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FeatureToyota begins Highlander exports from US to global markets
Toyota has begun exporting Highlander SUVs from the US to Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan – the first time the model has been exported from North America to those markets. Previously exports of the Highlander to those markets were supplied from Japan.The vehicles are manufactured at the carmaker’s ...
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FeatureHonda renews UK contract with Yusen Logistics
Honda is renewing its contract with Yusen Logistics for inbound collection of material to its Swindon plant in the UK.Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM) appointed Yusen to handle inbound collections in 2011, supporting the production of the Honda Civic, CRV and Jazz at the Swindon plant. This followed an ...
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FeatureRZD building vehicle terminal and logistics centre at Doskino
Russian Railways (RZD) is building a logistics complex in Nizhny Novgorod that will include a car terminal for use by its transport and logistics subsidiary Gefco. Completion of the terminal and logistics centre, which is being built by RZD’s construction subsidiary RZDstroy, is expected by August this year.Sited at Doskino ...
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FeatureBNSF commits $5bn to network upgrades
North American rail provider BNSF is planning to invest $5 billion in its network and services in 2014, around $1 billion more than last year’s spend. As part of its capital commitment programme for the year the company is spending $2.3 billion on core network and related assets and $1.6 ...
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FeatureAAIA releases improved internet parts ordering standard
Following two years of development and review, the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) has released a new version of the Internet Parts Ordering (IPO) standard, used to provide messages and information about parts location and availability, and used for ordering aftermarket parts online. It said that significant improvements have been ...
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FeatureToyota will end production in Australia
Toyota has announced it will stop building cars in Australia in 2017 and restrict its business to the national sales and distribution of imported models. It will mean the end of Camry, Camry Hybrid and Aurion production at the Altona plant near Melbourne, as well as the manufacturing of four ...
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FeatureMobile Services begins roll out of Vehnet TMS with JLR
Mobile Services, a UK-based finished vehicle provider, has adopted a transport management system (TMS) designed by Vehnet, the transport and yard management IT provider. Mobile Services moves approximately 2,500 vehicles a week for customers including Jaguar Land Rover, Ford and car supermarket Motor Point.The Vehnet Advance TMS has now been ...
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FeatureICO wins deal with Nissan for volumes through Zeebrugge
Nissan has signed a deal with NYK’s ro-ro stevedoring subsidiary, International Car Operators (ICO), that will see an additional 95,000 vehicles being processed through the port of Zeebrugge. Shipments started at the beginning of February. The volumes were previously processed through the French port of Le Havre.The vehicles will now ...
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FeatureShulte-Hürmann moves to lead role in VW After Sales
Axel Schulte-Hürmann is settling in to his new role as head of After Sales at Volkswagen Passenger Cars. He succeeds Michael Horn who has been promoted to CEO of Volkswagen Group of America. Schulte-Hürmann, who holds an engineering degree, joined the Volkswagen Group in 1987. Following various responsible positions in ...
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FeatureWake up and smell the coffee…in Bonn
Carmakers continue to radically re-shape their supply chains across greater Europe to reflect both the shift east of production and the prolonged slump in demand for new cars.In tomorrow’s Europe that is putting faster and more responsive logistics back as a competitive advantage, not just a cheaper way of building ...
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FeatureRyder appoints Gary Allen to supply chain engineering role
Transport and supply chain management provider, Ryder System, has appointed Gary Allen as its vice president of Engineering. He will be responsible for overseeing the Supply Chain Engineering team and leading quality, programme management and engineering in support of the overall Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) organisation at Ryder.Allen will report ...
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FeatureRenault-Nissan could integrate SCM functions
Plans announced for deeper convergence by the Renault-Nissan Alliance could lead to further integration of supply chain management, in-plant organisation and production control, functions that are currently managed separately at the carmakers, according to details within an Alliance statement and a source at the carmakers.Last week, Renault Nissan said it ...
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FeatureScott Goodwin moves to VW of America
Scott Goodwin has left his role as director of Business Development and Operations at US haulier The Waggoners Trucking to take up a position as senior manager, Transportation at Volkswagen of America (VWoA).Goodwin was with The Waggoners Trucking for just over a year and a half and moved there from ...
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FeatureGefco moves Lorrain to head developments in new regional business
Pierre-Jean Lorrain has moved from his role as managing director of Gefco Italy to take up a newly created role at the transport and logistics provider as director of Central Europe, Balkans and the Middle East.The move comes as Gefco responds to economic and manufacturing developments in the region, not ...
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FeatureWWL in final bidding for Melbourne port development
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics is in the last stages of a bid to lease at the largest vehicle terminal in Australia.The logistics provider is one of two remaining bidders left in the race for the lease of the Webb Dock West automotive terminal at the port of Melbourne. It follows a ...
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FeatureIAFF appoints Wendy Williamson new chief executive
The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has announced that Wendy Williamson will become its new chief executive. She will take over from Brian Spratt in July this year.Williamson has been a presence in the UK aftermarket sector, with particular emphasis on the commercial vehicle industry. She has worked at Unipart ...
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FeatureTNT Express reverses sale of Brazil domestic business
TNT Express has decided to end the bidding process for the sale of its domestic operations in Brazil – TNT Mercurio – stating that it was “not possible to realise a transaction on acceptable terms”. It will continue to be managed as a separate business unit within TNT Express.Back in ...
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FeatureWilhelm Automotive partners with hybrid repair group in Arizona
Wilhelm Automotive has announced its partnership with hybrid vehicle construction and repair group The Hybrid Shop (THS). The alliance will bring hybrid-electric vehicle diagnostics, repair and maintenance services to locations in Arizona. The independently owned Wilhelm Automotive, which specialises in car repair operations, will partner with THS to bring services ...
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FeatureHueneme signs contract extension with GAPS
The port of Hueneme in California has signed a five-year extension to its contract with Global Auto Processing Services (GAPS), the vehicle port processor that has been operating there since 2007. It is the fifth extension to the contract signed between Hueneme and GAPS.“The renewal is a critical part of ...
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FeatureWWL to benefit from post-Panamax new builds
Wallenius Lines has bought two post-Panamax ro-ro vessels that will be built at the Tianjin Xingnang in China and operated by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) for vehicle shipments. The vessels, which will each be able to transport 8,000 cars, were ordered in June of last year and will be delivered ...