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FeatureKorea agrees to auto talks with US
Following US president Barack Obama’s visit to South Korea as part of his first tour of Asia, South Korean president Lee Myung-bak said the republic was willing to reopen discussions on automotive trade under the KORUS free trade agreement with the US and address the concerns of its carmakers. "If ...
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FeatureVolkswagen to double exports from South Africa
Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) is doubling the number of vehicles it exports from its plant in Uitenhage, near Port Elizabeth, next year following the securing of an order for 55,000 new-generation Polos for the global market. The contract includes the export of 19,000 vehicles adapted for use in right-hand drive ...
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FeatureFirst US Kia plant goes to work with Glovis
Kia Motors’ first plant in the US – Kia Motor Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) – has officially started production, with inbound and outbound logistics support from the US-based branch of its Hyundai-Kia subsidiary Glovis. Following roll out of the first vehicle in October, the $1 billion-plant went into full production of ...
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FeatureChrysler challenges Ford with Doblo import
Chrysler is putting a Fiat-sourced compact van into competition in the US with Ford’s Transit Connect from 2012, with both vehicles being sourced from Turkey. The second generation Fiat Doblo van will sold under the new Ram truck brand along with a large Fiat-based van and will be exported from ...
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FeatureValeo chooses K+N for inbound aftermarket
Valeo has chosen Kuehne + Nagel to handle inbound aftermarket shipments by road from suppliers to its national distribution platforms in eight European countries. It follows a decision by Valeo Service, the aftermarket branch of the automotive systems and modules supplier, to fully redesign its logistics scheme for the management ...
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FeatureMAN everywoman awards open in December
This year’s MAN everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards will be open for entries from 1 December. It will be the third year the awards have been held in association with Skills for Logistics, the Sector Skills Council for the UK's freight logistics industries, and MAN Truck & Bus UK, ...
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FeatureCautious reaction to scrappage extension in UK
Monday’s announcement by the UK’s business secretary Lord Mandelson that the UK scrappage scheme would be extended for a further 100,000 vehicles has been cautiously welcomed by carmakers around the country who were keen to stress that any lift was very much part of a wider European set of initiatives. ...
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FeatureRenault uses Frankfurt to award suppliers
Renault used the Frankfurt Motor Show to announce the winners of its Supplier Quality Awards for 2008 and they included Austria’s Lagermax AED, which received a global award for “its proactive approach to optimising logistics flows”. AED, or Alltime Express Distribution, was developed by Lagermax to cater for the delivery ...
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FeatureFord begins Romanian production with CKDs
Ford has begun production of the Transit Connect light commercial vehicle at its new plant in Craiova, Romania and will be using the same suppliers that it uses for supply to its Turkish plant in Kocaeli. The Connect vehicles are brought in CKD kits from the Kocaeli facility and are ...
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FeatureNissan goes direct to the dealer
Höegh Autoliner’s recent delivery of over 1,500 Nissan vehicles to the Port of Gdansk for delivery to the Russian market also marked a new logistics strategy between Nissan Motor RUS and Russian LSP Major Auto Trans. Since 2004 Major Auto Trans has cooperated with Nissan’s Russian division on international movements, ...
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FeatureLogistics nightmare for US dealers
Many dealer lots were depleted across the US yesterday as the ‘Cash for Clunkers’ scheme finished a day later than it was originally due to end. A sign of good business for carmakers and dealers, but many who saw the CARS website crash on the final day jeopardising their remaining ...
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Ford announces Executive Director for Global MP&L
As Ford’s Frederiek Toney prepares to take up his new role as Vice President of Ford Customer Service Division next Tuesday (read more here), the company announced today that Steve Harley (pictured) will fill the position of Executive Director, Global Material Planning and Logistics (MP&L) on the same day. Harley ...
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FeatureLet the train take the strain
The last shipment of Hitachi high-speed passenger trains reached the Port of Southampton in the UK this week, bringing to a close a four-year project which saw 29 full trains imported from Hitachi’s plant in Kasado, Japan, for use by UK rail company Southeastern. Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), acting as ...
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FeatureGM hits new markets with Chinese-made minivans
Under a new agreement with its Chinese partner, Liuzhou Wuling Automotive, GM has begun exports of minivans from the country to markets in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. The first shipment of 150 vehicles left Guangzhou for Egypt last Thursday aboard NYK’s Zeus Leader and are due to ...
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FeatureCNH fights downturn with global contracts
Case New Holland, a subsidiary of Fiat, has signed three global logistics contracts while undergoing reorganisation in the face of a dramatic drop in the demand for agricultural and construction equipment worldwide. CNH Global’s sales for the second quarter dropped 33% to $3.6 billion, compared with $5.3 billion for the ...
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FeatureToyota and Nissan localise electric cars in Europe
Pictured, left to right: Katsunore Kojima, MD Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK, Tadashi Arashima, President Toyota Motor Europe, Lord Peter Mandelson, UK Business Secretary Announcements last week that Toyota will begin its first hybrid production in Europe at its Burnaston factory in the UK, along with Nissan’s revelation that it ...
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FeatureGM reassures LSPs during Venezuela shutdown
General Motors (GM) has suspended operations for at least three months at its Valencia vehicle assembly plant in Venezuela's central Carabobo state because it cannot buy enough dollars from the government to pay overseas suppliers. It currently owes them $1.2 billion. GM is the country's largest automaker and the government ...
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FeatureHonda chooses Ceva for inbound at Swindon
Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM) has chosen Ceva Logistics to manage its European inbound logistics operation to the Swindon plant. The three-year contract closely follows the re-start of production there following a four-month shutdown at the end of January. Ceva’s overland distribution division Ceva Ground Europe will manage supplier ...
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FeatureHoegh builds on India exports trial
Norwegian ro-ro carrier Höegh Autoliners is establishing a new route between the Middle East, India and Africa following trial shipments which began in 2008. The inaugural sailing of the new regular service will take place in the first week of July, supporting both rolling and static cargo, including vehicles made ...
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FeatureFord award for Norfolk Southern
UPS Autogistics and Ford have presented US rail carrier Norfolk Southern with the 2008 Carrier of the Year Award for overall logistics excellence. Norfolk Southern transported more than 1.4m Ford vehicles in 2008 and is the carmaker's largest carrier in North America, handling the majority of the Ford shipments by ...