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FeatureBrexit vote leads Opel to cut output in Germany
GM’s Opel division is cutting production at two of its plants in Germany as a consequence of the UK’s vote in June to leave the European Union (EU).The company said it was anticipating slower sales of the Corsa and Insignia models and that this would affect production at the Eisenach ...
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FeatureAnita Pieper takes over BMW’s global vehicle logistics; Ulrich Wieland to lead design of production system
Anita Pieper is to take over as vice-president of vehicle distribution and vehicle distribution centres (VDCs) at BMW Group from September 1st. She will be responsible for global vehicle logistics, plant yard and port terminal operations. Pieper replaces Dr Ulrich Wieland, who has moved to a new role in strategy ...
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MAN extends contract with Imperial
German logistics company Imperial Logistics International has struck a deal to continue managing the MAN Truck and Bus trailer yard in Salzgitter, Germany, for at least another three years. MAN manufactures components for commercial vehicles at the site.Imperial, based in Duisburg, is responsible for moving trailers between the yard and ...
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FeatureChristian Mörtl takes up lead role at time:matters
Christian Mörtl (pictured) is taking up the role of managing director of operations and finance at time:matters, the freight expeditor subsidiary of Germany’s Lufthansa Cargo. Mörtl moves from his previous role as head of aircraft handling at the parent company and succeeds Armin Hamm, who left time:matters at the end ...
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FeatureBMW consolidates air freight shipments between US and Germany
BMW’s division in North America has confirmed it will start using an air freight service for the regular import and export of parts between the US and Germany. Flights are due to start in November.The service, called the Senator Atlantic Bridge, is being set up by German distributor Senator International, ...
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FeatureKuehne + Nagel expands on spare parts services for BMW
BMW has signed a contract with logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel for the management of its service parts facility at Bruckberg–Gündlkofen (pictured), near Landshut, northeast of Munich, Germany. From the 144,000 sq.m centre, Kuehne + Nagel will support car and motorcycle spare parts distribution.The facility includes more than 610,000 storage ...
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FeaturePorsche invests €80m in engine plant with latest line-side technology
German luxury carmaker Porsche has opened an engine facility at its main site at Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen in Germany that will use the latest production and line-side logistics technology.It represents a further investment in the plant of €80m ($89m). Porsche has invested more than €300m so far in the site.The 10,000 sq.m ...
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FeatureGerman authorities raid carmakers and tier suppliers
Dawn raids have been carried out at the offices of a number of leading carmakers and tier suppliers in Germany as part of an investigation into suspected breaches of the country’s competition law.Firms including BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen, Bosch and ZF Friedsrichshafen were raided on June 23rd by officials from Germany’s ...
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FeatureSchnellecke takes on inbound parts for BMW motorcycles
Schnellecke Logistics has won a contract with the motorcycle division of BMW (BMW Motorrad) to manage inbound and aftermarket packaging activity at the OEM’s supply centre in Berlin, Germany.Schnellecke said it was taking over responsibility for areas including handling incoming goods, storage of parts bins and empties management. The scope ...
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FeaturePorsche moves full production of Panamera to Leipzig
Porsche’s plant in Leipzig, Germany is taking over complete production of the new generation Panamera sports saloon. Full production is ramping up already, according to the carmaker, and will initially involve 4S, 4S Diesel and Turbo models going on sale in Europe from November 5th. Vehicles for other market regions ...
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FeatureNiedersachsen Ports upgrades ro-ro facility at Cuxport
Work has begun on a new heavy lift ramp at Cuxport in Germany that will support high and heavy shipments weighing more than 1,000 tonnes.The ramp is being built by Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts) at berth 9.3 at Cuxhaven’s inland port and will be 115 metres long and 55 metres wide."We ...
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FeatureMercedes-Benz hands over 1,000 Actros trucks to Girteka Logistics
Stefan Buchner (left), head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks, hands over the symbolic key to Mindaugas Raila, chairman of Girteka Logistics, at the Mercedes-Benz Customer Center in Wörth.Lithuanian transport and logistics provider Girteka Logistics has begun taking delivery of 1,000 Actros trucks from Mercedes-Benz to support its business in Europe, Scandinavia ...
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FeatureMercedes-Benz upgrades Dortmund bus plant
Mercedes-Benz has invested €900,000 ($990,000) in upgrading its EvoBus minibus assembly plant in Dortmund, Germany.The modernisation and expansion project includes five new cutting, grinding and welding cabins along with an extended logistics area for storing dismantled components during the assembly process. The vehicle maker said that combined, the cabins and ...
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FeatureAudi using emergency measures to deal with floods at Neckarsulm
German carmaker Audi has confirmed it was forced to shut down production at its Neckarsulm plant near Stuttgart for the first shift on Monday, because of severe flooding in the south-western region of Germany. Parts of the plant were flooded and supply routes were cut off. However, production was up ...
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FeatureVolkswagen introduces ‘ride-along platform’ to improve logistics
Volkswagen has introduced a new handling system to support sequenced parts picking at its Wolfsburg plant in a move that should improve picking accuracy while boosting the ergonomics of the operation for its staff.Up to now, workers at the site have had to manoeuvre heavy trolleys when gathering together materials ...
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Wolfgang Göbel appointed chief sales officer for Mosolf Group
Wolfgang Göbel has been appointed to the position of chief sales officer at Mosolf Group. He will also join the board of management.The newly-created position is designed to ensure the long-term success of Mosolf and acknowledge the many years of service that Göbel has given the company.Göbel has been working ...
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Featuretime:matters extends Sameday network to the US
German freight expeditor time:matters is expanding its US operation with the integration of United Airlines into its Sameday 24-hour international delivery network.The company said customers would benefit from fast transport and handling times to and from the US.By way of example, it said urgently required spare parts from southern Germany ...
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FeatureMagna snaps up Telemotive to expand into electronics
Tier supplier Magna International is to buy Telemotive, a supplier of automotive electronics equipment and services, for an undisclosed sum.Subject to regulatory approval, the deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2016 and will allow Magna to integrate Telemotive’s five German facilities into its vehicle engineering and ...
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FeatureBLG begins parts handling at Düsseldorf logistics centre
[Updated 6th May] Germany’s BLG Logistics has begun parts handling operations at its new facility at the port of Düsseldorf. The company is currently using 10,000 sq.m of a 32,000 sq.m building to provide logistics services and sub-assembly for Daimler. Its services there include vehicle marshalling, loading and unloading of ...
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FeatureMercedes-Benz Trucks celebrates 50 years at Wörth CKD facility
Mercedes-Benz Trucks is celebrating the 50th anniversary of operations at its complete knockdown (CKD) centre at the Wörth plant in Germany, where more than 700,000 truck parts kits have been made since it opened in 1966.Last year the centre dispatched 13,000 kits for reassembly in facilities around the world, including ...
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