All Feature articles – Page 115
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FeatureMixed reaction over Russian plans to double truck tolls
The Russian government has confirmed plans to double the charges on trucks of 12 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW) and more under its Platon Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) scheme.The move will see truck tolls rise from 1.53 roubles/km ($0.024) to 3.06 roubles/km by the middle of 2017. A draft decree ...
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FeatureAmerican Honda: Looking for smart, sustainable solutions
All photos of Chuck Kendig by: Walter SavinovichAmerican Honda’s head of sales planning and logistics, Chuck Kendig, reveals the philosophy behind his approach to managing the carmaker’s outbound flows and describes how the department operates to cope with changing model demand Since April 2015, when Chuck Kendig inherited vehicle ...
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FeatureParts materials: Metal manoeuvres
Aluminium has been threatening to edge steel out as a material for automotive components thanks to its weight advantages. But while aluminium’s role in components is growing, modern steels still dominate the supply chain – and the future requires the best of bothIn this story... Rising use of aluminium Steel ...
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FeatureEmerging trends of a modern, agile supply chain
The automotive industry is evolving. The pressures experienced by suppliers are altering, to which manufacturing and supply chain strategies are having to adapt.We have seen intricate supply chain balancing come to the fore as carmakers aim to streamline operations; the result being fewer parts moving more quickly between a greater ...
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FeatureDSV appoints team of divisional commercial officers
Global logistics provider DSV has appointed two new divisional chief commercial officers (CCOs), meaning it has now filled the position in each of its divisions.Michael Hansen, CCO of DSV Air & Sea Holding, and Wilbert Tholhuijsen, CCO of DSV Road Holding, have joined Meinderdjan Botman, CCO of DSV Solutions Holding ...
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FeatureKia celebrates a decade in Slovakia as it exceeds 2.5m car mark
South Korea’s Kia Motors is celebrating 10 years in Slovakia, announcing total production of almost 2.58m vehicles since the first car rolled off the line in Žilina.Following an initial investment of €700m ($745m) to build the plant – its only one in Europe – the Hyundai subsidiary has ploughed a ...
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FeatureNYK sets up joint venture for inland services in Vietnam
NYK has signed a joint venture in Vietnam to provide inland finished vehicle logistics services. The Japanese company will hold an 80% share in a joint venture with local provider Vietnam Ocean Shipping Agency (VOSA), a subsidiary of state-owned Vietnam National Shipping Lines.The joint venture will be called NYK Auto ...
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FeatureMexico government deploys troops to address railway vandalism
It has been revealed that the Mexican government has been deploying troops since the autumn at various troubled areas in response to rising vandalism and theft targeting both railway lines and automotive cargo.“The Mexican military is providing some short-term protection to the automotive industry in the state of Guanajuato,” a ...
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FeatureCarmakers get another chance to lay out Brexit priorities
David Davis, the UK’s Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (pictured, left), has met with leaders of the UK automotive sector to discuss the car sector’s priorities as the UK heads towards the start of negotiations over its departure from the EU.Monday’s event, organised by the Department for ...
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FeaturePressure growing on UK supply chains
Pressure on the UK’s logistics networks appears to be growing, according to the research behind a new index focusing on perceptions of resilience and funding in UK supply chains.Of 783 companies surveyed between late September and mid-October, around a third said pressure on their supply chain had worsened over the ...
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FeatureMarc Boonen joins syncreon as chief commercial officer
US-based contract logistics specialist, syncreon, has appointed Marc Boonen (pictured) as its chief commercial officer. Boonen, who took up the newly created role last month, is responsible for the company’s business development and will lead a global sales team across its automotive and technology portfolio.Boonen moved to syncreon from his ...
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FeatureRobinson takes on logistics strategy for Mazda after Beyer’s exit
MNAO's former manager of vehicle logistics, Michael Beyer, has now left the companyFollowing a reorganisation of roles at Mazda North America Operations (MNAO) earlier this year, Michael Robinson has taken on a new role as logistics strategy manager. Robinson was previously logistics quality manager at the company.In his new ...
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FeatureRussia car market up for first time in two years; exports also rise
Domestic car sales in Russia grew in November for the first time in almost two years, data from the Association of European Business (AEB) have indicated. According to the AEB, sales grew 0.6% year-on-year in November, after falls of 2.6% in October, 10.9% in September and 18% in August.“November sales ...
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FeatureEkol buys majority stake in Trieste terminal operator
Turkish transport and logistics provider Ekol Logistics has bought a majority 65% stake in Europa Multipurpose Terminals for an undisclosed sum. The company operates a ro-ro terminal at the port of Trieste, in Italy, served by ocean and rail. The other stakeholders are forwarding company, Casa di Spedizioni, and regional ...
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FeatureSchenker announces management board reorganisation
Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) logistics subsidiary, Schenker, has announced a restructuring of its management board, including the consolidation of certain board divisions and the addition of a new one.From January, the company will combine its air and ocean freight and land transport board divisions into a new ‘Freight’ division. Ewald Kaiser, ...
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FeatureNew MD of warehousing and distribution at Broekman Logistics
Willem Jan van Amersfoort (pictured) has been appointed managing director of warehousing and distribution at Broekman Logistics.After joining the Rotterdam-headquartered company earlier this year, van Amersfoort was already operationally responsible for all warehouse locations, but following the departure of Jacques Klein Kramer, he has now taken on commercial responsibility for ...
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FeatureLimited damage to vehicles after surprise hailstorm in Valencia
An unexpected hailstorm on the last weekend of November in Valencia seems to have caused limited damage to finished vehicles at the Spanish port.“We’re handling 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles at the moment, but we know of other OEMs with losses that we’re not dealing with,” one insurer told Automotive Logistics.Ford, ...
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FeatureVW Truck & Bus commits to Brazil with €420m investment
Andreas Renschler, CEO of Volkswagen Truck & Bus (left) with Roberto Cortes, CEO of Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus (right) and Brazil’s president, Michel TemerVolkswagen’s truck and bus division in Brazil – Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus (VWCO) – is to invest €420m ($446m) in its business in Brazil over the ...
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FeatureHonda JV breaks ground on third production plant in China
Honda’s joint venture company in China, Dongfeng Honda, has broken ground on construction of a third car production plant in the country.It is being built on a 1.2m sq.m piece of land just 8km southeast of the first plant in the Wuhan Economic & Technological Development District in Hubei Province.Approximately ...
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FeatureSouth America summit report: Never let a serious crisis go to waste
The South American automotive landscape is looking bleak as sales and production continue to drag and excess capacity increases. But a crisis is also a turning point, as speakers at this year’s Automotive Logistics South America summit in São Paulo pointed out... Bleak outlook in Brazil Exports offer some ...