Tag: austria

Lamborghini switches to rail for Urus body deliveries

Lamborghini is now exclusively using rail to move Urus SUV chassis from VW Group’s Zwickau plant in Germany to its Italian factory headquarters in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Modena.

BMW using LNG-powered trucks for engine deliveries to Regensburg

BMW is using trucks fuelled by liquified natural gas (LNG) to deliver engines to its assembly plant in Regensburg, Germany, cutting carbon and nitrogen emissions. The use of the trucks is part of the vehicle maker’s sustainability target of making all of the cargo transport for its operations carbon neutral by 2050.

German border controls threaten inbound parts supply

Germany’s decision to suddenly impose travel restrictions across borders with Austria and the Czech Republic, and to those travelling from Slovakia, has drawn criticism from across the automotive industry as freight queues threaten to delay parts deliveries.

Magna to build Fisker Ocean electric vehicle in Europe

Magna International is going to build Fisker’s forthcoming Ocean SUV under contract at its manufacturing facility in Graz, Austria. Production of the electric vehicle (EV) will begin in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Supply shortage hits Jaguar I-Pace assembly in Graz

Austria’s cargo-partner on track in China

Industry suffers blow with loss of Michael Druml, head of Magna Europe supply chain and purchasing

Michael Druml, an influential supply chain management executive who played a major role in the logistics, supply chain and purchasing operations for divisions of Daimler and later Magna, died suddenly this week. He was 60 years old.

Used but not confused: How battery diagnostics can help EV resales

Resales of EVs are currently complicated by lack of clarity on the health of their batteries. Austrian start-up Aviloo has developed a diagnostic tool that can be used at dealerships

Volvo on track from China to Belgium with ARS Altmann and ICL

ARS Altmann and ICL on track to China

How IoT is the next step in tracking components

Volvo starts shipments to Europe from Ridgeville

Hanging in the balance

Lower production output, slower growth in export markets and several regulatory and operational issues are threatening to unbalance Poland’s finished vehicle market

Progress for all to CEE

Stepping up the pace