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All Central America articles – Page 28
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ArticleGeely reaches out for help in a global future
Revising expectationsBackground and careerExporting cars and kitsBuilding better relationships at seaShipping contractsStreamlining managementGeely’s global exports and presence had been small outside China before the Volvo purchase, but it has plans to grow significantly in emerging markets around the world. Namrita Chow caught up with the woman in charge of international ...
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ArticleGeely seeks help for export plan
Chinese carmaker Geely is looking for logistics companies to provide it with a full range of services for CKD exports as it aims to set up more than 15 plants overseas by 2015. The company is looking at a total annual production of 2m units by then from both full ...
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ArticleGlobal news in brief
Russia revises import tariffs for foreign assemblyRussia is revising its rules for foreign vehicle assembly in the country, exempting carmakers from abroad that make up to 300,000 vehicles per year there from import tariffs on parts for eight years. Under the current rules, foreign companies benefit from discounted tariff ...
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ArticleKia passes 1m exports to Latin America
Kia has exported more than 1m vehicles to Latin America from South Korea since it first started exports with the Brisa passenger vehicle to Costa Rica 33 years ago. The milestone was reached earlier this month with the company’s latest shipment of ethanol-gasoline powered Soul Flex vehicles to Brazil. Kia ...
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ArticleExecutives 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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ArticleRenault mulls future with CAT
Renault plans to change the shape of its contract with Groupe CAT when the current five-year term is up in 2012 and is working with the company to improve performance before it decides on its future direction. “I am not sure that a new exclusive five-year contract will be put ...
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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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ArticleAnalysis: WWL to use more 'group' capacity
Shipping line and logistics provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) is set to restore laid-up capacity in November, as well as add up to 12 new vessels to its fleet in the next two years, as it seeks to renew its stable of 60 pure-car-and-truck carriers (PCTCs) and roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) ships ...
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ArticleGlobal 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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ArticleCarefully cutting claims
Driving claims lower in EuropeOEMs trim damage in the USInsurers eye deeper integrationIndians avoid scrapAssociations add impetusClaims and insurance processing have made steady strides in recent years in developed and developing countries alike. Tight cooperation between OEMs, insurers and logistics providers is helping to further accelerate the claims process in ...
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ArticleBrazil’s suppliers expand
Global tier ones in Brazil restructured their supply chains during the industry slump, only to find a year later that they were scrambling to meet huge new demand. Tony Danby investigates how the timely overhaul of their logistics and supply chains has helped them cope with the unexpected onslaught of ...
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ArticleHave 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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ArticleAn emerging case for change
Supply chains in emerging markets present unique challenges for packaging. Companies are now beginning to adopt the best of the established techniques, and are developing some interesting new approaches of their ownTata introduces pooled packagingWestern packaging providers move into ChinaStandards are a major concernWhat to do when suppliers aren't where ...
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ArticleChina’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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ArticleGetting 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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ArticleGlobal news in brief
Renault opens new spare parts logistics centreRenault has opened its new spare parts and accessories centre in Oarja, Romania, around 30km from the Dacia plant in Mioveni. The 65,000m2 warehouse holds Renault’s largest spare parts and accessories distribution centre outside France, with capacity for more than 70,000 part lines. The ...
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ArticleNissan chooses CAT Group for Argentina
Nissan is ending its contract with Renault for import and distribution in Argentina and using CAT Group from the end of 2011. The company has said the move will strengthen its sales, service and distribution operations in Argentina and provide sustainable growth there. Renault Argentina S.A. will continue to support ...
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ArticleTurning virtual orders into reality at Ford
Better logistics means better cash flowGlobal order to deliveryOne order system for one FordShifting the lead focus to outbound logisticsNorth America todayThe evolving Ford networkWhen should the capacity come back?EighthCross-continental vehicle flows, programming logistics into the order-to-delivery process and keeping an eye on costs are all part of the logistics ...
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ArticleCarriers forced to cope with smaller ports
By Namrita Chow The growth in commercial vehicle sales in China, South America and Africa is forcing ocean forwarders to use smaller ports that are closer to the manufacturing base but which do not have proper ro-ro provision. Commercial vehicle sales in China are increasing dramatically with a total 903,202 ...
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ArticleGlobal news in brief
Fiat-Chrysler to bring Alfa Romeo to USThe greater cross-continental production and export exchanges promised under Fiat Chrysler’s five-year plan back in April took another step forward this week with the announcement that Fiat dealerships in the US are likely to stock Alfa Romeo vehicles by 2012. About 200 Fiat franchises ...