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FeatureMercedes boosts fuel cell forklift fleet
Mercedes-Benz USA is expanding its fuel cell-powered forklift truck fleet at the Tuscaloosa plant in Alabama with the purchase of 123 GenDrive hydrogen-based fuel cell units supplied by technology provider Plug Power. The units will power forklift trucks at a logistics hub under construction in Tuscaloosa next to the carmaker’s ...
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FeatureUkraine fees will hit foreign carmakers
Ukraine has introduced a utilisation fee for imported cars that foreign carmakers say is a protectionist measure and will limit market access for them. The duty, which went into effect on September 1 this year. is designed by the government to stimulate domestic production and is likely to benefit Ukrainian ...
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FeatureGCS adds two more automotive customers to its Novorossiysk operation
Logistics provider Global Container Services (GCS) is providing supply chain services for China’s Brilliance Auto and Taiwanese carmaker Luxgen through the port of Novorossiysk in Russia.In two recently-signed contracts, GCS will be transporting complete knockdown (CKD) kits along a 470km route from the port to assembly plants in the southern ...
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FeatureInform appoints Hartmut Haubrich as director of FVL systems
Hartmut Haubrich Systems and IT group Inform has appointed Hartmut Haubrich as director of finished vehicle logistics systems. It is a newly created position following Haubrich’s move from director of delivery at the company’s aviation division. Haubrich will be responsible for the business solutions needed to develop the company’s outbound ...
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FeatureJLR ‘disappointed’ at DHL Unite members' strike
As reported last week, staff employed by DHL providing support to inbound logistics activity at Jaguar Land Rover’s plants in the UK, have taken strike action today (August 28) in a protest over pay disparities between themselves and JLR workers.The action, which is backed by the UK’s Unite union, is ...
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FeatureMazda to handle South Africa imports and sales
Mazda has established a national sales company in South Africa that it said will enable independent control of the import and sale of its vehicles to the country, as well as provide customer services. The new company – Mazda South Africa – will be based in Johannesburg and involves a ...
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FeatureDaimler invests €2 billion in China to challenge rivals
Daimler has announced plans to invest €2 billion ($2.7 billion) in doubling capacity for vehicle production with its joint venture partner in China, BAIC, in a bid to challenge its competitors Audi and BMW. The investment will go into expanding production at Beijing Benz Automotive Company’s (BBAC) existing plant in ...
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FeatureGeely prepares to send Volvo-developed exports to US
Chinese automotive manufacturing company, Geely Automotive Holdings, says that it plans to start exporting cars developed with Volvo to the US in 2016. The move comes a full ten years after the company’s founder, Li Shufu set the goal after the Detroit auto show in 2006. In 2008, Geely approached ...
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FeatureYusen warehouse widens footprint in Thailand
Yusen Logistics has established its third warehouse in Thailand. The 40,000-square metre facility, at the Yusen Laem Chabang Logistics Centre, makes it the largest distribution centre in South East Asia. Operations commenced on 29th July. Laem Chabang is around 100km southeast of Bangkok, making it strategically positioned given that many ...
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FeatureTX Logistik completes test on VW rail service
European rail provider TX Logistik has completed a test run for a new service that could provide regular vehicle and parts shipments for Volkswagen Group between its Audi plant in Györ in Hungary and the Salzgitter engine plant in Germany. The trial run was carried out on behalf of Volkswagen ...
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FeatureBNSF to upgrade auto facility in Washington
North American Rail provider BNSF is planning extensive upgrades to its automotive distribution facility at Orillia in Washington, to support growth in finished vehicle traffic. The development comes as part of a wider $125m investment in expansion, maintenance and capacity improvements in Orillia and Everett.“BNSF's capital investments in Washington will ...
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FeatureVolvo ends Renault Trucks deal with Karsan
Volvo Group will end its agreement with Turkish manufacturer Karsan for assembly of Renault Trucks at Karsan’s plant near Bursa when its current six-year deal expires in November. Renault Trucks is part of the Volvo Group following a buyout in 2001, and the Swedish company established its agreement with Karsan ...
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FeatureBMW battles supply chain disruption in aftermarket
BMW’s spare parts supply chain in Germany is being disrupted by breakdown in its logistics programme ATLAS, which is causing delays to the delivery of replacement parts in the aftermarket. Around 10% of parts required are not immediately available in the group’s central warehouse in Dingolfing, Germany, a facility that ...
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FeatureChina joint venture to shake up dealer network
China’s New Hope Group has signed an agreement with car retailer E-Kingo Automotive Trade to jointly build 200 ‘dealer plazas’ in China. New Hope Group, which is owned by self-made, pigfeed billionaire Liu Yonghao, has business interests in chemicals, real estate and financial services but this is the first foray ...
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FeatureLetter to the Editor – Changing claims for damage
Dear Editor,Your article, Changing claims for damage, makes some valid points but surely the biggest effect on reducing insurance claims is to actually reduce the number of accidents in the first place? And reducing vehicle movements, and hence the risk of damage during movements, will have the largest effect overall. ...
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FeatureRenault and Fiat to make LCVs in Russia
Russian carmaker ZYL has signed an agreement with Renault and Fiat on the joint construction of a plant near Moscow for the production of light commercial vehicles (LCVs). The carmakers intend build from semi-knockdown (SKD) kits in the first phase of implementation but the aim is to move to full ...
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FeatureSkoda expands production with launch of hatchback
Volkswagen’s Skoda division has started production on a new hatchback model in the high-volume compact segment. The group’s main factory in Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic rolled the Rapid Spaceback model off the production line on August 19th. Since April, a new logistics warehouse has been in operation to ...
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FeatureTractor dealer Eagle Mark 4 opens warehouse in North Carolina
Eagle Mark 4, which deals in aftermarket parts for terminal and yard tractors, has opened a new warehouse in Wilmington, North Carolina. The facility will provide over 1,000 clients with next-day ground shipping services on all yard truck part orders. The company said its truck yard inventory has grown by ...
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FeatureCeva starts operations at Singapore facility
Ceva Logistics has announced the start of operations for its new facility in Singapore and confirmed that the facility will be able to support automotive business. It will be housed in the Tampines LogisPark, in the eastern part of the country, strategically located within easy access to the expressways, airport ...
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FeatureEpicor launches location-specific inventory tool
The business software solutions group Epicor Software Corporation has created a new service for its automotive customers, which will enable them to identify location-specific inventory modes based on the demand of actual parts.Version 6 of Epicor Vista for the Automotive Aftermarket will allow users to categorise their demands by vehicle, ...