DHL to provide EV warehousing for Chery brands DHL Supply Chain has partnered with Chinese-owned Omoda and Jaecoo on a three-year warehousing contract that will enable specialist storage of parts and components including batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles. Megan Kelly
DHL Supply Chain shakes up its global leadership team DHL Supply Chain has announced changes to its global leadership team with the appointment of Patrick Kelleher to CEO of DHL Supply Chain North America, replacing Scott Sureddin who will retire from DHL Group on at the end of this year. Marcus Williams
DHL Freight deploys eActros trucks from Mercedes-Benz DHL Freight is using eActros 300 electric trucks (etrucks) at two sites in Germany. One is being used for parts transport from the logistics provider’s Hagen site to the Mercedes-Benz Trucks axle production plant in Kassel. The other is being used to make retail customer deliveries in Koblenz. They are the first fully electric heavy tractor-trailers DHL Freight has introduced in Germany. Marcus Williams
Vitesco Technologies signs DHL Supply Chain as lead logistics provider in Europe (Updated April 19) Vitesco Technologies has signed a five-year contract with DHL Supply Chain lead logistics provider services to manage material flow from suppliers to its 12 European production plants. DHL said that was equivalent to 100,000 annual transport movements and accounted for a third of Vitesco Technologies total freight volume. Marcus Williams
JLR’s strategic shift towards a carbon-free future JLR is on a transformative journey to drastically reduce its Scope 3 freight carbon emissions. Under the leadership of freight operations director Levent Yuksel, the company is redefining its logistics services to align with its carbon net-zero ambitions, setting a new standard for supply chain sustainability in the automotive industry. Megan Kelly
DHL Supply Chain establishes HVO fuelling across UK DHL Supply Chain has set up supply lines for hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) across all of its UK fuelling stations throughout the UK. The logistics service provider has moved more than 6m tonnes of the fuel to its UK operations, replacing diesel in 20 locations. Marcus Williams
JLR to use alternative fuel and EV transport fleet in UK in contract renewal with DHL The carmaker’s UK road freight vehicle fleet is to be replaced with over 220 bio-fuel and electric HGVs by April 2024. Ilkhan Ozsevim
UK automotive supply chain demands support in EV transition The UK automotive industry is calling for an industrial strategy to aid its transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Megan Kelly
Jumping the chip queue The ongoing shortage in the supply of semiconductors to the automotive industry has laid bare a disconnection between the automotive and semiconductor supply chains. What is needed to avoid future risk is greater coordination and transparency between the two sectors. Stuart Todd
Ford signs up DHL for fleet services DHL Inside Track has secured a new multi-year contract with Ford Fleet Management to organise the preparation and transport of leased vehicles in the UK. Jason Dunn
DHL invests $15m in warehouse automation from Boston Dynamics DHL Supply Chain has invested $15m in warehouse automation technology supplied by engineering and robotics provider Boston Dynamics. Marcus Williams
Best practices to reduce shipping costs with major carriers Freight pricing specialists AFMS gives an inside track on best practices to negotiate best-in-class shipping rates with major carriers in North America and beyond.
DHL Supply Chain supports monthly mobility with outbound services Well established as a global inbound logistics provider, DHL Supply Chain is also refining its services to the outbound sector as end customers choose to use the vehicles they drive in different ways. Marcus Williams
Lotus Cars contracts DHL to handle inbound logistics in UK Sportscar maker Lotus Cars has chosen DHL Supply Chain to manage warehousing and transport operations for production of the Emira sportscar on a five-year contract. Operations will start next month. Marcus Williams
Marelli signs 4PL contract with DHL Supply Chain in North America Tier one parts supplier Marelli has signed a five-year contract with DHL Supply Chain for logistics services in North America. Marcus Williams
A capacity crisis in container shipping The awakening of global manufacturing from a Covid-induced coma has coincided with the usual holiday season rush and a move away from the just-in-time delivery model to produce a nightmare peak season that’s making replenishing stock in the automotive industry a Herculean task. Illya Verpraet and Christopher Ludwig report. Illya Verpraet Christopher Ludwig
