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FeatureAutomotive Logistics launches first Mexico conference
Automotive Logistics is holding its first conference in Mexico in January next year in association with the US Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG). The three-day event will take place in Mexico City, at the Marquis Reforma hotel, between the 27-29 January.Mexico is seeing a wave of new investment as OEMs ...
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FeatureMexican production booms but tier ones still reliant on imports
As production continues to grow in Mexico, with a recent spate of OEM and tier one suppliers announcing plans for facilities, the tier two and raw material base remains underdeveloped, which means that tier one suppliers are still relying on a high level of imports, according to industry analyst IHS ...
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FeatureRenault-Nissan and Daimler focus on Manzanillo port
Renault-Nissan’s alliance with Daimler is reported to be importing equipment for the construction of its recently announced plant in Aguascalientes in Mexico through the west coast port of Manzanillo. The choice of Manzanillo is a significant one because the port is expected to import Nissan parts and components from Asia ...
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FeatureParts supply problem stops Mitsubishi production in Venezuela
MMC Automotriz, the company owned by commercial joint venture Sojitz Group that makes Mitsubishi vehicles under contract in Venezuela, is reported to have stopped operations at its plant in Venezuela for a month because of a delay in the import of parts for assembly.The factory in Barcelona, Anzoátegui State, came ...
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FeatureRolls-Royce building tech and logistics centre in UK
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is building a new 30,000 sq.m technology and logistics centre in the UK at Bognor Regis, close to its manufacturing plant in Goodwood.The facility, which represents a multimillion pound investment, will consolidate three current operations covering the inbound and outbound sides of the business: an inbound warehouse ...
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FeatureSchnellecke expands services for BMW with Dingolfing contract
Schnellecke Logistics has been awarded a new six-year contract with BMW for the sequencing of parts to the carmaker’s plant in Dingolfing, Germany.“We will organise part of the BMW plant supply in Dingolfing, including incoming material, warehousing, and just-in-sequence deliveries,” said Olaf Dommernuth, project manager at Schnellecke. “In April a ...
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FeatureOn the right path
With foreign investment and favourable legislation, Nigeria could spring from automotive stagnation to overtake South Africa as the continent’s lead car manufacturing country. But the supply chain will be a major challenge.Nigeria’s once thriving domestic car assembly industry may be soon be reborn after years of stagnation nearly brought it ...
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FeatureVascor expands services with Commonwealth Express buyout
Third party logistics provider Vascor has bought Commonwealth Express, a US-based provider of transport and brokerage services. The acquisition is expected to boost Vascor’s 2014 revenue by more than $20m. The company said the move is part of its plans to expand services in dedicated contract carriage, transactional and truck ...
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FeatureNissan makes logistics improvements to Canton facility
Japanese carmaker Nissan has finished improvement works on the logistics centre at its US plant in Canton, Mississippi. It is also constructing a new supplier park with an integrated logistics centre at the site.The existing centre just completed will create immediate space for suppliers. A spokesperson for Nissan said ...
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FeatureKuehne + Nagel releases enhanced emissions calculator
Kuehne + Nagel has announced the release of a new carbon calculator for its customers that it said will provide exact data on emissions rather than estimations.The Global Seafreight Carbon Calculator (GSCC) allows calculations of carbon, sulphur and nitrogen dioxide emissions for container and less-than-container (LCL) movements from door-to-door. The ...
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FeatureGebrüder Weiss teams up with Jilin International Transport in China
Austrian transport and logistics provider Gebrüder Weiss has established automotive logistics joint venture in China with Jilin International Transport (JIT). The company, in which each partner owns 50%, is operating under the name Gebrüder Weiss Automotive Logistics. Operations began this month and as well as handling land, air and sea ...
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FeaturePIERS data shows H1 increase in US auto parts imports
Automotive parts imports to the US increased by more than 5% year-on-year in the first half of 2014 based on figures provided by PIERS, the US import-export reporting service. That figure was up by nearly 11% compared to the same period in 2012 and the market has grown 10% over ...
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FeatureRussia threatens retaliatory ban on vehicle imports
Russia has said it will tighten retaliatory sanctions on products from Western nations to include a ban on vehicles if more sanctions are imposed on the export of Russian products.The announcement follows the recent imposition of sanctions on food products from the European Union, United States, Australia, Canada and Norway. ...
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FeatureRodion Naboyshikov takes up new role at Logistics Operator
Rodion Naboyshikov, who has been senior development manager at MC Logistics CIS for more than a decade, has left to take up a new role as director of the Automotive Logistics department at Russian firm Logistics Operator.MC Logistics CIS is a division of Mitsubishi Corporation covering the Commonwealth of Independent ...
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FeatureProTrans takes Mahle award for border processing services
Transport and supply chain management provider, ProTrans, has been presented with the Mahle 2013 Innovation Award for border processing services at its Laredo service centre in Texas.Mahle supplies engine, filtration and thermal management systems.ProTrans has been building full truckloads of filtration system components at the Laredo centre and transporting them ...
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FeatureFatal blast in Kunshan knocks out tier two metals supplier
An explosion at a metal-polishing facility in Kunshan, China that supplies the automotive industry has killed 75 people and injured 185.The blast, which occurred at 7.37 am on Saturday (2nd August), destroyed the facility run by Zhongrong Metal Production Company. It is thought to have been caused by the ignition ...
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FeatureGuided by choices
In the push to improve productivity, manufacturers and logistics providers are looking to increase the use of AGVs in parts and material warehouses, although there are still questions about investment and flexibility. Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are an increasingly common sight in the automotive industry, particularly in production plants, where ...
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FeatureLabour flexibility and logistics outsourcing key to Daimler union deal
Daimler has agreed new terms with its labour union for the Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen, Germany (pictured), which will allow for more labour flexibility and outsourced logistics operations, helping to save hundreds of millions of euros over the next several years. In return, the carmaker will build a new model ...
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FeatureGM starts work on Lansing Grand River logistics facility
General Motors has started work on a $44.5m logistics facility at its Lansing Grand River plant in Michigan. The 37,000 sq.m Logistics Optimization Center, which is adjacent to the plant, is expected to be complete by the end of the year and operations are due to begin in 2015. It ...
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FeatureHonda to use India as export hub
Honda has said it will make India a manufacturing base for the supply of manual transmissions to emerging markets across Asia and South America. It also plans to export its new Mobilio MPV, which is being made at the Greater Noida plant in Utter Pradesh, to South Africa.The carmaker said ...