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Toyota is using hydrogen fuel cell trucks supplied by VDL Groep for parts distribution in Europe

Toyota has added four more hydrogen fuel cell trucks for automotive parts distribution between its European parts centre in Belgium and locations in France, Germany and the Netherlands.

Neptune Land Services to begin car terminal operations at Port-La-Nouvelle from the beginning of 2026

Neptune Land Services will start operations at a newly built vehicle temrinal in southern France from Q1 2026 able to process 200,000 vehicles annually.

Ceva Logistics using Stradot conveyor robots for vehicle handling at Nanteuil-le-Haudouin facility

Ceva Logistics will start using automated robot conveyors to move vehicles at its distribution yard in Nanteuil-le-Haudouin from September this year.

Renault Group makes service parts logistics more efficient with Exotec

Renault Group is using the latest automation technology at its Villeroy service parts distribution centre (PDC) in France. The carmaker said that the use of Skypod robots means the facility has increased the number of orders served by 25% per day, cut preparation time from two hours to 20 minutes and enabled it to reduce the storage surface area because the robots can pick items from height without risk to personnel.

ACC halts construction of two European gigafactories

Automotive Cells Company (ACC), with its shareholders Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz and TotalEnergies’ subsidiary Saft, has halted the construction of two of its three planned European gigafactories.

Renault, Volvo and CMA CGM launch Flexis joint venture

Renault, Volvo and logistics provider CMA CGM, have officially launched their electric van joint venture – Flexis SAS. Renault and Volvo each hold 45% stakes and are planning to invest €300m each over the course of the next three years. CMA CGM said it will invest €120m ($130m) by 2026 and has already acquired a 10% stake in the business.

Ceva Logistics to set up vehicle-handling terminal at Dunkirk port

Ceva Logistics is building a 9.5-hectare vehicle logistics facility at the French port of Dunkirk following an agreement signed with the port on March 15. Work on the facility will begin in October this year.

Revamping supply chains: Carmakers’ shift to local sourcing for EV efficiency

Carmakers in Europe, including Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis, are reshaping their logistics by localising supply chains. This strategic move aims to enhance efficiency, cut costs, and reduce emissions, marking a significant step towards sustainable electric vehicle production.

Renault Trucks to build sustainable parts distribution centre near Lyon

Renault Trucks has revealed plans for a new global spare parts distribution centre (PDC) at its Saint-Priest complex near Lyon in France. The truck maker is investing €132m ($142.2m) in the 46,000 sq.m facility, which will operate on renewable, fossil-free energy.

ACC raises €4.4 billion for three gigafactories in Europe

Automotive Cells Company (ACC), with its shareholders Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz and Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has raised €4.4 billion ($4.7 billion) in debt funding for the construction of three gigafactories in Europe.

Renault, Michelin renew supply chain research chairmanship with Paris university

Renault Group and Michelin have partnered with École des Ponts ParisTech, school of science, engineering and technology, to renew the Supply Chain of the Future teaching and research chair at the French University.

Renault Group partners with École des Ponts ParisTech for AI and supply chain digitalisation

Renault Group’s supply chain division has partnered with École des Ponts ParisTech, school of science, engineering and technology, to explore the future of AI optimisation in the supply chain.

Stellantis France appoints head of ‘Car Flow’ logistics division

Stellantis France has appointed François Leclercq as head of its Car Flow division, overseeing logistics, procurement and planning.

ACC opens gigafactory in France, first of a “colossal project”

Automotive Cells Company (ACC) has officially opened the first of three planned European battery gigafactories in Billy-Berclau, Douvrin, France.

Renault plugs car making into the industrial metaverse

Renault’s digitalisation of manufacturing and logistics processes has grown into what it describes as an ‘industrial metaverse’, bringing greater transparency and efficiency to the thousands of steps needed to supply parts and actually make a vehicle.

Stellantis still looking for outbound transport capacity in France

Stellantis is facing outbound logistics problems from its plant in Sochaux, France because of a shortage in transport capacity. The situation has led to a build-up of vehicles at the plant, which makes the Peugeot 3008 and 5008.

The Future Is Neutral seeks to create a totally circular automotive supply chain

The Future Is Neutral is a newly-formed entity separate to but invested in by the Renault Group and partners, aiming to completely recycle every element of vehicles. Working directly on recycling using current technologies, it will also research new methods to grow a €2.3 billion ($2.26m) cumulative turnover.

Toyota makes major shift to rail for vehicle moves in Europe

Toyota has started exporting vehicles made at its Burnaston plant in the UK to Europe on rail via the Channel Tunnel. It is also importing vehicles produced at the Valenciennes plant in France to the UK along the same route.

Gefco testing Stan autonomous robots for vehicle storage operations

Logistics provider Gefco is testing an autonomous robot to park finished vehicles at its vehicle distribution compound in Nanteuil-le-Haudouin, France.

Tramosa using robots for vehicle yard management

Stanley Robotics is supplying Tramosa with mobile robots for the movement of vehicles at its outbound logistics compound in Creutzwald, France. Tramosa, which is the French subsidiary of Spanish logistics provider Tradisa, is aiming to deploy the robots at its other compounds in Europe following this first trial.

Haropa completes merger of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris ports

The ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, which had been working together since 2012 under the banner of Haropa Port, have officially merged from June and have announced infrastructure investments.

Marvin Cooke to oversee production and logistics at Toyota Motor Europe

Marvin Cooke has moved to become executive vice president of manufacturing at Toyota Motor Europe (TME). He will oversee the operations of all Toyota plants across Europe, overseeing the Toyota Production System, including logistics, production control and production engineering.

France and other EU countries close border with UK putting freight flows at risk

A number of countries, including France, have closed their borders with the UK to passengers and accompanied freight following the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus in the UK which is suspected to be more infectious than previous types.

RNM Alliance extends contract with Groupe Cat in France and Belgium

Gefco makes spot blocktrain shipment of car parts from China to France

Gefco uses air charter for parts shipments from China to France

Stronger connections for a competitive future

Haropa ports, which runs the Seine Axis ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, is meeting storage capacity constraints with investment, redevelopment and the application of smart technology

Geodis enlisted in France’s fight against coronavirus

Groupe PSA results show significant losses in China and Iran

Mosolf expands services in Germany

Fire on K-Line car carrier forces crew to abandon ship

ARS Altmann and ICL on track to China

Floridia to head Gefco’s Innovation Factory

Brexit uncertainty causing concern for automotive

With a reliance on just-in-time and just-in-sequence supply chains, the automotive industry is one of the most vulnerable sectors to disruption caused by a disorderly British exit from the EU

CMA CGM to acquire Ceva Logistics

Basset takes helm at PSA Retail

Mues new COO at Imperial Logistics

PSA invests in China’s used car sector

Five new faces to boost freight forwarding at Gefco

EC approves CMA CGM takeover of Ceva

Q&A: Marcelo Turri, Alpargatas

Groupe PSA tracks containers with IoT

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

Gianclaudio Neri new MD of Ceva in Italy

Q&A: Florian Huettl

Progress for all to CEE

Stepping up the pace

Russia increases component exports

Turkish exports continue to rise

Gefco: Full of get up and go

Mercedes-Benz: Taking an end-to-end approach

Groupe Cat confirms buyout of rival STVA

Gefco considers a spending spree in Russia

In these uncertain days, supply chain reaction times are critical

PSA group details €200m plan to modernise Sochaux