All GM articles – Page 32
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Vicki Streukens is moving from her position as General Motors' director of vehicle logistics for North America to take up a new role as director of logistics, customer care and aftersales at the carmaker. Streukens has been director of vehicle logistics since 2006 having previously served in a variety of ...
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FeatureThe needless damage done
Damage prevention Who foots the bill? Putting the pieces back together Less damage, greater savingsThird party possibilities?Malcolm Weatley finds out how insurance claims handling companies are working with manufacturers and logistics providers to identify damage trends and make claims process faster and smoother, with the aim of reducing incidents and ...
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FeaturePacking a knockdown punch
With CKD operations crucial to many manufacturers’ global strategies, Anthony Coia looks at the issues of cost, reusability and customisation in packaging the vital kits One way packaging; 3PL services; The cardboard way; Economic efficiencies; Packaging solutions; Logan's run; Three-pronged approach.As a method of vehicle assembly, the complete knockdown system ...
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FeaturePotential and problems in equal measure
Different strokes Heavy investment Coping with growth Finding partners for growthAccess and infrastructureA flexible futureDespite political uncertainty and its recent propensity for economic boom and bust, Russia is still a major growth market for automotive. With LSPs investing heavily in ports, inland terminals and transport assets, Chris Lewis looks at ...
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FeatureOne vision for a global platform at UTi
UTi Worldwide is standardising its organisation to better replicate global services from one market to another. Christopher Ludwig finds the firm’s top executives believe great logistics services begin with the car industryThe power of one;Replicating services globally;The potential for regional sourcing.UTi Worldwide might not be the most recognisable name or ...
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FeatureChinese carmakers accelerate into Brazil
Tony Danby reports on how Chinese and other OEMs are investing in local production and distribution in Brazil.Chinese players become established;Chinese pick-up business;Incumbents reamin strong;LSPs eye new business;Looking for opportunities;Tuning logistics operations.Although the Brazilian market has seen a slowdown in vehicle sales over recent months, the country is still ...
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FeatureReframing a fragmented network
GM’s Opel/Vauxhall unit is making moves to centralise its aftermarket logistics and improve efficiency at its warehouses. Simon Duval Smith caught up with Sarah Kenworthy, director of aftermarket supply chain.Vauxhall’s Chalton parts warehouse, near to the OEM’s Luton plant some 55km north of London, covers 1.2m square feet (110,00m2) of ...
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FeatureClear port growth could get blurry
Germany takes the lead Transhipment central in BelgiumBalancing flowsUK ports reboundConnecting ScandinaviaIberia develops despite tough economyUps and downsFrench and Italian portsOcean carrier strategiesLast year was a surprisingly strong year for European new vehicle handling at ports, with particular strength in Germany and surprising resilience even in hard-hit Spain. But increasing ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
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FeatureGlobal round up
Groupe CAT wins Ssangyong contract in UKTransport and logistics provider Groupe CAT is providing Ssangyong with technical services for vehicle imports to the UK through the port of Bristol at Portbury following a contract signed in February. Onward distribution to the dealerships in the UK will be handled by CAT's ...
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FeatureGM reveals figure for PSA stake
Further details have come to light on the cost-saving alliance announced at the end of February between General Motors and PSA Peugeot-Citroën. According to news service Reuters, GM has made a regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in which the carmaker states it will pay €320m ($423m) ...
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FeatureGMSA begins Isuzu exports to Kenya
General Motors South Africa exported its first shipment of Isuzu KB light commercial vehicles to Kenya last weekend, the latest market for the company's right-hand drive versions of the vehicle, which is already exported to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Mauritius. Isuzu already has a 30% share of Kenyan LCV ...
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FeatureBrazil seeks review on Mexico trade pact
Brazil has made it known that it wishes to renegotiate a trade agreement it has with Mexico, bringing forward from 2020 to 2015 the possibility of trade in heavy vehicles. The Complimentary Economic Agreement (ACE) first appeared in 2003 and has resulted in bilateral automotive businesses growing from little more ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Geely to export CKDs for assembly in EgyptChinese carmaker Geely is reported to have entered an agreement GB Auto (Ghabbour Auto), a vehicle assembler based in Egypt, for the production for vehicles for sale in the country and the wider North African market. Geely said last year that it was ...
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FeatureGM stake in PSA means services for Gefco
The announcement on Wednesday this week that General Motors is to take a 7% stake in French carmaker PSA Peugeot-Citroën as part of cost saving exercise designed to help each carmaker’s struggling European operations will also mean that PSA’s logistics unit Gefco will now provide logistics for GM in Europe ...
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FeatureLatin's America's export engine
Northbound networkOcean exportsVehicle processing connectionsThe domestic networkOverland challengesZero-damage mindsetMexico is the fastest growing region for vehicle production in North America. While its benefiting from some recovery to its main market in the US, it is also expanding its links to the south in Latin America, reports Anthony CoiaMexican automotive production ...
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FeatureAn insider's insight into India
With carmakers demanding the same level of 3PL service in India as they do elsewhere around the globe, Ramesh Kumar discovers the strengths that enable the country’s homegrown providers–such as TCI Supply Chain Solutions–to compete with global players.When Jasjit Sethi, the chief executive officer of TCI Supply Chain Solutions (TCI ...
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FeatureRolling out on to terra firma in Brazil
With a fast flow of new cars being produced and an abundance of older vehicles still requiring maintenance and spare parts, Brazil is a busy land for carmakers and logistics providers. The arrival of new manufacturers from Asia and Europe may also kick-start new business, as Tony Danby discoversGrowth opportunities ...
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FeatureUECC hits milestone at Pasajes
Norwegian-based short-sea vehicle forwarder, United European Car Carriers, has celebrated a milestone at the Spanish port of Pasajes with the movement of its six millionth vehicle through its terminal facility there. The terminal handles more than 250,000 units a year led by exports of 85% and imports of 15%. The ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Timothy Nickel has left tier one supplier Visteon in the US to join packaging supply chain expert and container pooling solutions company Surgere as vice president of operations. Nickel has had a 15-year career in the packaging industry, starting as a packaging engineer at Ford in 1997, before moving to ...