Service parts logistics

News and analysis into the distribution of spare parts and aftermarket parts from manufacturing or storage facilities to service centres and customers.

Service parts logistics

Control what you can in Mexico, says RPS

2020-01-22T10:07:00+00:00By Victoria Johns

Royal Power Solutions (RPS) vice-president of supply chain Kevin Reed (pictured) believes medium-sized suppliers should find a reason for entry and control what they can when deciding to expand into Mexico…

Groupe CAT opens new HQ

2020-01-14T15:17:00+00:00By Steve Garnsey

Finished vehicle transport specialist Groupe CAT has inaugurated its new headquarters beside the River Seine at Suresnes on the outskirts of Paris…

Mena aftermarket: Playing a bigger part

2020-01-13T09:21:00+00:00By Richard Brown

Overall economic growth may be lacklustre, but automotive aftermarket sales are on the increase in the Middle East and North Africa…

Royal Power Solutions inaugurates parts facility in Mexico

2020-01-09T14:43:00+00:00By Victoria Johns

Royal Power Solutions (RPS), a supplier of electrical power and signal distribution components, celebrated the opening of its automotive parts manufacturing facility in Querétaro, Mexico last month…

Shifting gears: How Skoda automated Vrchlabí

2020-01-09T12:11:00+00:00By Victoria Johns

The smallest of Skoda’s production plants, the Vrchlabí site in the Czech Republic has been producing direct shift transmissions for the Volkswagen Group since 2012..

In the zone at Jebel Ali port

2020-01-08T12:16:00+00:00By Victoria Johns

With a multi-tier parking facility holding around 27,000 car equivalent units (CEU), Jebel Ali is the biggest port in the Middle East and the 11th largest worldwide. The port has four terminals connecting to more than 150 other ports through 80 weekly services, and its activity accounts for 26.1% of Dubai’s GDP. In 2018, 82% of Dubai’s automotive trade passed through Jebel Ali, worth $31.6 billion in vehicles, tyres, parts and accessories.