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FeatureRudolph Logistics to open first US facility near BMW Spartanburg
Rudolph Logistics is investing $18m in its first US warehouse located in Greer, South Carolina, just 1.6km from BMW’s Spartanburg plant.The 16,000 sq.m facility, which is sited on 2.3 hectares at the Caliber North Business Park, is expected to start operations in September with 150 staff under a new division ...
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FeatureMusk highlights 'production hell' as first Model 3 vehicles are delivered
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has admitted the company faces a 'production hell' in ramping up manufacturing rates. Musk was speaking as the OEM delivered the first Model 3 vehicles to customers in a ceremony at its Fremont plant in California last Friday.The company is aiming to ramp up production to ...
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FeatureDHL sets up dedicated semiconductor logistics service
To support forecasts of a near-17% growth in the semiconductor market this year, DHL has set up DHL Semiconductor Logistics, an operation combining various existing services into an end-to-end supply chain solution covering inbound and outbound logistics for chip manufacturers.Strong growth in the semiconductor market is in part being driven ...
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FeatureFurther stark warnings issued over impact of Brexit on UK automotive sector
The UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has warned that a sudden exit from the European Union in 2019 could knock the country’s production rate back to 2016 levels.Its warning was issued in the same week as separate analysis highlighting the risk of cost increases for the aftermarket ...
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FeatureKeeping taxes and duties in mind
For so many businesses, success can be attributed to how effectively the supply chain is managed and its impact on growth, costs and profitability. So many aspects including overall cost, supplier sourcing, manufacturing strategies and distribution network structure are impacted by the accelerating globalisation of business combined with taxes and ...
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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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FeatureLCVs recovering better than passenger cars in Russian market
The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market in Russia is experiencing a better recovery than that of light passenger vehicles – though it will be some time yet before it achieves pre-crisis levels, Tatiana Hristova, manager CEE – European Light Vehicle Sales Forecast at IHS Automotive, has suggested.Speaking to Automotive Logistics ...
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FeatureReport warns of costs and jobs threat from border adjustment tax
A new report by the Boston Consulting Group has estimated a border adjustment tax, encapsulated within the broader corporate tax reform being pursued by US politicians, would result in US carmakers and suppliers paying $34 billion in annual import taxes while recouping only just over a third of that on ...
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FeatureShift in powertrains drives strong growth in battery production
Production of lithium-ion batteries, like these ones at Nissan's Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant, looks set to soarAccelerating growth in electric and hybrid vehicle production is opening up a range of new supply chains across all areas of the automotive industry – not least in battery cell production.With vehicle manufacturers ...
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FeatureRussian automotive industry concerned by rising Platon toll rate
Concerns are growing in the Russian automotive sector about the rising costs of the Platon electronic toll system, Elizaveta Korshunova, head of outbound logistics at Gaz Group, revealed at the recent Automotive Logistics Russia summit.Korshunova said the toll had already raised transport costs for finished vehicles in Russia by nearly ...
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FeatureGentry-Stuenkel to lead supply chain at FCA US; Brazeau takes on combined logistics role
Wendi Gentry-Stuenkel (pictured) is now head of supply chain management at FCA – North America, assuming the company’s top supply chain role in the region with responsibilities for volume planning and logistics as well as a number of other cross-functional tasks. She replaced Steve Beahm with effect from June 30th, ...
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FeatureDigitalisation: for better or for worse, you can't just ignore it
Disruption or continuous improvement? That is the question over what digitalisation, autonomy and electrification will do to automotive logistics. Will new players swipe away older ones as though deleting undesirables on an app, or will technology improve efficiency and customer reach?The stock market drives the bleaker outlook for some. With ...
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FeatureNew UK customs system may not be ready in time for Brexit
The UK Audit Office has warned in a report this week that while progress has been made in designing and developing the new Customs Declaration Service (CDS), there is a risk its full functionality and scope will not be in place by the time the UK leaves the EU in ...
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FeatureUK extends financial support for export trade to supply chain SMEs
The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) has said it will provide government-backed financial support to supply chain companies involved in exporting goods from the country, including those from the automotive sector.The UK’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), which works alongside the DIT, plans to help both exporters ...
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FeatureChinese consortium bids $11.6 billion for Global Logistic Properties
Singapore’s Global Logistic Properties (GLP) has received a S$16 billion ($11.6 billion) takeover offer from a consortium of Chinese investors, in what would be the biggest private equity buyout of an Asian company by enterprise value.GLP, which owns and operates a global portfolio of 55m sq.m of space, announced a ...
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FeatureNafta document shows US wants to retain tariff-free trade
A summary of the US’s objectives in upcoming negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) has highlighted a clear desire to retain tariff-free trade arrangements with Canada and Mexico.Though the summary highlights a reduction of the country’s two large trade deficits with its North American partners as the ...
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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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FeatureMichelin opens £10m distribution centre in Stoke-on-Trent
Michelin has opened its £10m European distribution centre (EDC) in Stoke-on-Trent in the UK.The 53,500 sq.m facility, which will also host a national distribution centre (NDC) for Michelin’s tyre service company, ATS Euromaster, has been redeveloped to include 26 loading bays.Together, the two sites can handle more than 5m tyres ...
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FeatureSmart packaging: The quest for greater precision
Packaging is one area in the automotive supply chain in which greater connectivity and ‘internet of things’ (IoT) devices have the potential to make significant improvements. Many of the chronic issues that accompany the management and flow of equipment, including missing or incorrect containers, damage to parts, as well as ...
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FeatureRoyale opens Mexico office after fourfold rise in parts shipments
Time-critical shipment specialist, Royale International, has opened a divisional office in Mexico in response to a 400% increase in the movement of automotive parts over the last five years.According to Salvador Marin, senior account manager at Royale International, Mexico is now the company’s third biggest country in terms of revenue, ...