With production line delays costing automotive manufacturers up to EUR1m an hour, emergency logistics is becoming an important part of the supply chain as vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers strive to keep the lines running. We catch up with Brad Brennan, managing director of emergency logistics specialist Evolution Time Critical, to find out how emergency logistics is increasingly being integrated with supply chain strategy.
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New Saab models to arrive by 2014 but won’t wear the brand’s Griffin badge
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The South Korean labor union of Hyundai narrowly voted in favor of a wage deal, averting more strikes and production losses at the automaker that has led to its first monthly sales drop in over three years.
The South Korean labor union of Hyundai narrowly voted in favor of a wage deal, averting more strikes and production losses at the automaker that has led to its first monthly sales drop in over three years.
Magna Steyr says it will not install a Polish production facility in Warsaw "for the time being" following widespread reports it could manufacture Mini and Infiniti models there from 2015.
PSA Peugeot Citroen has appointed Maxime Picat as managing director of its Peugeot brand, replacing Vincent Rambaud who is leaving the group for personal reasons.
Hyundai Motor Company is poised to move into the Myanmar market to tap what is understood to be enormous growth potential, according to media reports.
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China's policy of requiring foreign car makers to form local joint ventures is "like opium" for local firms and is failing to foster world-class indigenous automakers, according to a former minister.
Volkswagen hopes a sleek makeover for its seventh-generation Golf, to be unveiled in Berlin today, will help it remain a best-selling compact car and allow the automaker to achieve its aim of overtaking General Motors and Toyota in global sales.
Volkswagen hopes a sleek makeover for its seventh-generation Golf will help it remain a best-selling compact car and allow the automaker to achieve its aim of overtaking General Motors and Toyota in global sales.
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With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up