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Positive global production and sales forecast, tempered by cautious North American and European outlook

2024-10-15T17:17:00+01:00By

Global automotive production sees growth, but North America and Europe face slower sales and capacity challenges amid shifting market dynamics and electrification trends.

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TVS SCS distributes parts for Daimler Truck from Singapore PDC

2024-07-15T12:43:00+01:00By

Daimler Truck has signed a five-year contract with TVS Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) to manage service parts logistics centre in Singapore

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Automotive Logistics marks International Women’s Day

2024-03-08T16:33:00+00:00By

Automotive Logistics celebrates International Women’s Day.

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Susanne Lehmann brings global supply chain experience to VW Group Malaysia

2024-01-29T06:00:00+00:00By

Dr Susanne Lehmann has replaced Antonio Pinto as managing director of VW Group Malaysia where she is responsible for all operations including production, supply chain and sales.

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GMC set to expand to China, Australia and New Zealand

2024-01-22T12:00:00+00:00By

GMC said the expansion into China, Australia and New Zealand follows its “stellar” results for 2023

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Škoda begins exports from Europe to Vietnam

2024-01-15T12:09:00+00:00By

Škoda is delivering the vehicles via ro-ro vessels from Bremerhaven port to Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phòng in Singapore.

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Denis Le Vot is chief supply chain officer at Renault Group; Jean-François Salles to lead strategic partnerships

2023-05-31T10:10:00+01:00By

The board-level position reports to CEO Luca de Meo. Renault’s current supply chain vice-president, Jean-François Salles, leads partnerships in materials, battery and digitalisation

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Lithium-ion battery gigafactory database

2022-08-02T09:28:00+01:00By

Track electric vehicle lithium battery gigafactories by manufacturer, location, manufacturer, current and planned gigawatt (GWh) capacity.

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Canadian National Railway appoints Tracy Robinson as new CEO

2022-02-01T12:32:00+00:00By

Canadian National Railway (CN) has named Tracy Robinson as its new chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors from February 28th.

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Electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle plant database

2021-06-03T17:33:00+01:00By

Track factory locations for electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid and hybrid vehicles by manufacturer, model and location

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Asean region now benefiting from Acts online customs trade tool

2020-11-30T14:40:00+00:00By

This week sees the launch of a new online customs transit management system in the 10-member Association of Southeast Nations (Asean), designed to accelerate trade in goods by road. The Asean Customs Transit System (Acts) enables private companies to make a single customers transit declaration that covers the transport of goods across multiple Asean countries without the need to make repeated customs declarations or change vehicles at each border. The online e-transit declaration can be made directly with Asean customs authorities. Companies can track the movement of their goods from loading at departure to delivery at the final destination.

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Volvo opens central distribution centre in Thailand

2020-11-06T12:54:00+00:00By

Volvo Cars has opened a $32.7m vehicle and parts distribution centre in Thailand containing a vehicle inspection centre, spare parts warehouse, performance testing facility and training centre.

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Hyundai to build R&D centre and factory in Singapore

2020-10-14T12:46:00+01:00By

In a virtual groundbreaking ceremony, Hyundai has ­­announced it is building the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center in Singapore (HMGICS) which will serve as a new R&D centre and small-scale production facility with an output of up to 30,000 vehicles per year and help to forge a new supply chain in the city state.

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Watch: Livestream Hour Episode 10 – How Volkswagen is transforming plant logistics with AI, analytics and cloud technology

2020-07-01T16:14:00+01:00By

In this episode of the Livestream Hour, we discuss the technology and processes that are accelerating more connected, data-driven supply chains, and the greater role they will play in the post-coronavirus automotive industry. With special guests from Volkswagen, research institute Fraunhofer ISST and tech startup SYNAOS.

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Watch: Livestream Hour Episode 8 – Ford’s insourcing of logistics through technology

2020-06-10T18:30:00+01:00By

Join this special digital transformation livestream session on how IT and technology solutions are supporting supply chain during the crisis, including a major digitalisation project for Ford’s logistics and supply chain management across key regions. Hosted by Christopher Ludwig.

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Watch: Livestream Hour Episode 4 – Tier Suppliers on the Road to Recovery

2020-05-06T00:38:00+01:00By

Hosted by Christopher Ludwig, Editor-in-Chief at Ultima Media, the Livestream Hour will take place each week on Wednesdays. It will also be part of other Livestream special episodes and guests, including previews and follow-ups from our series of live and digital events for Automotive Logistics, Automotive Manufacturing Solutions and Car Design News. In Episode 4, we discuss the key areas that suppliers especially need to consider as the automotive industry stirs back into action, including supply chain and logistics processes, sourcing considerations, digital tools and collaboration. 

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Watch: Livestream Coronavirus Series – Automotive Supply Chain April Update

2020-04-30T00:47:00+01:00By

Part of our ongoing Livestream series, the monthly supply chain update provides insight on what the coronavirus crisis will mean for automotive manufacturing and logistics. In this episode, hear from Matteo Fini from IHS Markit; Fathi Tlatli from DHL together with host Christopher Ludwig.

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Challenges in store for UK supply chain

2020-04-23T08:42:00+01:00By

The coronavirus crisis is having a major impact on the storage options available to UK companies, according to a recent survey from the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA), which revealed warehousing space in the country is now approaching maximum capacity with a potential for zero scope within weeks…

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Watch: Livestream Hour Episode 2 – Restarting Automotive Production in the New Normal

2020-04-16T08:01:00+01:00By and

In this Livestream episode, we share insights with special guest Ralf Bechmann from ROI Management Consulting, and AMS editor Nick Holt into the supply chain and manufacturing strategies that OEMs and suppliers are pursuing as companies like Daimler and Volkswagen are set to restart some plants in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. Hosted by Christopher Ludwig, Editor-in-Chief, the Livestream Hour features weekly insights and live interactions with the global automotive industry 

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Watch: Livestream | The Coronavirus Series – Automotive Supply Chain March Update

2020-03-27T15:14:00+00:00By and

Presented by Automotive from Ultima Media, hear from our analysts as they share insight on how the coronavirus crisis will impact global vehicle sales and what it will mean for automotive manufacturing and logistics.