All Finished vehicles articles – Page 58
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FeatureImport and export systems - fishing for downstream efficiency
Uneven outbound chain;Managing over greater distances; Building vehicle destinations into production planning. The links jump to sections of the article Uneven dwell time affects port processors, shipping lines and OEMs alike but is build-for-distribution a wish too far? Even seasoned automotive logistics veterans are impressed at the scale of ...
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FeatureIndia ports – shaping up to ship out
India must add services and new port infrastructure to keep up with growing exportsKeeping up with exportsOEM port preferencesNYK: how to improve Indian ports Chennai holds strong Making the perfect portAlthough the Indian market has seen domestic sales decline this year, growth has remained stronger for passenger vehicle exports. In ...
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FeatureRenault Nissan more than the sum of its parts
Step changes in integration;Management and organisation;Combining in the UK;Network map;Russia as an Alliance template;Europe in decline; Finding opportunities.use the links to jump to different sections Four years after Renault Nissan created Alliance Logistics Europe to combine the logistics management and operations of the two brands, the group is making major ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Bosporus Shuttle, VW opens PDC, CP cuts time cross country, Rolfo updates Ego, Dealer satisfaction survey
DB Schenker to launch ‘Bosporus Shuttle’ in SeptemberDB Schenker Rail will start a new service between Germany and Turkey in September this year that will eventually offer five pairs of trains per week to enhance its existing service between Western Europe and Turkey. The service supports both finished vehicle ...
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FeatureDHL reveals vehicle launch service
DHL has introduced a three-stage modular process for new vehicle launches that it says covers the entire product launch cycle from prototype to marketing and can reduce to a minimum the supply chain incidents that occur along the way. At a special DHL Automotive meeting held in Paris, France ...
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FeatureSpanish dealers raided in anti-trust action
The Spanish government’s anti-trust authority, the National Competition Commission (CNC), is investigating a number of automotive dealers and distributors across the country that are suspected of being involved in the price fixing of vehicles and services, as well as the exchange of commercially sensitive information. The organisation, which carried ...
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FeatureMexico is mission critical
Either you are in Mexico today or you will be tomorrow. It is a location that is mission critical to the business of carmakers and logistics providers alike but at the moment it is a puzzle with many different pieces, each with its own challenge for the automotive industry. ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Ford in Top 25; Vladivostock traffic; Yusen expands in Chicago; Gefco prestige service;
Ford makes Gartner Supply Chain Top 25Ford has made it into the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 ranking for the first time, reaching number 22 this year, up from 26 last year and number 51 in 2011. It is the only carmaker in the top 25 and has been ...
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FeatureEuropean transport providers fight for survival
As Europe’s car industry slides deeper into recession the list of priorities in the finished vehicle sector has become an unfortunately simple one: there is only one and it is survival. Speaking at last week’s Spring Congress and General Meeting of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG) ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: DHL adds for Asia-Europe; WWL to build; Airbag triggers BMW recall; Barloworld buy-out; Denso opens in Iowa; Renault Nissan Awards
DHL adds Asia-Europe servicesDHL Global Forwarding, Freight has added two new routes between Asia and Europe for intermodal shipments, including those for the automotive sector. The first route offers daily rail shipments from Shanghai via the trans-Siberian route in the north and through the border at Malaszewicze in Poland ...
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FeatureBogdan transfers logistics control to Gefco
Ukrainian vehicle maker Bogdan has recently transferred the management of its logistics operations to Russian Railways subsidiary Gefco. The agreement, which was signed at the end of April, involves the transfer to Gefco Ukraine of 80 pieces of equipment, including trucks and transporters. Gefco will also manage warehouses in ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: BLG volumes in 2012; San Antonio carriers divert; Chrysler drives ePOD; Toyota exports from US to Russia; Yusen inbound for Jaguar; Geodis buys into Spanish rail
BLG handles more vehicles in 2012BLG Logistics Group has reported earnings before tax of €49.1m ($64.4m) for 2012, a slight increase over the €48.5m recorded in 2011, with gains in the Automobile Logistics and Contract Logistics sectors. The strongest division with earnings of €419m was Automobile Logistics, followed by ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Martha Garcia-Perry, Nigel Fletcher, Anthony Foxx, James Muir, Ian Veitch, Fred van der Heijden, Steffen Rabus
North American vehicle carrier, MetroGistics, has appointed Martha Garcia-Perry as its director of account management. She previously worked as senior manager of Regional Operations at Insight Network Logistics overseeing the day-to-day distribution operations of Chrysler’s finished vehicle delivery network in the Southeast US. Garcia-Perry brings more than 12 years ...
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FeatureRising stocks trigger dealer price war in China
The Chinese car market needs a more sustainable approach to growth in the wake of rising overcapacity in production that, combined with an unbridled price war amongst dealers, has curtailed its development and led to a dangerous rise in vehicle inventory, according to Shen Jinjun, executive vice chairman and ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Ed Wilson, Joerg Schnackenberg, Anu Goel, Fred Diaz, Reid Bigland, Justin Arnold, David Whyte, Linda Mitchell
Ed Wilson is moving from his role as manager of port operations and metrics at Volkswagen Group of America to take up a new position as general manager of vehicle logistics at the carmaker. From 1st May this year he will be responsible for all vehicle logistics activities supporting ...
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FeatureMore outsourcing at Hero Moto
In advance of opening a new plant this October, India’s Hero Motocorp has been looking to logistics providers to help improve inbound and outbound logistics costs and delivery times. Along with outsourcing more container imports, the manufacturer has introduced a new loading and securement system for outbound distribution. Hero ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Mercedes imports to Turkey; Nissan uses Korean trailers; Mercurio Pallia opens for Fiat India; Autometro volumes; Menlo opens second Beligian centre
Mercedes imports to Turkey via AutoportMercedes-Benz has begun using Turkey’s Autoport terminal at Izmit in Kocaeli for imports of trucks and buses from its manufacturing plants in Istanbul and Aksaray. The 15-hectare terminal, which was built by Arkas Holding and opened in 2008, has the capacity to move 400,000 ...
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FeatureDaimler's new take on some old vehicle logistics challenges
In a sector often maligned for failing to innovate, two companies in Europe, Daimler and logistics provider Vega, are searching for new and improved ways of doing finished vehicle logistics.In Europe, given the need to reduce costs while responding to structural changes in the market and vehicle flows, Daimler and ...
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FeatureAmerican Honda’s flexible future
American Honda’s vice-president of logistics and sales planning, Dennis Manns, outlines the OEM’s route to success in Mexico and North America.
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FeatureToyota plans US export expansion to Eastern Europe and Russia
Toyota’s decision to start exports from the US to Russia and the Ukraine this spring – the first US export programme to those markets for the carmaker – marks the start of bigger plans for volume movements between the US and Eastern Europe. It also indicates how important exports to ...