All Feature articles – Page 166
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FeatureRepair specialist Dent Wizard buys KhS
Dent Wizard International, a specialist in paint-free vehicle dent repair, has bought the North American division of damage repair and claims manager, Know How Systems Global (KhS), for an undisclosed sum.Dent Wizard is a leading provider of small-to-medium area repair techniques (SMART) in North America and offers services and products, ...
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FeatureLear doubles car seat production in the UK to meet demand from OEMs
[Updated October 8th] Seating supplier Lear has doubled the size of its UK facility in Sunderland with a 3,500 sq.m extension in response to demand for car seating from its customers Nissan and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). The move doubles its annual production capacity for the supply of car seat ...
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FeatureFord reports dispute resolved at Kansas City Assembly Plant
Ford said it had reached agreement with workers this week at its Kansas City assembly facility in Claycomo, Missouri over a local labour dispute, but it is not clear whether the carmaker is still going ahead with the reorganisation of parts supply to its Dearborn plant."Working with our UAW partners, ...
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FeatureVideo interview with Bill Pawluk, CEO, CTM
At this year’s Automotive Logistics Global conference in Detroit, Bill Pawluk, CEO, Convertible Trailer Manufacturing spoke with Christopher Ludwig, editor, Automotive Logistics Group, about the difficulties of getting a new product to market, the future outlook for CTM, and collaboration.
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FeatureTesla now in production at Tilburg for European customers
Prestige electric vehicle maker, Tesla, has officially opened its assembly plant at Tilburg in The Netherlands – the first such purpose-built facility in Europe. The factory is supplying the Model S to customers across the continent, and Tesla has said building in Tilburg will increase the speed of deliveries to ...
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FeatureVideo interview with Antonio Fondevilla, Ceva Logistics
At this year's Automotive Logistics Global conference in Detroit, Antonio Fondevilla, head of the global Automotive sector at Ceva Logistics, spoke with Christopher Ludwig, editor, Automotive Logistics Group, about the company's 2016 outlook, growth, and technology.
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FeatureBLG to open CKD logistics facility for Daimler in Düsseldorf
BLG Logistics is to open a distribution facility for Daimler at the port of Düsseldorf, Germany, in the spring of 2016. BLG will primarily carry out logistics services for the nearby Mercedes-Benz van plant in Düsseldorf from the facility, including the containerisation of complete knockdown (CKD) kits of the Sprinter ...
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FeatureOliver Blume named as new Porsche chairman
Dr Oliver Blume (pictured) is moving from his position as the executive in charge of Porsche’s production and logistics, to CEO of Porsche.Dr Blume had been in his logistics role for just over two years, and during that time he oversaw the expansion of the OEM’s Leipzig plant to handle ...
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FeatureVideo interview with Brad Jacobs, Chairman and CEO, XPO Logistics
At this year's Automotive Logistics Global conference in Detroit, Brad Jacobs, chairman and CEO, XPO Logistics spoke with Christopher Ludwig, editor, Automotive Logistics Group, about growth in the US, technology, and upcoming challenges and opportunities.
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FeatureUnion Pacific invests $90m to expand operations in Laredo
[Updated October 1st] North American rail provider Union Pacific Railroad has announced at $90m investment in its Port Laredo intermodal ramp in Texas.A spokesperson for Union Pacific confirmed that the company was currently working on an expansion project that would help improve efficiencies not just for Union Pacific, but also ...
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FeaturePanel discussion: where is the industry heading?
The automotive logistics industry is well known for being evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Change doesn’t happen overnight and this is not likely to change any time soon. However, technology is moving fast and although adoption throughout the supply chain has been slow so far, OEMs and LSPs are confident that ...
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FeatureHella hit for €50m loss by Chinese supply failure
German automotive lighting supplier Hella KGaA Hueck is having to completely reorganise the supply of plastic moulded components because of an abrupt cut in supply from one its Chinese providers. The failure in the supply of the parts has hit earnings at Hella in the first quarter by €30m ($33m) ...
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FVL 10th anniversary crossword answers
We hope you're not cheating! There are a few tricky ones in there though, so you'll be forgiven if you have to look up one or two of the answers. Let us know how you did by tweeting @auto_logistics.Congratulations if you managed to get it all right!Across5: Zeebrugge6: BMS8: Rail 10: Congestion13: Cloud 14: Container 16: Supply Chain 19: ...
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FeatureMercedes-Benz adds CKD imports to Thailand for local assembly
Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz division is now assembling CLA and GLA models in Thailand at the Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant (TAAP) in Samut Prakan province south of Bangkok, according to a report in the Bangkok Post news source.The vehicles were previously imported for sale to the country as finished vehicles but kits ...
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FeatureFord extends contract with NYK Auto Logistics in India
Ford India has extended the scope of a contract it signed with NYK Auto Logistics (India) in 2011. Initially, this simply involved the provision of ro-ro terminal services for finished vehicles at the Indian ports of Chennai and Ennore. However, under the new arrangement, NYK Auto Logistics (India) has also ...
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FeatureNYK announces South American exports from US and Mexico
NYK Line is moving vehicles and equipment into Central and South America with announcements that it has set up a new joint venture in Colombia for imports from Mexico and also will start handling exports from Port Canaveral in Florida, in the US.In the first move, NYK has signed an ...
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FeatureMazda to make engines in Russia for export to Asian markets
Mazda will become the first foreign carmaker to produce engines in Russia for export to its plants in Asia following an agreement with local producer Sollers. The company said it would invest RUB 2 billion ($35m) at a new engine plant to produce 50,000 engines annually at a facility in ...
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FeatureKia appoints Paragon to support growth
Kia Motors has awarded two new contracts worth £115m ($174m) to finished vehicle services provider Paragon Automotive in the UK. Paragon will support both new car storage and preparation, and de-fleet storage and preparation for the Korean carmaker.Paragon will handle Kia vehicles through its operation in Immingham and the company ...
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FeatureUTi expands contract logistics in Mexico
Supply chain and logistics provider UTi has opened a new contract logistics facility in Mexico to support the growth of its clients in the automotive and high-tech industries.The 2,500 sq.m facility is located in Irapuato in the north central region, which has become a hub of activity for automotive and ...
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FeatureHöegh vessel found with handguns aboard is released
Kenyan authorities have now released a car-carrying vessel operated by Höegh Autoliners after a consignment of undeclared handguns was found inside a number of military vehicles being shipped for the United Nations (UN).The Höegh Transporter was detained for a week by the authorities when it called at the port of ...