All Finished vehicles articles – Page 39
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FeatureRussia threatens retaliatory ban on vehicle imports
Russia has said it will tighten retaliatory sanctions on products from Western nations to include a ban on vehicles if more sanctions are imposed on the export of Russian products.The announcement follows the recent imposition of sanctions on food products from the European Union, United States, Australia, Canada and Norway. ...
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FeatureCETM welcomes revival in Spanish haulage but calls for change
The head of Spain’s vehicle haulage association has welcomed positive signs in the market and called for a working party to represent the interests of the sector.Daniel Tarragona, managing director of the SETRAM group (pictured), has had his position as president of the vehicle haulage association – CETM Portavehículos y ...
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FeatureGetting the North American network in ship shape
The inaugural Import Export North America conference, a joint AIAG and Finished Vehicle Logistics event, saw executives and lawmakers debate how best to prepare the region to meet the logistics challenges of changing import and export flows and rising production. Executives gathered at the port of Baltimore, Maryland The recovery ...
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FeatureNissan inaugurates VDC at Aguascalientes A2 plant
Nissan has officially opened a vehicle distribution centre (VDC) at second plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico following an investment of $31m. The carmaker said the facility would accelerate the export of the Sentra vehicles made at the plant and push the daily number sent to the US to 720. Currently 100% ...
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FeatureAudi shakes up distribution and sales set up in Malaysia
Audi is taking back a greater part of the responsibility for distributing its vehicles in Malaysia from local firm DRB-Hicom in move designed to strengthen the brand there and expand its portfolio. However, in terms of the sales network DRB will continue to work for the carmaker as an authorised ...
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FeatureDHL handles machinery move to Ghana
DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) is organising the ocean delivery of construction machinery from German firm GT Günter Papenburg to the Ghanaian Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in Africa. The transport is being handled by DGF’s special projects team – DHL Industrial Projects.The company is overseeing port handling at ...
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FeatureSAIC-GM-Wuling responds to high demand for Baojun people carrier
Chinese joint venture SAIC-GM-Wuling has reported immediate demand for its Baojun 730 seven-seat family vehicle. According to GM the company received more than 10,000 orders for the people carrier within 52 hours of its launch.The joint venture announced its newest model simultaneously on its official website, and on China’s social ...
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FeatureLooking back: putting customers first in Indian vehicle logistics
Achal Paliwal (left), until recently head of exports and logistics at Honda Cars India, sat down for a pint or two with our India correspondent to discuss a career in vehicle logistics and the evolution of two Japanese companies in India with very different approaches.When long-serving executives step down from ...
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FeatureVehicle numbers at Spanish ports return to pre-crisis levels
Automotive traffic at Spanish ports, which has been particularly badly hit by the country's economic difficulties in recent years, is finally beginning to show signs of exceeding previous growth. The ports of Barcelona and Santander have both reported healthy figures for the first five months of 2014.At the Mediterranean port ...
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FeatureGeorgia ports post record throughput in fiscal '14
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in the southern US has recorded processing more than 700,000 vehicles and machinery units in its results for fiscal year 2014 (July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014), with the majority handled by the port of Brunswick’s dedicated Colonel’s Island automotive and machinery terminal. Brunswick ...
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FeatureAlabama port to develop finished vehicle terminal
The director of the Alabama State Port Authority, Jimmy Lyons, has revealed plans for the development of a $54m finished vehicle terminal at the port of Mobile. The authority has secured the property already and is in talks with carmakers and vehicle processors. The initial project will see the development ...
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FeatureHonda to use India as export hub
Honda has said it will make India a manufacturing base for the supply of manual transmissions to emerging markets across Asia and South America. It also plans to export its new Mobilio MPV, which is being made at the Greater Noida plant in Utter Pradesh, to South Africa.The carmaker said ...
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FeatureAcumen moves to larger operating centre in UK
UK-based transport and logistics provider Acumen Automotive Logistics has leased a new, larger operating centre near Coventry and moved its finished vehicle operations there to accommodate business growth driven by new contracts.According to the company the new site covers more than five hectares compared to the previous site, which covered ...
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FeatureTata appoints TML to distribute commercial vehicles in Russia
Indian vehicle maker Tata Motors has appointed TML Truck Rus as the official distributor of its commercial vehicles in the Russian Federation.TML will import vehicles and service parts, and establish exclusive brand outlets in Moscow and St Petersburg for light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles. It will also set up ...
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FeatureImport/Export North America now underway in Baltimore
The inaugural Import/Export North America conference is now underway at the port of Baltimore, organised by Finished Vehicle Logistics and the Automotive Industry Action Group. Senior vehicle logistics executives from OEMs including American Honda, Volkswagen and Nissan are present along with respresentatives of the US Maritime Administration. Captain Paul ‘Chip’ ...
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FeatureNorfolk Southern train carrying Ford vehicles derails in Virginia
[This story was updated on 18 July] A 33-wagon Norfolk Southern train including a consignment of vehicles, including Ford trucks, has derailed in south-western Virginia, US. The incident, which took place on Monday evening (14 July) in the town of Wytheville, resulted in 12 Autorack wagons and two double-stacked containers ...
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FeatureEnd of long wait could be in sight for India’s GST
Following nearly 15 years of parliamentary wrangling, India’s new government has committed to introducing the Goods and Service Tax (GST) as early as this financial year, as revealed last week in the annual budget, presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley. The tax reform is expected to have major impacts on ...
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FeatureIran Khodro begins vehicle exports to Russia
Iran’s largest domestic carmaker, Iran Khodro, has restarted exports of vehicles to Russia and plans to send 10,000 vehicles there by 2015. The first shipment, sent from the carmaker’s plant in Tehran, included the Samand and Runna (left) sedans.“We can manage the balance between our export and import, should we ...
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FeatureChrysler’s ePOD initiative now in full swing
Chrysler’s mandate that all vehicle deliveries to its dealers in the US must be administered electronically is now in effect, with a number of leading transport companies in compliance, equal to around 1,600 trucks. The companies are using the electronic proof of delivery (ePOD) mobile app, called vinDeliver, provided by ...
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FeatureGefco opens two-wheeler centre in Turkey
Gefco Turkey has started operations at a new 10,000 sq.m warehouse in Çayırova in Turkey’s north-western Kocaeli province that will handle storage and onward distribution of two-wheeler vehicles to dealers across Turkey, as well as catering to other manufacturers.The company said that 5,000 sq.m of the new warehouse is bonded ...