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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Swedish truckmaker Scania marked the centenary of its export activity in Russia last week with the inauguration of a delivery centre in St Petersburg for final assembly and bodywork on trucks adapted for the Russian market. “This facility enables us to move the factory gate closer to the customer, shorten ...
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FeatureGM restructures business in Africa
GM is restructuring its business in Africa and from January will split operations into to sub regions: GM North Africa, to be integrated with GM Egypt, will include activity in Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauritania; meanwhile, activity in Sub-Saharan Africa, which will include all other countries on ...
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FeatureUECC adds services as volumes increase
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has added three new routes to its existing services in the Baltic, European and Mediterranean regions because of an increase in finished vehicle volumes. At the end of October the Norwegian company started a new service with its vessel M/V Vinni on its Baltic network ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Helmut Nittmann, who was Ford’s North American director for service parts supply and logistics, has seen his responsibilities extended under a new title as global director, parts supply and logistics. He will now head service parts supply and logistics strategy in the Americas (both north and south), as well as ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Last minute efforts made to appease carmakersTalks between trade ministers from the US and South Korea continued this week as the countries try to resolve issues raised by US carmakers ahead of Thursday’s proposed approval of the free trade agreement between the two countries. Both hope to reach an agreement ...
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Global news in brief
High local content and shorter lead times for Daimler IndiaDaimler’s new Indian truck plant in Oragadam, Tamil Nadu will rely on a high degree of local content with only fuel injection systems and electronic components imported from overseas, according to the company. Unlike a number of overseas car and commercial ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Shanghai GM sets Sail for ChileGM’s joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation has begun exports of the Chevrolet New Sail to the Chilean market with 1,000 of the vehicles already dispatched on a vessel operated by Chile’s CSAV. The company has also announced plans to sell the sedan in ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
GM South Africa has appointed Rita Kavashe Nariangai as its new export manager. She moves over from heading the sales and marketing department at GM East Africa and will now be responsible for growing GMSA’s exports into the wider African continent. The company has recently announced that it has reached ...
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FeatureNissan begins Micra exports from Chennai
Nissan has begun exports of the Micra from India to markets in Europe beginning with a consignment of nearly 4,000 vehicles produced at its Orangadam plant in Chennai from the adjacent port of Ennore. The company’s Indian division – Nissan Motor India – has further plans to export more than ...
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FeatureRenault Nissan saves more than expected
Renault Nissan’s push to find common savings and efficiencies for logistics between the two alliance partners – including the creation of a new structure, called Alliance Global Logistics – has gone considerably faster than anticipated, according to an interview with the managing director of the organisation, Christian Mardrus. This year, ...
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Feature2nd hand cars need 1st class logistics
A market in need of logistics innovationGetting volumes up, and complexity downWith the rise of internet auctions, the used car sector is becoming more regional and international, stirring greater demand for efficient logistics services, reports Malcolm Wheatley.Used car transactions take place thousands of times a day–in corporate parking lots, rental ...
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FeatureHave the tides turned for car shipping?
A new market entrantTrade from Japan must pick upQuite a bit of cargo aroundThe one concern above all othersNo one is pretending there has been a return to pre-recession highs, but the car shipping market has come back to high speed and nearly full capacity. But with worries over a ...
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FeatureA misty outlook for container sea trade
Car component trade by sea container has recovered well since the recession, but box shortages and slow steaming have caused issues for some manufacturers’ supply chains. And with the outlook uncertain, capacity questions remain unansweredContainer shipping and the car businessHonda UK works direct with shippersSafmarine builds a closer relationship with ...
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FeatureChina’s growth hinges on its ports
Shanghai PortGerman craftsmanship is in demandHigh and heavy calls the shotsSea routes linking north and south ChinaThe future?China imports more cars from Europe and the US than it exports and the trend looks set to continue. Namrita Chow reveals that in spite of being restricted to five ports for bringing ...
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FeatureGetting closer all the time
Last year, the Renault-Nissan Alliance began rewriting its playbook for logistics with the creation of common management charged with speeding up the pace of integration for parts and vehicle logistics. A year and a half later, the progress is much higher than anticipated.In June 2009, when Carlos Ghosn, the CEO ...
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FeatureStanding atop the Welt of BMW’s vehicle distribution
Central controlA reserved approach to outsourcingKeeping a stable distribution flowEurope–an unexpected rise in subcontractingNorth America–get the capacity in thereChina–surprisingly collaborative providersLooking ahead–IT and carbon cuttingMathias Wellbrock is carefully driving BMW’s outbound logistics with tight, in-house control while building closer relationships with providers; all of which is becoming even more critical ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
NYK vessel attacked near IndonesiaA car carrier operated by NYK Line was attacked by pirates off the coast of Indonesia, near Kalimantan, earlier this month. The Cheerleader, which was travelling between Kobe, Japan and Jakarta in Indonesia,was boarded by pirates on September 10th. The pirates stole money but fled without ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
BMW to add logistics centre at ChennaiAs part of its plans to strengthen its standing in India, BMW is adding capacity at its Chennai plant from 3,000 to 5,400 units and is adding a new vehicle logistics centre to the facility to support it, as well as expanding its dealer ...
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FeatureSouth Africa strike damage will last
The latest South African industrial action to hit the country’s automotive industry has finally come to an end after 15 days of talks, with the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) accepting a deal that will see the wages of component workers in the manufacturing sector increase by ...
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FeatureHonda Logistics happy to continue with Ceva
Ceva Logistics has signed a three-year renewal of its contract with Honda Logistics Europe worth €6.7m for the forwarding of spare parts for cars, motorcycles and power equipment. The company will distribute parts to more than 1,500 Honda dealers around Italy. The company will also handle the Italian network distribution ...