All articles by Automotive Logistics – Page 86
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Feature“We need to agree to speak the same language”
At this year's China conference in Shanghai delegates called for better and more consistent standards to stabilise the industry. “The price of logistics service has declined, and the economics of small and medium sized LSPs have been hurt severely. Some companies have been experiencing an extreme loss.”Wei Yong, Economic Operation ...
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FeatureSouth Africa is Cruze destination for GM
GM delivered the first shipment of its new mid-size Chevrolet sedan, the Cruze, to its South African operation at the Port of Port Elizabeth last week for final testing and validation. The Cruze, which will be launched in the country later this year, is manufactured at the Daewoo plant ...
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FeatureMercedes looks at logistics in India
Mercedes Benz is planning to increase the amount of parts it sources from India and is focusing on improving its delivery network in the face of logistics difficulties in the country.The company has pursued a 10% annual increase in sourcing from the country over the last decade with components from ...
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FeatureSupply chain scheme could limit risk
The withdrawal of credit insurance for automotive parts suppliers in the UK has led to warnings of a domino effect of bankruptcies across the sector, which could impact on logistics service providers. But a new state guarantee scheme due to be announced in next week’s Budget could provide help by ...
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FeatureSafety first in the supply chain
Tier suppliers are realising they need a more strategic focus on supply chain management and logistics cost control as the economic downturn exposes inefficient supply routes and sourcing patterns. The problem is hitting those that have expanded global production in recent years but have not pursued a global or even ...
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FeatureLSPs are not too big to fail
Last week, when details were revealed of the Obama administration’s $5 billion financing support package for automotive suppliers of GM and Chrysler, automotive logistics service providers were once again left off the list of those eligible for aid. By now this should come as no surprise, as aid packages across ...
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FeatureToyota awards logistics partners for performance
Toyota has announced its logistics US partners awards for performance in 2008 with NYK Line taking four of 17 plaudits. The 2009 Toyota Logistics Partner’s Dinner Awards also recognised rail operator Norfolk Southern Corporation with three honours out of four for rail activity. In the President’s Award category NYK Line ...
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FeatureCeva builds support for BMW in Australia
Ceva Logistics has signed a new contract with BMW for the management of warehouse operations in Australia. Ceva will now manage the receipt, storage, inventory and dispatch of service parts to 20 BMW car dealerships in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and West Australia, a process previously handled in house by ...
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FeatureMercedes moves to Leningradsky Terminal
In a new three-year contract, Mercedes-Benz Russia SAO, the Russia division of the Daimler-owned German carmaker, has rented 8500m2 in the logistics complex at Leningradsky Terminal from Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co. The company has been based at the nearby Leningradsky prospect building since 2005 and opened a new technical ...
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FeatureLogistics executives on the move
Schenker Deutschland has appointed Dr Michael Kluger (pictured) as Member of the Management Board for Contract Logistics. Dr Kluger, who was most recently Group Director of Business Development at contract logistics provider Fiege Group, has also worked for Ford as Manager of Inbound Material Flow and Logistics Europe, and for ...
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FeatureFar East route into Russia for Rolf
Rolf Group’s supply chain and logistics business, Rolf SCS, has established a new logistics route into Russia from the Far East, at Nakhodka Marine Commercial Port and is supporting it with an auto facility at the Vostochny International Terminal. The port is situated in Primorsky Krai, 85km east of Vladivostok, ...
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FeatureShare and share alike
Two of Germany’s largest automotive component suppliers have signed a global purchasing agreement that will create a stronger supplier network with improvements to the logistics provision of indirect materials. The companies project cost benefits of €400m ($528m). As well as exchanging technological expertise, the companies will establish value-added supply chains ...
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FeatureUnions call off action at Port of Piraeus
Industrial action taken by dock workers at the Port of Pireaus, which has hampered throughput at the port since the beginning of 2008, including automotive shipments, has finally been called off and normal service is now expected to resume. In opposition to the port authority’s move to find a private ...
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FeatureSurvey shows dramatic drop for 3PLs
Third party logistics providers (3PLs) in the automotive industry have seen their year-on-year revenues decline by 37.5% in the first quarter in the US, according to a new survey released by supply chain consultancy Armstrong and Associates. The figures from the automotive vertical have helped to bring general revenues for ...
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FeatureVW plant pushes rail growth in India
Volkswagen has opened its new €580m plant in Pune, India to support its expanding dealership network in the country and intends to support the expansion with a rail logistics model based on its European network. The plant, which will eventually have an annual production capacity of 110,000 vehicles destined for ...
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FeaturePSA unlikely to sell Gefco
The fate of Peugeot-Citroën’s logistics arm Gefco is now in the hands of former Corus CEO Phillipe Varin (pictured) following the company’s unprecedented decision to oust CEO Christian Strieff on Monday. While no firm plans will be put in place until Varin’s official start date on the June 1, analysts ...
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FeatureK-Line scraps vessels as exports fall
K-Line has announced it is scrapping six of its car carriers and returning another 11 to their owners bringing the fleet to 74 at the end of March next year – the lowest number for six years. The company is looking at what it terms a “structural change in demand ...
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FeatureCeva renews contract with Fiat Powertrain
Ceva Logistics is remaining assertive despite a continued reduction in freight flows that have hit automotive-related sectors in the first three months of 2009. It announced a contract renewal with Fiat Powertrain Technologies (FPT) as well as a new contract with Wabco in the commercial vehicle market this week. Reductions ...
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FeatureGeely calls for LSPs with understanding
Chinese carmaker Geely International is looking for global logistics partners with a better understanding of the Chinese market in the wake of a huge drop in exports of finished vehicles and increased complexity in the supply chain. Logistics Senior Manager, George Ho, told Automotive Logistics this week that the company ...
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FeatureRolf halts merger with Avelon
Rolf Group’s long anticipated merger with Finnish logistics company Avelon Group has been stopped and the Russian car dealer has announced it will also stop selling Peugeot vehicles in Russia due to the slump in demand. Rolf is the largest foreign car dealer in Russia. Earlier in March it extended ...