All GM articles – Page 34
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Supply chain and earthquake costs hurt carmakers' profits
The release of earnings reports over the past week has revealed supply chain threats to carmakers’ profits in the form of higher raw material costs, currency shifts as well as component shortages and premium freight logistics costs, both related to the lingering impacts from the Japanese earthquake. Several carmakers facing ...
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Ford chooses Gujarat for logistics access
Ford Motor Company has said that it chose to build a car and powetrain plant in India in Sanand, Gujarat, in the northwestern part of the country, to improve delivery times to the largest market in the north and to gain better access to the ports of export in the ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Following last month’s logistics management shakeup at General Motors it has been confirmed that Andreas Graffe will replace Jeff Morrison as director of logistics for Opel/Vauxhall in Europe. Graffe, who is currently purchasing director at Shanghai GM, will move over to the new role next month. Morrison moves back to ...
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FeatureGAZ president calls for discipline in Russia
Logistics, customs clearance and Russian industrial policy will play critical roles in the on-going modernisation and success of Russia’s GAZ Group in the coming years, according to its president, Bo Andersson, the former global purchasing and supply chain chief for General Motors. Speaking to Automotive Logistics during the Automotive News ...
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FeatureAfter the disaster in Japan
The tsunami and earthquake in Japan have produced soul-searching about how the industry should react. But there will not be a knee-jerk reaction, and well-established practices will not be thrown into reverseKey industries positions questioned;Minimising impact of disasters.Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in March put a significant proportion of the ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Myla Motors will start production in Russia with lean logistics strategyThe Russian market will see the introduction of an entirely new car brand at the end of this year from a new plant opening in Tartarstan. Myla Motors, founded in 2005 by John Mylonas (pictured), a former General Motors executive, ...
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FeatureGM shakes up logistics leadership
The beginning of June has seen some major shifts in logistics management at General Motors. Christine Krathwohl, who was until last week director of Global Purchasing and Corporate Administrative Services/Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing (VSSM), has now replaced Dale Kitchen as executive director, Global Logistics & Containers. Krathwohl will report ...
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FeatureMahindra Logistics aims to double turnover
Following the news that Mahindra Logistics reached an annual turnover of 1,000 crore ($219m) last year to become one of India’s largest integrated 3PLs, the company’s CEO Pirojshaw Sarkari has revealed that it intends to double that figure by 2015 and will concentrate on logistics training to back up its ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Julie Krehbiel has resigned as vice president and general manager – Automotive, from US rail provider Union Pacific. The company said she had left for “personal reasons”. No further details were made available. Krehbiel has been replaced by Linda Brandl, who moves from her position as vice president of the ...
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FeatureArgentine car production accellerates
The Brazil effectGlobal giants investCapacity is getting tightArgentina’s auto sector has been stuttering for the last few years in the wake of the financial crisis. But last year car sales reached a new recor,d based on heightened demand at home as well as strong demand abroad, particularly from Brazil, writes ...
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FeatureThailand takes off
Strong government incentives for manufacturers coupled with regional freetrade agreements and growing domestic and export demand are spurring a fast growing automotive sector in Thailand. Russell Beron and Ellen Hua take a look at how the market is developing and what LSPs are doing to keep up.Thai automotive growth driversA ...
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FeatureGlovis America: the next generation
Expansion plans for the US Assets to have and to have notThe Hyundai and Kia networkConsolidating ports will continueBetter planning for port processingGlovis America is not simply an offshoot of the Korean giant Hyundai; it is a lean logistics company ready to work across the automotive sector, from vehicle processing ...
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FeatureTurning the tide at Toyota
Doing it in-houseThe US distribution networkImproving ETA accuracyKeeping an eye on capacityFuture projectsTurning to growth againChristopher Ludwig meets Nancy Davies and discovers someobe unfazed by the challenges the last few years have thrown at Toyota’s finished vehicle distribution in the US, and who has big plans for streamlining the company’s ...
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FeatureGM awards LSPs in Detroit
Twelve logistics companies have been recognised in General Motors’ Supplier of the Year awards for 2010, held recently at the GM Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan. The award, now in its 19th year, recognises the significant contributions of GM’s suppliers in 2010 as part of the company’s global product and ...
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FeatureGM boosts exports to China after Hu visit
General Motors has signed a two-year agreement worth $900m with its SAIC joint venture in China, Shanghai GM, for the export from the US of Cadillac, Buick and Chevrolet vehicles and components. Vehicle shipments are expected to account for $500m while the component exports are valued at $400m. The deal ...
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Feature2011 conference season kicks off in Bonn
The 2011 Automotive Logistics conference season is set to begin with a bang as more speakers have now been confirmed for the 9th annual Automotive Logistics Europe conference, including top logistics executives from major carmakers such as General Motors, Daimler, BMW, Ford of Europe, Audi and others. The conference, the ...
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Vying for custom
Everything but the kitchen sinkMazda sells the benefitsThe GM approachBrand integrityMaking models accessibleCustomisation can be a simple addition of decals, or a full conversion for wheelchair access, and the degree to which manufacturers want to outsource this operation varies as much as the processes themselves, writes Malcolm Wheatley.At Daimler and ...
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FeatureNo cost to spare
The automotive aftermarket in Europe has become radically more competitive thanks to the Block Exemption and global sourcing. Malcolm Wheatley investigates the approaches carmakers and providers are taking to save costs and increase speed in the supply chainAll in fluxHonda Europe reshapes delivery approachCan't spare the profits from sparesOEMs need ...
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Consumers drive logistics
The gap between success and failure in the automotive logistics market is widening, with the difference often lying in serving emerging consumersAlthough the outlook for automotive logistics is mixed (awful in some markets) there are simultaneously a host of improving financials from some logistics providers. Meanwhile, global car sales and ...
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FeatureGlobal news in brief
Russia revises import tariffs for foreign assemblyRussia is revising its rules for foreign vehicle assembly in the country, exempting carmakers from abroad that make up to 300,000 vehicles per year there from import tariffs on parts for eight years. Under the current rules, foreign companies benefit from discounted tariff ...