All News articles – Page 25
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Supply chain needs its own movement in the C-suite
There need to be more CEOs with a supply chain and logistics background in the automotive industry according to speakers from Aston Martin and Toyota at this year’s ALSC Europe conference
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Carmakers and tier ones need better supply chain alignment
At ALSC Europe this year, Jaguar Land Rover, Plastic Omnium and Kuehne + Nagel tackled the issue of supply chain misalignment between the OEMs and tier one suppliers
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Coverage from Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Europe 2023
Audi’s head of supply chain Dieter Braun opened this year’s Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Europe conference by outlining the carmaker’s goals for more sustainable logistics operations
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No light at the end of the tunnel
Extensive reparations to the German rail network aimed at increasing capacity and efficiency in the long term are causing more immediate disruption for vehicle and parts movements
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JLR to implement cloud ERP across UK manufacturing and logistics
JLR stands to benefit from a cloud-based ERP system from SAP that promises to make its supply chain and logistics more transparent and agile.
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Mazda begins exports of CX-50 from US to Mexico
Mazda has added Mexico as an export country for its CX-50, which is made at the US joint venture plant it runs with Toyota in Huntsville, Alabama. The carmaker is also exporting the CX-50 to Canada and Colombia
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Freyr Battery to launch test production in Norway
Freyr Battery will hold an event on March 28 to inaugurate test production at its Customer Qualification Plant in Mo i Rana, Norway ahead of full production in 2024 at the GigaArtic battery plant
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PowerCo begins construction of Valencia gigafactory
VW Group’s PowerCo battery company has started work on a gigafactory near Valencia in Spain, which will directly supply Seat and Cupra brands buil in Martorell and Pamplona
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Getting the teams up to speed at Toyota
Toyota is boosting the principle of kaizen, or incremental improvement, by using Microsoft technology in both manufacturing and its value-added outbound logistics services
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Mercedes-Benz breaks ground on battery recycling plant in Kuppenheim
Mercedes-Benz has celebrated the start of work on a lithium battery recycling plant in Germany that will recover 96% of materials, helping to produce 50,000 battery modules a year
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Riverwood Capital invests $25m in Cognosos
Tracking technology expert Cognosos will be able to support its next growth phase with the latest $25m investment, this time from private equity firm Riverwood Capital
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Parts exports from Portugal on the rise
Parts makers in Portugal have increased exports for the ninth consecutive month. Despite ongoing supply chain pressures in Europe, the value of parts exported rose to €992m in January
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BYD delivers first vehicles to UK but rules out local production
Chinese EV maker BYD Auto is exporting its Atto 3 electric SUV for sale in the UK from this month while it looks for a production location in Europe, though UK is not in the running for that
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VW Group’s PowerCo to build battery gigafactory in Canada
VW Group’s PowerCo business will build a battery gigafactory in Ontario, Canada, which is expected to begin production in 2027. It is the company’s first announced battery facility for North America
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Stellantis plans to make cars in South Africa by 2025
Stellantis is planning to make vehicles at a new plant in South Africa, part of its plan to sell 1m vehicles in the Middle East and Africa region by 2030, with 70% of those made locally
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Tanger Med boosts vehicle throughput and cuts emissions
Tanger Med port in Morocco handled almost 478,600 finished vehicles in 2022, an 11% rise on the previous year. The majority of vehicles were exports from Renault Group and Stellantis.
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Ford looks for capacity to deliver increased output in US
Ford is boosting production of its Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning amongst other of its best selling models but needs to ensure it can cut leads times and secure outbound capacity
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Building a blueprint for battery logistics at PowerCo
Matthias Braun, head of logistics at PowerCo explains his wider vision to achieve Logistics 5.0 in the battery supply chain supporting VW Group’s electric vehicle future
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BLG expands capacity for handling high and heavy cargoes
BLG Logistics is leasing more space at Bremerhaven port in Germany to handle increasing volumes of high and heavy equipment, including rolling construction machinery, tractors and other heavy goods
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VW Group forecasts increase in deliveries as logistics problems ease
VW Group says an easing of supply chain restrictions in 2023, including a more ready supply of semiconductors, will allow it to increase vehicle deliveries and meet a strong order backlog