All africa articles – Page 11

  • mahindra
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    Telematics4u to expand into 150 countries

    2014-11-03T16:52:09Z

    Telematics4u, an India-based IT and telematics-enabled solution and service provider, is planning on expanding its operations to 150 countries over the next four to five years, Pratap Hegde, the company’s chairman and managing director has said. The company is responsible for providing automotive logistics solutions to Mahindra Logistics, which this ...

  • Mohammed_Esa_Agility
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    Agility appoints Mohammed Esa to CCO for Europe

    2014-11-03T12:39:33Z

    Integrated logistics provider Agility has appointed Mohammed Esa as its chief commercial officer (CCO) for Europe. Esa assumes responsibility for leading all the commercial activities of Agility across Europe, including sales, marketing and product management.Esa has more than 23 years of experience in the transport and logistics industry. He joined ...

  • Fiat-India-Plant-Ranjangaon
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    FCA reported to be planning Jeep exports from India

    2014-10-29T15:46:19Z

    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is planning to introduce the Jeep brand to India next year, starting with the Wrangler and Grand Cherokee models, and in 2016 will produce a third Jeep brand SUV. According to a report in India’s Economic Times the latter model will also be exported to overseas ...

  • DrJohanvanzyl
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    Africa potential and material cost key to South African survival

    2014-10-21T18:32:50Z

    South Africa’s automotive industry could face significant declines should the market fail to address issues including a lack of supply chain localisation, high costs and logistics disadvantages. Despite close access to fast-growing African markets, speakers at the recent South African Automotive Week warned that the country could share a similar ...

  • Lufthansa cargo plane
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    Lufthansa Cargo expands in Africa

    2014-10-14T17:09:34Z

    Lufthansa Cargo, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, has recently added Tunisia and Nigeria to its cargo network.With increased demand coming from Tunisia, the freight airline is increasing its presence on the continent for its 2014-2015 winter flight plan. In September, Lufthansa Cargo began flying to Lagos, Nigeria twice a week, and ...

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    Cutting logistics costs key to GM profit targets

    2014-10-08T12:02:51Z

    General Motors has revealed details about how it plans to increase its margin to 10% in 2016, with cuts in material and logistics costs making up a large part of the company’s savings in regions including North America and South America.During an investor meetings last week in Michigan, the company’s ...

  • Hyundai
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    South Africa may lack truck scale for CKD switch

    2014-10-07T17:01:26Z

    Truck assemblers in South Africa have been told that they have two years in which to increase local content or lose tariff breaks. However, industry players have questioned whether the policy will be able to encourage manufacturers to invest in more local stamping and production operations given the country’s relatively ...

  • Gaz Next production
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    Gaz teams up with Mersa for LCV assembly in Turkey

    2014-09-30T17:24:22Z

    Russian OEM, Gaz Group, and Turkish car manufacturer, Mersa Otomotiv, have begun manufacturing the Gazelle Next light commercial vehicle (LCV) in Turkey. This is the first series assembly operation of Russian Euro V-compliant LCVs outside of the country. Assembly from semi-knocked down (SKD) kits will take place in Sakarya, and ...

  • Pezzo
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    General Motors: waste not, want not

    2014-09-24T14:09:43Z

    GM’s executive director of global logistics, Edgard Pezzo, left, talks to Christopher Ludwig about cutting waste and cost in a multi-billion dollar supply chain.When Edgard Pezzo took over as executive director of global logistics and containerisation at General Motors, in May 2013, the top logistics purchasing management job came with ...

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    More sparks are set to fly

    2014-09-23T18:24:24Z

    Despite being on somewhat familiar ground, Russia’s political climate and the status of the Lada brand call for Bo Andersson (pictured) to tread carefully while better aligning supply and demand at Avtovaz. Roger Stansfield reportsSince leaving General Motors as its global purchasing and supply chain chief, Bo Andersson has developed ...

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    Keeping up to speed

    2014-09-23T13:01:33Z

    With production in eastern and central Europe predicted to grow further, investment in logistics operations must be made to cope with the flow of exports.Within the borders (and non-borders) of the European Union and its immediate trading partners, the past two decades have seen a gradual, but undeniable expansion of ...

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    Brazil is slowing down to take stock

    2014-09-22T15:14:42Z

    The Brazilian automotive sector has seen stalling production and sales following a stagnant economy and the end of tax breaks. Logistics companies are trying to combat the slowdown and find growthFollowing several years of boom time over much of the past decade, Brazil’s automotive supply chain players are now learning ...

  • Alex Meza, JC
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    Dressing for a hot market in a cold network

    2014-09-20T00:13:07Z

    The 15th annual Automotive Logistics Global conference, held at the MGM Grand in downtown Detroit, brought senior OEM, tier supplier and logistics provider executives to discuss ways of coping with the current growth and changes across the North American network. Most anticipated growing complexity, an increasingly important Mexico, and the ...

  • grimaldi-group
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    Livorno port to benefit from Grimaldi and Fremura investment

    2014-09-10T13:58:06Z

    Despite the current economic situation in southern Europe, and low vehicle sales in Italy, the Italian port of Livorno is set to grow thanks to new investment. Italian maritime groups Grimaldi and Fremura have announced joint investment at the port, with an aim of strengthening terminal ...

  • Aganga_Olusegun
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    On the right path

    2014-09-04T14:58:46Z

    With foreign investment and favourable legislation, Nigeria could spring from automotive stagnation to overtake South Africa as the continent’s lead car manufacturing country. But the supply chain will be a major challenge.Nigeria’s once thriving domestic car assembly industry may be soon be reborn after years of stagnation nearly brought it ...

  • 5.Mombasa_cars
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    Kenyan car importers hurt by port rate hikes

    2014-09-03T13:36:38Z

    Companies in Kenya involved in importing finished vehicles have expressed their opposition to a series of new charges being levied by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). Their industry body, the Car Importers Association of Kenya, is demanding an urgent review of the price hikes, pointing out that higher prices will ...

  • Kraz_truck
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    Ukraine’s Kraz to launch SKD assembly of vehicles in Bolivia

    2014-09-03T12:45:59Z

    Ukrainian vehicle maker Kraz is planning to launch production in Bolivia from semi-knocked down (SKD) imports according to representatives at the company. The plant will assemble trucks, passenger vehicles and vehicles for the military. The project is currently in the final stage of negotiations according to Kraz.During bilateral talks between ...

  • Hyundai_logo_wall
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    Hyundai to start assembling LCVs in South Africa

    2014-08-20T11:38:31Z

    South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai is investing R110m ($146m) in a new factory in Gauteng, South Africa to assemble light commercial vehicles; the branch will be fully operational after its launch at the beginning of September next year.The facility will build 500 to 600 delivery vans each month, initially from ...

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    DHL handles machinery move to Ghana

    2014-08-11T12:18:11Z

    DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) is organising the ocean delivery of construction machinery from German firm GT Günter Papenburg to the Ghanaian Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in Africa. The transport is being handled by DGF’s special projects team – DHL Industrial Projects.The company is overseeing port handling at ...

  • fuso-export-indonesia1
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    Daimler starts shipping Fuso trucks from India to Indonesia

    2014-08-05T12:25:26Z

    Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), both subsidiaries of parent company Daimler, have started shipping Fuso trucks to Indonesia from the DICV plant in Chennai. The company said it wanted to add momentum in a market where Fuso had already become the leading ...