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NewsGM tackles costly supply chain disruption
Global supply chain and logistics experts from GM used last week’s ALSC Global conference in Detroit to outline the contingencies they were taking to tackle disruption to the inbound supply of parts
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BMW targets a more sustainable sourcing of key components
BMW is increasing the amount of recycled materials its uses in parts production while at the same time reducing the carbon emissions from the production process of those materials
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Kia teams up with DB’s Encore on battery storage
Kia is working with Deutsche Bahn’s energy storage start-up Encore on the resue of EV batteries previously used in electric vehicles for new energy storage systems, with transport provided by DB’s logistics divisions
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Renault Trucks opens sustainable Used Parts Factory
As supply chain challenges and legislative pressures push OEMs towards recycling, Renault Trucks has chosen to make it a core part of the way that it treats its own trucks
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BMW using ICL system for vehicle logistics management
ICL’s cloud-based vehicle logistics management system will help BMW more accurately track its vehicles and provide ETAs as well as supporting invoicing and freight claims
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Mercedes-Benz making electric SUVs in US with local battery supply
Mercedes-Benz is now making fully electric SUVs at its US plant in Alabama, supported by local lithium battery supply
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Porsche retrofitting headlights after supply shortage
A shortage in the supply of matrix headlights to Porsche’s plant in Leipzig, Germany has now been resolved and the carmaker is working fast to now deliver the backlog of retrofitted vehicles
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Mercedes-Benz first to benefit from CATL battery plant in Hungary
CATL is investing €7.34 billion in a 220-hectare greenfield site in Hungary for the localised supply of lithium-ion batteries to European carmakers, beginning with Mercedes-Benz
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Foton signs deal to export 1,000+ electric buses to Chile
The Chinese commercial vehicle maker has signed its biggest export order for electric buses worth RMB 1.6 billion and will deliver 1,022 vehicles to the Chilean capital, Santiago
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Nio to open battery swap manufacturing plant in Hungary
To support its planned expansion of EV exports to Europe, Chinese carmaker Nio is opening a battery swap manufacuring plant in Hungary next month
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Heavy rains hit Toyota production in Japan
Flooding has disrupted production at Toyota plants in Japan’s Aichi prefecture but the carmaker is rerouting semiconductors from those plants to minimise downtime elsewhere
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Nissan imports first Ariya EVs through port of Tyne
Nissan has made its first volume delivery of Ariya pure-battery EVs to the UK via the port of Tyne. The vehicles were imported from Japan aboard the Nordic Ace car carrier
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BMW assembly disrupted by train line damage
BMW has lost two shifts of production thanks to damage to rail lines connecting its Dingolfing plant in Germany
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China’s Nio to expand battery swap network, including overseas
Chinese EV maker Nio is boosting its lithium battery swap network over the next three years and will have almost 4,000 stations by the end of 2025, including in overseas markets
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VW Argentina signs Ceva for transmission logistics at Córdoba
Ceva Logistics is now providing contract logistics for transmission production at VW Group Argentina’s facility in Córdoba
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Mercedes hampered by Q2 parts shortages
Supply chain disruption cause by Covid lockdowns and semiconductor shortages have hit Mercedes-Benz sales in Q2 but EV production is growing stronger
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Nissan opts for Agillence TMS to manage parts logistics
Nissan North America is now using software from Agillence to manage its inbound and aftersales parts logistics, which promises to reduce planning cycle times and help find cost-savings
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VW opens US battery engineering lab to feed EV production
Volkswagen has opened a battery engineering lab in Chattanooga, Tennessee to make batteries for its electric vehicle production in the US
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BMW introduces cloud-based autonomous logistics at Landshut
Following trials with the Technical University of Munich, BMW is rolling out its Robot in the Cloud project to manage autonomous logistics at the Landshut component plant in Germany
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VinFast to open more than 50 stores across Europe
Vinfast, the Vietnamese EV maker, is to open 50 dealers in France, Germany and the Netherlands
