Supply Chain Planning | Automotive Logistics – Page 74
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FeatureNissan halts production for local market in Japan after inspection issue
Nissan has halted production of cars in Japan destined for the local market after it found that unaccredited inspectors were still conducting final vehicle checks at its assembly plants – despite the company being notified a month earlier by authorities that its inspection process was non-compliant.Speaking at the Tokyo Motor ...
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FeatureSchaeffler sets up separate aftermarket division
Component supplier Schaeffler is splitting its automotive aftermarket business into a separate division to cope with increased demand, following what it called a “prolonged period of growth”.From January 1st, the newly created Automotive Aftermarket division will sit alongside the established Automotive OEM and Industrial divisions.“These steps will allow us to ...
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FeatureDigital revolutions in political turmoil
Whether it has been politics, the economy, ‘Dieselgate’, collapsing German rail tunnels or adverse weather, the European transport sector has its fair share to deal with this year – at a time which also appears to mark the end to a recent cyclical high in new vehicle registrations, at least ...
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FeatureBMW i Ventures and Penske invest in flexible car ownership app
Investors including BMW i Ventures and Penske Automotive Group have participated in a funding round for the flexible car ownership mobile app, Fair, which attracted nearly $1 billion in offers from investors.Fair allows customers to get approved for a monthly payment for a car on their phone by scanning their ...
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FeatureLatest Ford reshuffle puts Drake at helm of global purchasing
Lisa Drake (pictured) will replace Birgit Behrendt from January 1st as head of global powertrain purchasing and global purchasing operations at Ford, as part of a number of executive changes announced by the carmaker this week.Drake will be responsible for all powertrain purchasing operations worldwide, as well as global operational ...
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FeatureCar production ends in Australia as final Holden rolls off the line
Just weeks after Toyota produced its final vehicle in Australia, General Motors (GM) has held a ceremony to mark the end of production at its Elizabeth plant in South Australia.GM’s move marks the end of car manufacturing in Australia, after OEMs decided that manufacturing there was no longer cost-effective.In 69 ...
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FeatureProduction & logistics part 4: Logistics organisations and skills
How has your company’s supply chain and logistics management organisation changed over the past 20 years?
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FeatureProduction & logistics part 3: Operations, packaging and IT
How have supply chain operations for logistics changed over the past 20 years?
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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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FeatureProduction & logistics part 1: Where are we now?
This article kicks off 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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FeatureStill breaking down barriers in automotive supply chains…
What has changed in 20 years of covering the automotive supply chain?
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FeatureEngine maker Cummins buys electric drive specialist Brammo
US-based truck engine maker Cummins has acquired the assets of Brammo, an electric drive and battery specialist.“To be a leading provider of electrified power systems just as we are with diesel and natural gas driven powertrains, we must own key elements and subsystems of the electrification network,” said Tom Linebarger, ...
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FeatureNorthvolt picks Skellefteå in Sweden as home for battery factory
Northvolt has announced a partnership with the two Swedish municipalities Skellefteå and Västerås for the establishment of Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant.After an initial assessment of eight Swedish and two Finnish municipalities, Northvolt narrowed its choice down to Västerås and Skellefteå. The company has since decided to base activities ...
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FeatureDB Cargo CEO Jürgen Wilder announces his resignation
Dr Jürgen Wilder (pictured) has resigned as CEO of DB Cargo and will leave the company at the end of October. He has simultaneously withdrawn his interest for the role of board member at DB Freight Transport and Logistics."In the light of the current debate [over who would become board ...
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FeatureOperations get underway at Ekol’s Yalova ro-ro terminal
Ekol Logistics has started processing cargo through its Yalova ro-ro terminal in north-west Turkey, following an investment of €40m ($47m).The first shipment of freight was sent to the northern Italian port of Trieste aboard Alternative Transport’s ro-ro vessel Qezban. Ekol has a 65% stake in Europa Multipurpose Terminals, which handles ...
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FeatureWehner sustituirá a Oevermann en Hellmann Automotive Logistics
Martin Wehner (en la imagen, a la izquierda) ha sido designado director de Hellmann Automotive Logistics después de la retirada de Bernd Oevermann (derecha), un veterano con más de 30 años en la empresa y fundador de Hellmann Automotive Logistics.Wehner asumirá el cargo el 31 de octubre y lleva trabajando ...
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Volvo planeja planta na China como parte do plano de desenvolvimento da Polestar
O Volvo Car Group e sua empresa mae, Geely, formaram um empreendimento conjunto para investir 5 bilhões de renminbi (US$753 milhões) no desenvolvimento da marca de veículos elétricos Polestar, incluindo a construção de uma fábrica em Chengdu, China.No início deste ano, a Volvo disse que transformaria a marca de desempenho ...
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FeatureFord EcoSport production starts in Romania
The first EcoSport compact SUV to be produced at Ford’s Craiova plant in Romania rolled off the line this week, following a €200m ($235m) investment.The company said the decision to build the model on the continent rather than continue to import it from its plant in Chennai, India, would help ...
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FeatureVolvo to build plant in China as part of Polestar development plan
Volvo Car Group and its parent, Geely, have formed a joint venture to invest 5 billion renminbi ($753m) into developing the Polestar electric vehicle brand, including the construction of a manufacturing plant in Chengdu, China.Earlier this year, Volvo said it would turn the performance mark Polestar into a new, separately ...
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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 ...