Toyota cuts transport emissions in Europe with support from Gefco

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Toyota is pushing forward on its plans to cut emissions from the supply chain by using a new service provided by logistics provider Gefco that ships parts inbound to France twice a day using a combination of road and rail.

Parts from Toyota’s suppliers in Spain are being shipped from Gefco’s logistics facility in Barcelona onto a hub in northern France to feed the Valenciennes car plant run by Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF). The containers are then returned to Barcelona with reusable packaging for use on future trips, said Gefco.

While reducing packaging waste, the service promises to significantly reduce carbon emissions compared to only using road transport. That falls in line with Toyota’s overall goals of reducing emissions from its logistics activity. At the same time, it makes its vehicles cleaner to drive.

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