Chikli factory near Pune, India from CKD kits shipped from the UK. The company is moving the kits from the Halewood facility near Liverpool where it has invested in a new CKD packaging facility dedicated to the India exports. ...
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FeatureGeely to double China exports
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely) is reported to be aiming at doubling its vehicle exports from China this year to between 40,000-50,000 units At a shareholder’s meeting held last week Geely Automobile Holdings Group’s CEO Gui Yuesheng, said the goal would boost total sales to 480,000 from last year’s figure ...
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FeatureBLG growth also means changes
German logistics provider BLG has reported growing volumes in its automotive processing with 5.4m vehicles handled in 2010 compared with 4.6m for the previous year. Taken along with its container and retail business segments, and cost reductions made across the company, BLG saw pre-tax earnings more than double to more ...
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FeatureSwedish truckmakers deliver in Q1
Sweden’s truckmakers Volvo Trucks and Scania have both showed significant increases in global deliveries in the first quarter of 2011, with each reporting strong demand from Europe and South America. Volvo Trucks reported an increase of 81% for total truck deliveries compared with the same Q1 period last year, while ...
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FeatureGrimaldi on pace to double profit
Despite rising oil prices, unrest in North Africa and the Middle East, and economic instability in several major European markets, the Naples-based shipping company Grimaldi Group has seen a remarkable growth in profits during the first months of 2011, led in particular by its three Italian-incorporated companies, according to Emanuele ...
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FeatureChina to boost vehicle exports
China is targeting an increase in vehicle exports over the next five years as it enters its 12th Five Year Plan period, with carmakers targeting both developing markets and more mature sectors such as the US. Building on developments in the last phase, which ran from 2006 and saw significant ...
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FeatureMazda to use Trans Siberia Railway all year
Mazda will be using the Trans-Siberian Railway route it started shipping vehicles on in 2008 for the entire year this year. The move follows studies the Japanese carmaker has made into the effect of weather conditions on the vehicles. It was the first carmaker to use the route for regular ...
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FeatureGefco widens reach with Mercurio stake
Peugeot-Citroën’s logistics arm Gefco is acquiring a controlling 70% share in Italian transport and distribution company Gruppo Mercurio following an agreement signed with Venice European Investments (VEI), the investment fund controlled by holding company Palladio Finanziaria. The figure of the transaction has not been released, though Palladio is reported to ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
As part of a number of management changes taking place at Hoëgh Autoliners over the next few months, as of April, Ingar Skiaker has been appointed chief operating officer, based in Oslo, Norway while Steinar Løvdal is the new president of Höegh Autoliners Inc. based in Jericho, New York. Ingar ...
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FeatureArgentine car production accellerates
The Brazil effectGlobal giants investCapacity is getting tightArgentina’s auto sector has been stuttering for the last few years in the wake of the financial crisis. But last year car sales reached a new recor,d based on heightened demand at home as well as strong demand abroad, particularly from Brazil, writes ...
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FeatureTMS takes hold
Considering how long TMS has been around for, there has been poor uptake in automotive. But that is changing, and now it is being applied to both in- and outbound movements with obvious successTMS uptake is rareCutthroat conditions nurture TMS uptakeThe business case for inboundThe real benefit of TMSQuality or ...
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FeatureBalancing act for high and heavy
Construction back on track?Are the LSPs ready?Coping with growthFreight rates climbProductions shifts to follow salesEnvironment legislation kicks inThe high and heavy industry is recovering, but the growth is now in emerging economies and the logistics sector needs to invest or shift capacity to service the demanding new markets, writes Andrew ...