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VideoRed Sofa Interview | Criss Edwards, Unipart on transforming the auto industry
Criss Edwards from Unipart talks to AL’s Chris Ludwig on how 3PLs are driving the future of EV supply chains.
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FeatureALSC Global 2024: Recap blog
Automotive Logistics is back with this year’s Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Global 2024. Follow our blog for updates!
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NewsJLR battles service parts shortage
JLR is suffering disruption to the distribution of parts to the retail network ahead of the opening of its global parts distribution centre in the UK
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NewsJCB signs up Maersk and Unipart Logistics for parts handling
JCB has signed parts logistics contracts with Maersk and Unipart Logistics to support global operations at a time of ”unprecedented growth” and transform the machinery maker’s global supply chain operations
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NewsVW extends contract with Unipart Logistics in UK
VW has signed Unipart up for a further two-years to provide services out of its Tamworth hub in the UK Midlands, including warehouse management, network service support and bespoke services for the retailer network across the VW Group brands
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NewsJaguar Land Rover expands business with Unipart Logistics
Jaguar Land Rover has signed a second logistics contract with Unipart, this time for the provision of back office customer services for its retail network in the US and Canada
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NewsJaguar Land Rover signs five-year contract with Unipart in US
Unipart Logistics has expanded its services for Jaguar Land Rover in the US with the addition of a newly built aftermarket parts distribution centre in Mickleton (NJ), supporting the carmaker’s expansion into the north-east
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NewsUnipart Logistics appoints Ian Truesdale managing director
Ian Truesdale brings 35 years experience in operations and supply chain from around the world to Unipart Logistics. He replaces Frank Burns who has moved to a new role in Unipart Group
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NewsUnipart Logistics to run JLR aftermarket parts facility in UK
Unipart Logistics is building on the services it provides for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in the UK with the signing of a new five-year contrarct to run the carmaker’s global parts logistics centre in Appleby Magna in the UK Midlands
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NewsUnipart Logistics using digital technology for Kubota aftermarket
Unipart Logistics, the supply chain services division of Unipart Group, has extended its partnership with equipment maker Kubota UK to provide aftermarket warehouse operations.
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NewsUnipart leads the charge with JLR battery contract
More than 100 Unipart employees will provide production logistics at Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) battery assembly centre, currently being built in Hams Hall, central England…
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NewsUnipart picks up contract extension at JLR
Unipart Logistics has signed a contract with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to continue providing packing services to the OEM for a further four years. The agreement will secure work for around 100 employees at Unipart’s two plants in central England and run to the end of 2022. ...
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FeatureUnipart signs aftersales deal with VW
Unipart Logistics has won a new five-year contract with Volkswagen Group to run its UK aftermarket supply chain.More than 450 workers at Volkswagen's Tamworth logistics hub were transferred to Unipart Logistics after it signed a deal with the carmaker.The operation will service more than 900 retailers and trade partners across ...
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FeatureUnipart Aftermarket Logistics takes safety award
Unipart Aftermarket Logistics has won the British Safety Council’s International Safety Award 2014. The company was recognised “for its outstanding contribution in setting world class approaches to health and safety in the transport, distribution and motor trade sector,” according to the company. The announcement was made at a gala dinner ...
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FeatureMobis to partner with Norbert Dentressangle for Hyundai delivery
Mobis Parts Europe UK has announced a contract with Norbert Dentressangle for parts distribution to Mobis’s Hyundai and Kia dealerships.Mobis serves as the components sector of the Hyundai Motor Group and operates parts distribution to around 360 Hyundai and Kia warehouses. The deal will see Norbert Dentressangle make nightly services ...
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FeatureUnipart Logistics pilots tracking solution
Unipart Logistics is working with IT provider RF Code on trials of an active radio frequency identification (RFID) system for use on the vehicles it uses to transport aftermarket parts for the automotive, manufacturing and industrial engineering sectors. Unipart will be providing the solution to an as-yet unnamed UK-based car ...
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FeatureIndia packaging – the next best thing to being naked
Short of parts arriving without any packaging at all, OEMs and inbound logictics providers in India are working together to ensure line-side delivery in the most efficient and cost-effective means possible Experts claim that the price of packaging, including its transport costs and impacts on the automotive supply chain, account ...
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FeatureConverging theory and reality in supply
Textbooks cover the basics of forecasting and inventory management but, as Malcolm Wheatley relates, the scale and speed of aftermarket parts supply requires increasingly complex IT solutionsA complex environment;If it looks like fish, it may not be fish;A global solution for Jaguar.When Piaggio Group Americas had problems with aftermarket spares ...
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FeatureNo cost to spare
The automotive aftermarket in Europe has become radically more competitive thanks to the Block Exemption and global sourcing. Malcolm Wheatley investigates the approaches carmakers and providers are taking to save costs and increase speed in the supply chainAll in fluxHonda Europe reshapes delivery approachCan't spare the profits from sparesOEMs need ...
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FeatureSpace for rent
The automotive warehouse real estate market has taken a major hit, but it remains a dynamic sector where the requirements are becoming more and more specificA different game in AsiaThe shape of automotive warehousingInbound warehouses versus aftermarketFuture trends for warehousing locationsThe world’s automotive industry has had a torrid three years: ...