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Scania signs three-year deal with Unipart to manage service parts centre in Kunshan, China

Unipart is managing logistics operations at Scania’s new Chinese service parts distribution centre in Kunhan, China.

Scania México to expand Querétaro parts distribution centre

Scania Mexico is planning to expand its Middle American Parts Center (MAPC) in Querétaro to increase storage capacity and availability of spare parts.

Watch: Why sustainability will be a major KPI in logistics

Manufacturers including Scania and ZF are already starting to factor emissions reduction and sustainability goals into logistics decisions and purchasing, leaading to changes in transport networks, carrier and returnable packaging operations.

Sustainability means seeing beyond the surface

Supply chains need to become more sustainable but you can’t change what you can’t see. Logistics experts at the recent Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Europe Live conference agreed that better tools and partnerships are needed to identify emissions in complex supply chains as a means to start reducing them.

Sustainability at the core of Scania’s strategy for the future

At last week’s AMS Livestream Hour Mathias Wijkström detailed how sustainability was ingrained in Scania’s company culture and how necessary that was for the future success of the company

Scania to build battery plant and research centre in Sweden

Truck and bus manufacturer Scania plans to build a battery assembly plant at its headquarters and main production location in Södertälje, Sweden

Watch: Commercial vehicle supply chains with Scania and MAN

The supply chain and logistics requirements for commercial vehicles, including trucks and buses, can vary significantly. During a panel at Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Live, supply chain leaders from MAN and Scania explain how they are optimising networks and responding to the crisis.

Better communication a key success factor for commercial vehicle sector

The strong ramp-up in commercial vehicle production following the coronavirus shutdowns has been facilitated by better transparency and communication in the supply chain according to speakers at this week’s Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Live conference. However, there is still room for improvement as the sector deals with the fallout of the coronavirus and new pressures on the inbound supply chain.

Scania opens Thai factory to better serve Southeast Asia

Scania trials first CNG truck in Lithuania

Time to fall in line

Volkswagen Group part 2: Talking ‘then and now’ with head of group logistics, Thomas Zernechel

The group’s head of group logistics talks about the major changes seen over the past two decades – and why he is optimistic about the future of logistics

Volkswagen Group part 1: Present and prepared for the future

Volkswagen Konzernlogistik (group logistics), the carmaker’s central logistics steering and purchasing organisation, has taken on new dimensions in managing the group’s complex and expanding supply chain

Scania and Toyota start Singapore truck platooning trial

Volkswagen to deepen common platform and component sharing across MAN and Scania

Scania to deliver 1,500 trucks to UK