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FeatureSubaru opts for WWL at Brunswick
Japanese carmaker Subaru has chosen Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) to manage vehicle import processing at the US port of Brunswick in Georgia. The logistics provider will handle processing for vehicles at the port’s Colonel’s Island ro-ro terminal, including accessorisation, pre-delivery inspection and preparations for truck transport to dealers. ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Rates dispute halts Renault Nissan; GM invests in Lansing; Metcash buys in Australia; Barcelona grows; Honda builds at logistics facility; Nissan van for GM
Rates dispute halts Renault-Nissan deliveries in IndiaAll outbound movements of Renault Nissan Alliance vehicles from the Orangadam plant near Chennai in India are reported to have been suspended this week because of a dispute over freight handling rates. The automotive joint venture is reported to be demanding a 20% ...
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FeatureYusen fire could hit Renault Nissan supply in India
A spare parts warehouse run by Yusen Logistics close to Chennai, India, which served the nearby Renault Nissan Automotive India assembly plant, was almost completely destroyed by a fire last week. It has necessitated the rollout of emergency plans to ensure the supply of aftermarket parts to Renault Nissan dealerships ...
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FeatureGreater localisation for Iveco in Kazakhstan
The Allur Group, a Kazakhstan-based vehicle manufacturer, has recently increased the local parts used for the semi-knocked down (SKD) assembly of Iveco vehicles in the country, including batteries and other energy-related products. The manufacturer plans to use more local parts in future to lower costs, improve logistics and expand ...
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FeatureJaguar starts deliveries of F-Type
Jaguar has started shipping its F-Type sports car from the Castle Bromwich plant in the UK. The carmaker said that 75% of the vehicles will be exported and a percentage of these will be taken by rail twice weekly from its railhead on the Castle Bromwich site to ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Santiago Castro, Jan Bures, Masamichi Kogai, Alexander Raczynski, Carl Gustaf Göransson, Remco Innemee, Tsuyoshi Yamauchi, Yutaka Nakagawa, James Squires, Michael McClellan, Je
Santiago Castro has been appointed sales and exports director for Nissan Latin America and the Caribbean (NLAC). He will report to Jose Roman, managing director for Nissan Latin America and the Caribbean. Nissan's Latin America and the Caribbean division includes 37 countries and during fiscal year 2012 sold ...
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FeatureLogiventures expands in Sri Lanka
Logiventures, the Sri Lankan-based logistics services provider and a division of the Hayleys Group, has invested an undisclosed sum in eight acres of land in close proximity to Hambantota port complex on which it plans to build a logistics hub to support the vehicle processing facility it opened ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: DHL adds for Asia-Europe; WWL to build; Airbag triggers BMW recall; Barloworld buy-out; Denso opens in Iowa; Renault Nissan Awards
DHL adds Asia-Europe servicesDHL Global Forwarding, Freight has added two new routes between Asia and Europe for intermodal shipments, including those for the automotive sector. The first route offers daily rail shipments from Shanghai via the trans-Siberian route in the north and through the border at Malaszewicze in Poland ...
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FeatureCeva seeks fiscal calm after debt swap
The Ceva Group has announced the results and completion of a previously announced exchange offer on the company’s debt securities, which has led to a higher-than-expected reduction in the company’s debt and a higher cash infusion into the business. Marvin Schlanger, Ceva’s chief executive officer, said that the transaction ...
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FeatureBogdan transfers logistics control to Gefco
Ukrainian vehicle maker Bogdan has recently transferred the management of its logistics operations to Russian Railways subsidiary Gefco. The agreement, which was signed at the end of April, involves the transfer to Gefco Ukraine of 80 pieces of equipment, including trucks and transporters. Gefco will also manage warehouses in ...
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FeatureSpare parts logistics crucial to Seat in Russia
Spanish carmaker Seat, part of the Volkswagen Group, could start building cars in Russia within the next three years but needs a strong spare parts logistics strategy to maintain sales growth, according to the head of the company’s Russian unit, Roman Kuzmin (pictured). He said that poor spare parts distribution ...
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FeatureWWL bids for Melbourne auto terminal development
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has submitted a bid to redevelop the Webb Dock West automotive terminal at the port of Melbourne. If the bid is successful it will be the 12th automotive terminal that WWL operates around the world. The Port of Melbourne Corporation will be releasing the request ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: BLG volumes in 2012; San Antonio carriers divert; Chrysler drives ePOD; Toyota exports from US to Russia; Yusen inbound for Jaguar; Geodis buys into Spanish rail
BLG handles more vehicles in 2012BLG Logistics Group has reported earnings before tax of €49.1m ($64.4m) for 2012, a slight increase over the €48.5m recorded in 2011, with gains in the Automobile Logistics and Contract Logistics sectors. The strongest division with earnings of €419m was Automobile Logistics, followed by ...
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FeatureBMW chooses Penske for Nazareth PDC
BMW North America has outsourced the management of its parts distribution centre in Nazareth, Pennsylvania and chosen logistics and transport provider Penske Logistics for the job. The facility was previously managed in-house by BMW. From the beginning of July this year Penske will manage the storage and supply ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Martha Garcia-Perry, Nigel Fletcher, Anthony Foxx, James Muir, Ian Veitch, Fred van der Heijden, Steffen Rabus
North American vehicle carrier, MetroGistics, has appointed Martha Garcia-Perry as its director of account management. She previously worked as senior manager of Regional Operations at Insight Network Logistics overseeing the day-to-day distribution operations of Chrysler’s finished vehicle delivery network in the Southeast US. Garcia-Perry brings more than 12 years ...
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FeatureDaimler invests in extra capacity in Romania
Daimler is setting up transmission assembly at a second site affiliated with its Romanian subsidiary, Star Transmission, from the middle of this year. The new facility in Sebes will mean an eventual total investment of €300m. The decision has been made because the Stuttgart transmission facility in Germany ...
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FeatureRussia could extend recycling fee to Customs Union
The Russian Ministry of Industry and Commerce is proposing to extend the country’s recycling charge for imported vehicles to include Belarus and Kazakhstan, which joined a Customs Union with the Russian Federation in 2010. If the bill proposing the tax is passed it will become effective from the beginning ...
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FeatureMicra production in France will mean logistics savings
Renault-Nissan has announced it will produce the next generation Nissan Micra at its Renault Flins plant in France. Production will begin in 2016 with an estimated annual output of 82,000 vehicles. The vehicle is currently produced at the Renault Nissan Alliance plant in Orangadam, near Chennai, in southern India. ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Nissan temporary storage; VW exports parts from India to Malaysia; Euro Car Parts and Sator merge; K+N in Vladivostock; Jungheinrich turns 50 in UK;
Nissan solves storage problem at SunderlandNissan is using a temporary storage solution at its Sunderland plant in the UK to house axles being used on Juke and Qashqai vehicles made at the plant, as well as the new generation Leaf electric vehicle, production of which was officially launched at the ...
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FeatureRising stocks trigger dealer price war in China
The Chinese car market needs a more sustainable approach to growth in the wake of rising overcapacity in production that, combined with an unbridled price war amongst dealers, has curtailed its development and led to a dangerous rise in vehicle inventory, according to Shen Jinjun, executive vice chairman and ...