All Integrated LSPs articles – Page 43
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FeatureCeva dresses up for GM
Ceva Logistics subsidiary AV Manufacturing (AVM) is providing General Motors with complete dressed-up engine supply chain services from its warehouse in Gravatai, Brazil. Working with GM, Ceva has created a bespoke solution for the company called Direct Buy, which can be integrated into GM’s existing supply chain and is aimed ...
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FeatureGM pays tribute to logistics in supplier awards
Seven leading logistics service providers were recognised by GM in its Supplier of the Year awards, announced during the 17th annual awards presentation held last week at the GM Heritage Center in Warren, Michigan. Following on last year’s success, there were awards for shipping providers Grimaldi Group and Höegh Autoliners, ...
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FeatureThere is more to explore in Turkey for German LSPs
Manufacturers in Turkey have called for more investment in automotive logistics from foreign companies, particularly from Germany. Both Ford and tier one supplier Avon Automotive have pointed out opportunities in the Turkish markets, saying that now is a particularly good time to investment, even as the market has seen huge ...
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FeatureAutomotive green shoots for Ceva?
Despite a 58.3% drop in profits in the first quarter, Ceva Logistics has reported wins in automotive inbound business since March, including materials and supply chain management. The results come as stock levels at OEMs reach the point in which production is being increased says the company. “We have recently ...
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FeatureTNT strengthens presence in Brazil
Netherlands-based logistics giant TNT has taken 100% control of South American provider Expresso Araçatuba Transportes e Logistica SA for €54m. The company, which has been a partner of TNT Mercúrio in Brazil since 2001, offers express transport from the South and South East of Brazil to the North and Central ...
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FeatureLSPs chase the Chinese dream
This week’s Automotive Logistics China conference in Shanghai left little doubt that China is the true land of opportunity for the automotive industry and its suppliers during the global recession. Carmakers and tier ones such as FAW Group, Dongfeng, Geely and Magna called for expanded logistics services including milkruns and ...
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FeatureLSPs are not too big to fail
Last week, when details were revealed of the Obama administration’s $5 billion financing support package for automotive suppliers of GM and Chrysler, automotive logistics service providers were once again left off the list of those eligible for aid. By now this should come as no surprise, as aid packages across ...
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FeatureSurvey shows dramatic drop for 3PLs
Third party logistics providers (3PLs) in the automotive industry have seen their year-on-year revenues decline by 37.5% in the first quarter in the US, according to a new survey released by supply chain consultancy Armstrong and Associates. The figures from the automotive vertical have helped to bring general revenues for ...
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FeaturePSA unlikely to sell Gefco
The fate of Peugeot-Citroën’s logistics arm Gefco is now in the hands of former Corus CEO Phillipe Varin (pictured) following the company’s unprecedented decision to oust CEO Christian Strieff on Monday. While no firm plans will be put in place until Varin’s official start date on the June 1, analysts ...
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FeatureGeely calls for LSPs with understanding
Chinese carmaker Geely International is looking for global logistics partners with a better understanding of the Chinese market in the wake of a huge drop in exports of finished vehicles and increased complexity in the supply chain. Logistics Senior Manager, George Ho, told Automotive Logistics this week that the company ...
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FeatureLSPs warned not to burn bridges with China
Global automotive logistics companies that are not showing enough commitment to carmakers in China during the current downturn will jeopardise their chances of future business when the market recovers, according to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP). Ma Zengrong, Vice General Secretary of the Chinese Automotive Logistics Association ...
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FeatureCeva blurs the line between LSP and tier one in Brazil
AV Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Ceva Logistics, has bought the assets of Delphi’s supply operation at GM’s Automotive Industrial Complex in Gravatai, Brazil. The acquisition puts AVM in control of an 8,000m2 warehouse with responsibility for the full range of services involved in the supply and sub-assembly of front suspension ...
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FeatureDHL is first to receive quality award from Jaguar Land Rover
DHL Exel Supply Chain has become the first company to receive Jaguar Land Rover’s new Quality Award for Best Business Process Quality Improvement Project. The Quality Awards have been established to recognise teams working in partnership with the JLR business that have made exceptional contribution to quality during 2008. The ...
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March is make or break for LSPs
The automotive supply chain in both Europe and North America will be at high risk during the coming months as part suppliers and logistics providers come under financial stress, analysts predict. Following the high number of plant closures and production cuts since December, a result of a global collapse in ...
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FeatureChina offers economic help to logistics industry
Several sources have indicated that the Chinese government will extend support to industries hit by the economic downturn to help ports, warehouse operators and shipping firms. A report in Reuters said that China will add logistics to its industry support plan, citing sources close to the matter. The government had ...
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FeatureIAC reveals opportunities for logistics providers
The sessions dedicated to logistics provision for the automotive industry at last week’s International Automotive Conference in Durham, UK, drew comment from some of sector’s leading figures and what they said revealed that upheaval was an opportunity to look closely at traditional practice and bring long-term change: “There are many ...
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FeatureRyder slashes automotive business
By the end of 2009 Ryder will have pulled out of nearly half its automotive operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Europe and severely cut automotive-related activity in North America, putting more than 3,000 jobs on the line. The logistics and supply chain leader has announced a number of “strategic ...