All United States Of America articles – Page 15

  • amports-news-release-jacksonville-autos
    Feature

    Adapting to change at Amports

    2021-08-17T11:10:00Z

    Amports has spent the last couple of years increasing capacity and services in North America’s vehicle handling ports, something that stood it in good stead to manage volatility last year

  • 2022 Nissan Pathfinder SOP - image 02
    News

    Nissan halts Smyrna production because of chip shortage

    2021-08-13T10:49:00Z

    Nissan North America will suspend production at its Smyrna plant in Tennessee for two weeks from August 16 because of a shortage of semiconductors supplied from Malaysia

  • Ford Mustang Mach E GT
    Company Content

    Taking charge of battery supply at Ford

    2021-08-09T23:36:00Z

    Ford has some very ambitious targets for pure battery electric vehicle production in the US through to 2030 and that includes a more vertically integrated battery supply chain.

  • ID4_shipments
    Analysis

    Carbon-neutral supply chain a priority for Volkswagen

    2021-07-30T16:06:00Z

    Volkswagen is making a concerted effort to make the way it moves its vehicles as sustainable as the electric vehicles it is moving.  A good example is seen in the export of ID.4 from Germany to the US, as Marcus Williams finds out

  • JAXPORT_DJI_0392
    Feature

    North American vehicle ports: versatile through the year of the virus

    2021-07-27T15:25:00Z

    Regional closures and varying rates of recovery have seen a slight shift in the records of throughput at North America’s main vehicle handling ports, most notably with the Mexican port of Veracruz losing ground to Baltimore for the first time in six years.

  • ALFVLSU21_Thumb_600x400-01
    Feature

    AL FVL Summer 2021 Digital Edition – Gearing up the supply chain for sustainable growth

    2021-07-23T16:23:00Z

    The summer digital edition of Automotive Logistics and Finished Vehicle Logistics magazine is out now features interviews with Ford and VW, as well as an overview of activity at the North American vehicle handling ports

  • TMNA_Parts_Network
    News

    Toyota chooses network optimisation tool from Agillence

    2021-07-22T15:39:00Z

    Toyota has started using a software tool from optimisation expert Agillence to plan its inbound and service parts logistics networks

  • ALSC Detroit Thumb
    News

    Back in Detroit for Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Global

    2021-07-20T15:06:00Z

    The Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Global conference will be back in its old home of Detroit this fall, giving a new impetus to this year’s theme Accelerating Stronger Together. 

  • GF_meeting_Fab8_Mon19
    News

    GlobalFoundries to double semiconductor capacity in US

    2021-07-20T09:07:00Z

    GlobalFoundries is doubling semiconductor production in the US with the expansion of its existing Fab 8 facility in Malta (NY) and the building of a new fab plant alongside it

  • partstransferonconveyorbeltattmmfcopysamueldhote
    News

    Automotive partnership offers guidance on carbon reporting

    2021-07-19T13:55:00Z

    As part of the The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment, Ford, GM, Honda, Stellantis and Toyota have drawn up five KPIs for the industry to follow designed to cut carbon from the inbound supply chain

  • DB2021AL00801_medium
    News

    VW to deploy more LNG vessels for North Atlantic car shipments

    2021-07-19T09:44:00Z

    Volkswagen has commissioned another four car-carrying vessels that can run on LNG to make its delivery of vehicles between Germany and North America more sustainable

  • Southport terminal at Philaport
    News

    Philaport benefits from grant for berth development at Southport terminal

    2021-07-02T12:19:00Z

    The US port of Philadelphia is to benefit from a $49m grant that will help development of a new $130m multi-use berth at the Southport ro-ro terminal, which handles vehicle imports 

  • 280829_infiniti_dealership_36706
    News

    Low vehicle inventory pushes up prices in US

    2021-07-01T15:29:00Z

    Carmakers are fighting hard to meet strong demand for their vehicles in the US because of production shortfalls, meaning inventory is at its lowest point for ten years and average transaction prices are rising

  • 272831_govin_ranganathan_nio_105137_crop
    News

    Govin Ranganathan moves to logistics role at Canoo

    2021-06-29T09:52:00Z

    Govin Ranganathan has taken up a new role at as director of logistics, materials and transportation at electric vehicle maker Canoo. He has more than 20 years’ experience in designing, implementing and optimising production, logistics and supply chain operations, including for Nio, Fiat Chrysler and Tesla

  • Microchip chip semiconductor
    News

    Carmakers in North America worst hit by semiconductor shortage

    2021-06-23T10:45:00Z

    Joe McCabe, president and CEO, AutoForecast Solutions, told delegates at this week’s FVL North America Live conference that the North American automotive industry has taken the biggest hit globally from the semiconductor shortage, with the crossover segment particularly disrupted

  • VW ID.3 train
    News

    Vehicle electrification shakes up export and import flows

    2021-06-11T15:00:00Z

    There are regional differences in the sales and manufacture of electric vehicles that are affecting finished vehicle logistics flows, with some countries with relatively small automotive output becoming the bigger EV exporters. That has consequences for finished vehicle logistics, as a new report from Ultima Media’s business intelligence unit, Automotive, makes clear

  • Matt_Ritter_Subaru_America
    News

    Matt Ritter now leading vehicle planning and logistics at Subaru of America

    2021-06-10T08:48:00Z

    Matt Ritter (pictured) has replaced Troy Poston as vice-president of vehicle planning and logistics at Subaru of America. He will direct vehicle sales operations, including shipping, tracking and delivery to retailers, as well as all port operations, and inland and parts logistics.

  • Cottrell_Hanger_Mount
    News

    Cottrell to build second trailer plant in Georgia

    2021-06-08T15:15:00Z

    Finished vehicle equipment maker, Cottrell, is building a second manufacturing facility worth $125m in the US state of Georgia. CEO Danny Zink told Automotive Logistics that the company expected the expansion to double its current manufacturing capacity, allowing Cottrell to make up to 400 units per month from both facilities when the new facility is complete in 2023.

  • AutoMOBILE car Terminal Mobile Alabama
    News

    Vehicle terminal opens at US port of Mobile

    2021-06-08T10:43:00Z

    The port of Mobile in the US state of Alabama has a new $60m finished vehicle ro-ro terminal including a 3,700 sq.m vehicle processing centre (VPC) and storage capacity for 7,000 vehicles.

  • SilveradoHDReveal04
    News

    GM focuses on increasing vehicle deliveries in North America

    2021-06-07T14:27:00Z

    GM is pulling out all the stops to get vehicles delivered to its dealers and customers in the US and Canada in the midst of a semiconductor shortage that is affecting the automotive industry globally. Its all down to teamwork according to Phil Kienle, GM vice-president, North America Manufacturing and Labor Relations