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FeaturePotential EU-Korea trade agreement riles the ACEA...
The European Union and South Korea were still not ready to sign off a free trade agreement (FTA) when talks concluded on Monday in Stockholm, Sweden, thanks to “outstanding questions” from some EU members and opposition by European carmakers about the threat to European manufacturing they say that the policy ...
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FeaturePasha deal sees Hyundai-Kias delivered to San Diego
As South Korea seeks free trade agreements around the world, the country’s leading carmaker isn’t waiting for tariffs to fall as it continues to export to foreign markets. Next Monday sees the first delivery of Hyundai-Kia vehicles to the US port of San Diego under a new three-year agreement between ...
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FeatureFord and GM choose Ceva
Ceva Logistics has landed an inbound contract with Ford for its Kentucky truck plant in the US and at the same time has expanded its contract with General Motors in Brazil to include two new operations. At Ford’s Kentucky truck plant in Louisville (pictured) the company has launched a new ...
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FeatureVW opens first logistics service facility in India
Volkswagen has completed work on a Logistics Service Facility at its Aurangabad plant in India for the supply of spare parts to Audi, Skoda and VW brand vehicles. It is the first such facility the German carmaker has established in the country and has been set up as part of ...
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FeatureWWL Cruzes into Bristol
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has delivered 2,133 Chevrolets to the UK aboard its PCTC M/V Tijuca. The vehicles were offloaded at Portbury, Bristol and included the first customer-ordered Cruze models for the UK market, ready for debut in dealerships this month. The Tijuca began service this year and is the biggest ...
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FeatureNissan will export Micra from India
Nissan will begin exporting the next Micra from its new factory in Oragadam near Chennai, India once production begins there in the middle of next year. Exports could account for 60-70% of production. The factory, which will have an annual capacity of 200,000, is slated to begin production by May ...
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LSPs must weather the storm
Much sought after optimism in the European vehicle market has been hit by gloomy forecasts from leading business analysts who have warned of an increased risk to carmakers' cash flows in the first half of 2010 and a threat to half of all European suppliers, including finished vehicle logistics providers. ...
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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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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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FeatureNYK goes green around the globe
As NYK Line's car carrier Auriga Leader, which is partly powered by solar energy, made an inaugural call at the Port of Long Beach last week, the company announced another environment project designed to extend the length of car carriers made in Japan. Research is now being carried out with ...
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FeatureGMSA awards providers for going extra mile
General Motors South Africa has recognised two of its logistics providers at the Supplier of the Year 2008 awards held at the company’s Vehicle Conversion and Distribution Centre in Port Elizabeth last Thursday. Höegh Autoliners and To Anywhere Carriers took awards in the Logistics category. Höegh Autoliners transports Opel imports ...
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FeaturePacer begins non-stop service to Puerta Mexico
North American 3PL Pacer International is now using Ports America’s Puerta México Intermodal Facility in Toluca for automotive shipments. The direct, non-stop service handles automotive and third party domestic traffic six days a week and parallels Pacer’s existing PacerMex ramp points throughout its US and Eastern Canada network. It will ...
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FeatureCeva dresses up for GM
Ceva Logistics subsidiary AV Manufacturing (AVM) is providing General Motors with complete dressed-up engine supply chain services from its warehouse in Gravatai, Brazil. Working with GM, Ceva has created a bespoke solution for the company called Direct Buy, which can be integrated into GM’s existing supply chain and is aimed ...
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FeatureCAT prepares for the upturn at Southampton
CAT Group has opened a €1m vehicle processing centre at the Port of Southampton in the UK so that it can become “the undisputed leader in the automotive logistics industry”. It aims to do so by offering a range of bespoke services at the new facility, including delivery chain management, ...
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FeatureNissan chooses MOL for Indian exports
Nissan has chosen Mitsui OSK Lines for inland export activity from the plant it is building near Chennai in India. Situated in Oragadam, the plant is being promoted by an alliance partnership with Renault called Renault Nissan Automotive Indian Private Ltd, though the French carmaker will not be part of ...
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FeatureFirst global standard on damage reporting now available
The US-based Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) is collaborating with the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG) on a global standard for reporting damage to vehicles during transport. The Global Standard Logistics Damage Codes have been developed by both groups in cooperation with ECG’s Quality Standard Working Group, as well ...
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FeatureFord strengthens contracts in North America
Global supply chain manager UPS has extended its contract with Ford to provide logistics services for the delivery of new cars across dealerships in North America. As part of the agreement, the Atlanta-based LSP is providing on-site operations management at Ford distribution points, including carrier management, transportation network oversight, and ...
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FeatureMercedes upgrades Kassel plant with MLOG
This month Mercedes Benz is completing the second phase of a major materials handling and storage refurbishment at its Kassel manufacturing plant in Germany. The plant makes axle systems and parts for trucks, vans, buses and trailers, and German supplier MLOG Logistics has replaced its entire racking structure as well ...
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FeatureMeeting drastic demands in Russia
The Automotive Logistics Russia conference in Moscow this week revealed a market reeling from its first major decline in vehicle sales for nine years, with sales drops of more than 50% in many segments. But while the logistics landscape has also changed drastically, with issues like a lack of transport ...
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FeatureGefco 'justified' in UK port threat over taxes
Gefco is threatening to scale back its automotive business at the UK port of Sheerness in the face of a retrospective rates bill for £3m. In a letter to Sir Peter Westmacott, the British Ambassador in Paris, and seen by The Telegraph, Gefco’s Vice President for Vehicle Transport and Logistics, ...