All China articles – Page 10
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Nio to provide delivery service for Hycan EV in China
Electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio is to provide full delivery services in China for the forthcoming Hycan electric SUV that it is making as part of its joint venture with fellow Chinese carmaker Gac Motor…
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Second Jatco China facility gains from logistics advantage
Nissan’s transmission making subsidiary Jatco has highlighted the logistics advantages of its latest plant in China – Jatco (Suzhou) Automatic Transmission – which was officially opened on November 8…
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Grimaldi christens PCTC flagship
Italian shipping group Grimaldi has christened its pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) Grande Torino, the first of seven vessels ordered from Yangfan shipyard in Zhoushan, eastern China…
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ACS takes on board 25 couriers to transport huge haul of auto parts
Globally operating Air Charter Service (ACS) transported just over five tonnes of automotive parts from China to Portugal in 72 hours, its largest single onboard courier (OBC) job to date….
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Volvo Cars and Geely to merge ICE operations
Volvo Cars and Chinese owner Geely intend to combine their internal combustion engine (ICE) activities to form a stand-alone business and become a new global supplier. The unit will develop next-generation combustion engines and hybrid powertrains. While Volvo foresees the powertrain future as electric, the Swedish premium ...
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Austria’s cargo-partner on track in China
Source: Esther Horvath Austrian logistics provider cargo-partner says it is making western and central China more accessible to automotive clients by using a new block train linking Chongqing to the port of Qinzhou in southern China. Connections between the country’s hinterland, home to many international manufacturing hubs ...
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Adampol: One Belt, One Road
Adampol’s intermodal terminal in Małaszewicze, Poland is crucial for container transport between China and Europe. Territorial development director Dariusz Stypułkowski explains how the transport and logistics firm’s new Baltic and Euro China trains are ready to offer clients a short cut
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CATL to supply battery cells to Daimler Trucks & Buses
Dr. Robin Zeng, founder and CEO, Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (left), Gesa Reimelt, head of e-mobility group Daimler Trucks & Buses, and Dr. Frank Reintjes, head of global powertrain, e-mobility and manufacturing engineering Daimler Trucks Chinese battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) has signed up to ...
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Ceva expands in Vietnam with eye on automotive growth
Ceva Logistics has opened a new base in Ho Chi Minh City, southern Vietnam, doubling the size of its operation in the country. The facility is close to the two cargo terminals of the country’s busiest airport, Tan Son Nhat International, and a short drive from Cat ...
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Grimaldi adds PCTC to North America service
Grande Mirafiori Italian shipping line Grimaldi has taken delivery of the pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) Grande Mirafiori – named after a Fiat car plant – at the Yangfan shipyard in Zhoushan, eastern China. With a service speed of 19 knots, length of 199.90 meters, beam ...
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Mercedes-Benz sources carbon-neutral battery cells
Markus Schäfer, member of the board of management Daimler AG, responsible for corporate research & Mercedes-Benz Cars development (left) with Dr. Yu Wang, founder and CEO Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., Ltd Mercedes-Benz has signed up to having all battery cells manufactured via electricity produced from renewable sources. ...
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Schaeffler to boost autonomous driving in China
Matthias Zink (third from left), CEO Automotive OEM at Schaeffler AG and Hu Zhongxiong, mayor of Changsha (second from right) with German chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and Chinese premier Li Keqiang. (Image: German Federal Government/Steffen Kugler) Automotive parts and technology supplier Schaeffler has signed an investment agreement ...
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Alfonso Sancha takes lead purchasing role at Seat
Alfonso Sancha (pictured) will take over as Seat’s executive vice-president for purchasing effective September 1, moving from his current position as head of purchasing of metal parts for parent company, the Volkswagen Group. His goals in the new role include developing Seat’s electric strategy within the purchasing ...
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DPCA to close plant and cut workforce in China as market slows
French carmaker Groupe PSA and Chinese partner Dongfeng Motor are reported to be making cuts at their Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobiles (DPCA) joint venture that include halving the workforce, closing a plant and selling another.
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VW takes electric Silk Road train to put ID.R at Heaven’s Gate
German OEM Volkswagen (VW) has opted to use the new Silk Road rail route to China to transport its prototype electric ID.R car – and all the ancillary equipment – for a motoring challenge in Tianmen.
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Russia takes a slice of the new Silk Road
As vehicle shipments increase on overland routes between Europe and China, Russian companies such as state-owned RZD are aiming to capitalise on the new business
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Nansha doubles direct sailings to Europe
The port of Nansha in southern China now has four direct sailings to Europe, in response to rising demand
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Q&A with Olga Stepanova, sales director of RZD Logistics
As vehicle shipments increase on overland routes between Europe and China, Russian companies such as the state-owned RZD are aiming to capitalise on the new business. Automotive Logistics discusses the development of a new Silk Road with Olga Stepanova, sales director of RZD Logistics
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Hyundai Glovis gets a foothold in Vietnam and targets South-East Asia
Hyundai Glovis has set up a division in Vietnam and will begin by transporting inbound automotive parts to its parent company Hyundai Motor, which has a joint venture assembly plant in the country with Vietnamese company Thanh Cong…
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Groupe PSA results show significant losses in China and Iran
Groupe PSA has released worldwide sales results for the first half of the year that show a decline of 12.7% on the same period in 2018, down to 1.9m vehicles, principally caused by the suspension of the carmaker’s activity in Iran and losses in China…