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FeatureNYK convicted and fined in Australia over criminal cartel activity
After admitting its guilt last year, shipping company NYK has been convicted by Australia’s federal court and fined A$25m ($20m) for criminal cartel conduct –the second highest fine ever imposed by the country’s competition authority.In July 2016, following an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the Commonwealth ...
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FeatureWen replaces Worthen at Opel/Vauxhall as PSA takeover is completed
Michelle Wen (pictured) will join Opel from September 1st as head of purchasing for the German-headquartered carmaker, as well as for its Vauxhall brand in the UK.The news emerged as the takeover of the General Motors’ Europe subsidiary by PSA Group was completed on Tuesday.Wen will replace Katherine Worthen, vice-president ...
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FeatureDifferent digital paces
The headline above might well have read ‘industry and logistics 4.0’, ‘the industrial internet of things’, ‘factories of the future’, ‘smart supply chains’ or ‘manufacturing 2025’.Or we might have turned to one of a growing number of acronyms used to outline the car industry’s future, like Mercedes-Benz Car’s CASE or ...
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FeatureSentech to close Port Elizabeth site in wake of GM’s exit from South Africa
The Sentech automotive parts plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, is to close by the end of September. The move follows General Motors’ (GM) recent announcement that it would cease manufacturing and selling Chevrolets in the country by the end of the year.Describing the OEM’s recent announcement as “sudden”, Treve ...
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FeatureGM begins work on supplier and logistics park in Arlington
[Updated June 22nd] GM will open a new supplier park and logistics centre next to its assembly plant in Arlington, Texas in 2018 as part of its $1 billion investment in US operations announced earlier this year. Arlington City Council has approved economic incentives to facilitate a $250m redevelopment project ...
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FeatureGM restricts production in India to exports and exits South Africa after 90 years
General Motors has announced further restructuring of its international businesses, including moving to an export-only production model in India and exiting the South African market altogether.Poor sales, margins and a lack of scale in the supply chain have contributed to the decisions. They follow a recent pattern at GM of ...
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FeatureToyota top, Nissan bottom in North American supplier relations index
Toyota has beaten Honda to the top spot in the latest update of an index measuring working relations between North American OEMs and their suppliers. It’s the seventh time in a row Toyota has held first position. Nissan was at the opposite end of the ranking, meanwhile.The 17th annual North ...
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FeaturePSA touts European scale and supply chain synergy in Opel/Vauxhall acquisition
PSA Group and General Motors (GM) have come to an agreement over the sale of the latter's European business, specifically the Opel and Vauxhall brands, with the total price coming in at €2.2 billion ($2.33 billion), including a €900m deal for the financing division. The deal, which is expected to ...
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FeatureCarmakers to benefit from renovated Sagunto port rail line
Spain’s national ports authority, Puertos del Estado, has committed €40m ($42.6m) to upgrade the railway line linking Zaragoza, Teruel and the port of Sagunto on the Mediterranean coast. Of this, €13.6m is earmarked for sidings and €23m for the rail access into the port.The government said that it wanted to ...
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FeatureMarcos Ferlin handling GM South America’s supply chain directorship
Following the untimely death of Fred Roldan in July, the position of supply chain director at GM South America is currently being handled on an interim basis by Marcos Ferlin. Ferlin is also purchasing program management director at the carmaker and has been with the company for more than 30 ...
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FeatureIndustry mourns loss of Frederico Roldan
It is with great sadness that Automotive Logistics has learned of the death of Frederico Roldan, General Motors’ supply chain director for South America and a long-time executive in logistics roles. Roldan died suddenly on July 21st, aged 46.Roldan had over 20 years’ automotive experience with GM, working in materials ...
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FeatureGM’s Chevrolet division to make CVs with Navistar
General Motors (GM) has signed an agreement with commercial vehicle maker Navistar for the assembly of medium-duty, class 4/5 trucks.Production will begin in 2018 at Navistar’s facility in Springfield, Ohio. The truckmaker is investing $12m in upgrades to the plant and production equipment. As part of that upgrade, Navistar will ...
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FVL North America conference: To ETA, or not to ETA?
In 2015, less than 5% of new vehicles sold in North America were built-to-order, compared to around 50% in Europe, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA). Given that the majority of vehicles are built-to-stock the need to give dealers estimated arrival times (ETAs) in North America appears less ...
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FeatureFVL North America conference: To ETA, or not to ETA?
In 2015, less than 5% of new vehicles sold in North America were built-to-order, compared to around 50% in Europe, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA). Given that the majority of vehicles are built-to-stock the need to give dealers estimated arrival times (ETAs) in North America appears less ...
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FeatureJapanese shockwaves reach North America
The earthquakes that hit the Kumamoto region of Japan’s Kyushu island on April 15th-16th, knocking out production at assembly and supplier plants across the country, have now also affected automotive production in North America.GM has suspended production for two weeks (from Monday April 25th) at four of its high volume ...
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FeatureAll change for Aussie rules
After manufacturing comes to a close next year, will the finished vehicle logistics industry in Oz come good – or cark it?The end of car assembly in Australia is imminent and with it, comes a change to the face of the industry. This year, Ford is set to shut its ...
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FeatureConsolidation in logistics: Big fish eat the little fish...
The big players in automotive logistics are getting bigger after a record year for mergers and acquisitions, with middle players at particular risk of being subsumed. So will this trend continue?There has been a growing trend for consolidation in the third party logistics sector over the past few years, including ...
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FeatureThe progress and possibilities of ePOD
Though it has been around for a while, the vehicle logistics world is only just beginning to catch on to the potential of ePOD, especially in North America, where mandates and standards are setting the coursePaperless transactions have been ubiquitous in the transfer of goods and services for more than ...
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