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Kuehne + Nagel expands services for BMW

2018-07-04T11:37:39Z

Kuehne + Nagel and BMW have expanded their partnership in Europe and Asia.In a phased development, the logistics company set up a regional distribution centre in Kleinaitingen (Germany) last April and one in Słubice (Poland) a month later. It is also establishing dealer distribution centres in Beijing and Shanghai, China, ...

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PSA to move engine production closer to assembly plants

2018-03-27T17:45:42Z

French carmaker PSA Group is to reorganise operations across Europe to boost regional competitiveness by improving the performance of its powertrain plants. Some production will be transferred from Asia in line with company plans to make components as close as possible to its car plants, thus cutting supply times and ...

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Twists and turns in the road ahead

2018-01-05T12:36:01Z

The European new vehicle market has showed strength in recent years, following a long decline after the global financial and subsequent Eurozone crises; sales have mostly recovered to pre-crisis levels and continued to rise in most major EU markets throughout 2017, with the exception of the UK.The outlook for the ...

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OEMs join forces to create pan-European fast charging network

2017-11-07T10:02:10Z

Four major carmakers have formed a joint venture to build a network of electric vehicle fast charging stations around Europe.The Ionity joint venture plans to build a total of 400 High-Power-Charging (HPC) stations in the region by 2020. The level of investment has not been disclosed.The four carmakers involved are ...

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Jaguar Land Rover confirms E-Pace production will not be in UK

2017-07-14T17:16:45Z

As part of the launch, a stunt driver completed a world-record barrel-roll jump over 15.3mJaguar Land Rover (JLR) has said its new Jaguar E-Pace compact SUV, launched on Thursday, will be produced in Austria and China – making it the first of its cars not to be manufactured in ...

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Gefco to ship CNH tractors from Austria to Australia

2017-05-09T10:10:26Z

European agricultural machinery maker Case New Holland (CNH) has contracted logistics provider Gefco to move a consignment of tractors to Australia for the first time.Gefco will move between 260 and 280 tractors in containers to three Australian ports this year: Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane.The tractors will be loaded into containers ...

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Hirschmann Automotive adopts Axit digital procurement platform

2017-02-10T12:04:27Z

Hirschmann Automotive, a tier one supplier of wiring and cable technology, has adopted the AX4 platform from logistics IT provider Axit to manage procurement operations at its main production site in Rankwell, Austria.Axit specialises in cloud-based IT systems for the management of cross-company logistics processes.Up until now, Hirschmann has been ...

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JIS parts tracking at Magna Steyr set to hit full speed by spring

2016-11-30T10:12:21Z

A project by GateHouse Logistics and Schmitz Cargobull Telematics to set up a long-distance, just-in-sequence (LD-JIS) tracking solution for new vehicle programs at Magna International’s Steyr facility in Austria is on track to become fully operational by spring next year.In October, the project received third place at Magna International Europe’s ...

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Magna to make BMW 5 Series under contract in Graz

2016-09-16T15:59:52Z

BMW has engaged Magna Steyr to make its new 5 Series sedan at the Austrian automotive supplier’s contract vehicle assembly plant in Graz (pictured). Production will begin in 2017 ready for the car’s market launch in the middle of next year and the contract will run for its full lifecycle.BMW ...

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Magna snaps up Telemotive to expand into electronics

2016-05-03T15:06:34Z

Tier supplier Magna International is to buy Telemotive, a supplier of automotive electronics equipment and services, for an undisclosed sum.Subject to regulatory approval, the deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2016 and will allow Magna to integrate Telemotive’s five German facilities into its vehicle engineering and ...