News – Page 313
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Following the news that GM is transferring the majority of its transport logistics business in Europe and Russia to PSA Peugeot-Citroën’s logistics subsidiary Gefco (read more here), Automotive Logistics News has learned that Andreas Ginkel (pictured), currently director of logistics for GM International Operations, has become co-director of ...
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FeatureArgentine tariffs hit Mexican exports
Following the decision of the Argentinian government to suspend for three years the Bilateral Economic Agreement 55, which covers the automotive sector, Mexican produced vehicles will have to pay a 35% import tariff, while taxes on parts and components will increase between 16% and 18%. Models that will ...
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FeatureBMW boosts UK MINI output and looks to Netherlands
BMW has announced that it will invest a further £250m ($388m) in its UK manufacturing facilities by the end of 2015, bringing total expenditure to £1.75 billion, and is looking to expand capacity for volume increase with the addition of a satellite contract manufacturing facility. The carmaker’s preferred ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Bentley extends contract with OntimeBentley Motors has extended its contract with transport provider Ontime Automotive for a further three years as it sees an increase in sales driven by the roll out of new products, including the Continental GT, GTC and Mulsanne. The luxury carmaker, owned by Volkswagen, ...
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FeatureGefco-GM 'mega' contract worth 900m euros pa - analysis
The Gefco Group has revealed that the contract signed at the end of June with General Motors will make it the carmaker’s fully fledged fourth party logistics provider (4PL) in Europe, including Russia and Turkey. The seven year contract, which kicks off next year and includes a ...
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FeatureACEA and European Commission jostle over Korea FTA
On the first anniversary of the free trade agreement between the European Union and South Korea, the European Commission has outlined the advantages that lower tariffs have brought for EU companies, as well as the increase in EU car exports. However, the European Automobile Manufacturer's Association (ACEA) has highlighted ...
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FeatureMelbourne expands port auto terminal
The port of Melbourne is investing AUS$400m ($411m) to expand its vehicle terminal at the West Webb Dock to handle annual capacity for 600,000 vehicles and add on-site, pre-delivery inspection (PDI) facilities. It is the largest commitment to an automotive terminal in Australia, according to the minister for ...
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FeatureAnalysis: Gefco to handle GM logistics in Europe
General Motors has said it will transfer the majority of its transport logistics business in Europe and Russia to Gefco starting next year following a long-term exclusive agreement signed this week with the logistics provider's parent company, PSA Peugeot Citroën. The agreement will impact the majority of the Opel/Vauxhall, ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Henrik Wilhelmsmeyer has been appointed director for Mainland China at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. He replaces Jenny Zhang, who is leaving the company to pursue other interests. Wilhelmsmeyer has moved from Rolls-Royce's owner BMW where he has held a number of senior roles and spent the last six years in ...
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FeatureDB Schenker Rail responds to demand in UK
DB Schenker Rail has relocated its office at the port of Southampton in the UK to meet the needs of increased container movements by rail through the port. More than 60,000 containers were moved through the ports on DB Schenker Rail freight trains last year. The bigger office at ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Get to know your customers' long term plans
Unpredictability continues to define this economic era. For the third time in as many years, trouble in Greece has left eurozone financial markets in turmoil, while Spain is getting a bank bailout. The Chinese economy has slowed, while India and Brazil too have hit a snag. The US, with weak ...
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FeatureIn Profile: Inna Kuznetsova
Inna Kuznetsova’s background is unique compared to most in the automotive and logistics industries. Having studied non-linear differential equations at Moscow State university, she left mathematics for business when academic funding dried up in the Perestroika years of the Soviet Union. Although growing up in what she calls the ‘gone ...
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FeatureNorth American ports on a rising tide
New vehicle handling is recovering strongly in North American ports, with OEMs and operators looking to improve processing throughput, scheduling and capacity. But will increases in North American production lead to fewer imports? Additional reporting by Christopher Ludwig.Mexican ports in the lead;A shifting network;Premium VPC operations;Ford looks to software improvements;3PL ...
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FeatureAutomotive sector can do better on innovation
When it comes to innovations in logistics, the automotive industry is good at confirming the merits of its own success, but it might do better to look beyond its own factories towards solutions from other industries, as there are signs it is losing ground in logistics developments as it continues ...
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FeatureCar carrier freight rates show Q1 spike
Car carrier freight rates between Europe and China showed a significant increase in February, rising from $50 per cubic metre (p/cbm) in December last year to $64p/cbm in February before settling down to $53 p/cbm in April.Given that rate levels are largely driven by supply and demand, the figures could ...
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FeatureWith the clock ticking, take sulphur out at source
Moving cars and equipment on the ocean is arguably the least environmentally damaging way of doing it. The good news is that it is about to become even less polluting with the introduction of emission control areas (ECAs) around the coasts of the Baltic and North Sea in Europe and ...
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FeatureStrike hits customs at Brazilian ports
Automotive shipments in and out of Brazil could be hit by widespread and ‘indefinite’ strike action involving customs officials across the country, which is threatening to frustrate recent attempts to solve congestion at the country’s ports. Industrial action has already been reported at a number of ports including Santos, ...
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FeatureTransport quality is priority for Russia
At last week's Automotive Logistics Russia conference in Moscow carmakers were asked a simple question by TL Group's general manager, Alexander Kostomarov: what is more important - quality or cost? But the answer was not evident based on Kostomarov's observation of the Russian vehicle logistics market. He pointed ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
After ten years as Ford of Europe's manager for vehicle planning, logistics and customs, Dr Hans-Bert Bong will take over responsibility for Ford's material flow and supply chain management in Europe from 1st July. Bong, who has been the manager of vehicle logistics and customs at the company since ...