The Renault Nissan Alliance has now made the port of Tyne in the Northeast of England its common entry point for vehicle imports to the UK, including Nissan, Infiniti and Dacia models. The carmaker has been using the port since 1995, whereas Renault had been using the nearby port of Teesport.
Nissan launched production of its second generation Leaf electric vehicle at the Sunderland plant in the UK last Thursday, the first time the vehicle has been produced outside of Japan. The company revealed its global and regional sourcing strategy for the plant, including import of key electronic components from Japan, and ambitions to localise more […]
While Ford continues to mull changes in its second-quarter output plans, the rest of the industry is adding some 74,100 units to their production schedules for the period. The gains so far, spread across all three months but weighted more toward April and June
Thirty years ago, Japan Inc.’s formidable battery of domestic auto plants seemed ready to conquer the world. A nervous U.S. industry watched as the Japanese export machine devoured American jobs. Consultants trumpeted the supremacy of the Japanese business model.
U.S. auto sales are finishing March on an upbeat note, with analysts expecting the industry to extend its strongest streak in five years. Three independent forecasters predict a seasonally adjusted annual sales rate of 15.3 million, nearly matching February’s 15.36 million SAAR and up 8 percent from a year earlier
Daimler Trucks North America will recall about 46,000 Freightliner Cascadia trucks due to a software glitch that may cause the daytime running lights to turn off, the company said in a report released by the federal government Wednesday.
As the European Union and Japan begin negotiations on a free trade agreement this week, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has reiterated its calls for Japan to remove non-tariff barriers so that European brands are able to compete on an equal footing.
Volkswagen has recently held a meeting at its Emden plant in Germany to discuss the progress of a range of improvement and innovation projects being undertaken there, as well as to provide an outlook on the challenges ahead for the plant. The focus of discussions this year was on preparations for production of the next-generation […]
From next week on April 1st, General Motors Europe will implement the outsourcing of its logistics planning, operations and purchasing to logistics provider Gefco. Acting as a 4PL for the carmaker, Gefco will manage GM’s inbound and outbound supply chain across Europe, Russia and Turkey, combining volumes with its established transport and logistics services for […]
