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OEM news – Page 13
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NewsVolvo installing UVEye vehicle inspection system at US dealers
Volvo dealers in the US are installing a new automated vehicle inspection system from UVEye that uses high-speed cameras to capture the exterior and underside of vehicles being sold or traded
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NewsGermany localises LNG supply as prices rise
The cutting of LNG supplies from Russia has hit supplies to Europe and prompted the fast-tracking of a number of new projects to localise supply, most notably in Germany
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NewsFelicity Ace car carrier sinks in Atlantic
The Felicity Ace car carrier, which caught fire two weeks ago in the Atlantic with 4,000 VW Group vehicles on board, has sunk after being towed to a safe location south of the Azores
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NewsToyota to re-open factories after cyber-attack suspends production
Production at all of Toyota’s plants in Japan was shutdown for one day becasue of a cyber-attack on one if its suppliers
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NewsSalvage team reaches stricken MOL car carrier Felicity Ace
A salvage team boarded the stricken Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) car carrier Felicity Ace at the end of last week to assess the damage caused by the fire that started in its cargo decks on February 16 and spread throughout the vessel.
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NewsFord looks at India as export production hub for EVs
Ford is considering making a U-turn on its decision to pull manufacturing out of India and looking at EV production for exports following a successful application for support through India’s Champion OEM Incentive Scheme
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NewsAuto1 Group opens German used-car facility supported by Inform
Inform has set up a vehicle yard management system at Auto1 Group’s first used-vehicle reconditioning centre in Hemau, Germany
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NewsToyota installs DeGould vehicle-inspection system at Mississippi plant
Damage inspection expert DeGould has installed its autonomous AI-enabled Auto-compact camera inspection system at Toyota Motor North America’s plant in Mississippi
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NewsChevy Bolt assembly back up and running from April
GM will restart production of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle (EV) at the Orion plant in Michigan, US, in the first week of April this year, after a closure of almost six months.
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NewsBMW opens US VDC at Sparrows Point with Tradepoint Atlantic
BMW has opened a vehicle distribution centre (VDC) in the US port of Baltimore with logistics property developer Tradepoint Atlantic.
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NewsZeebrugge port increases vehicle handling and sustainability
The port of Zeebrugge in Belgium has seen a 3% increase in the volume of finished vehicles processed through 2021 compared to the previous year, bringing the number of vehicles handled to 2.26m.
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NewsTrucker protest hits automotive shipments on US-Canada border
Last week’s driver protests on the US-Canadian border caused disruption to the movement of automotive parts and finished vehicles. As a consequence, some assembly plants in Canada and the US had to temporarily implement shift downtimes.
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NewsStellantis halts production at Sevel because of engine shortage
Stellantis is working to smooth out van production at its Italian LCV plant in Sevel val di Sangro following engine supply disruption from France
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NewsToyota cuts March production plans because of chip shortage
Toyota has been forced to cut global vehicle production by 100,000 in March because of the spread of Covid and its impact on the production of semiconductors.
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AnalysisEurope’s electric future cannot be free of charge
Carmakers in Europe are working against the clock to ensure they meet regulations on vehicle emissions by 2030, mainly through the electrification of the vehicles they make. However, those efforts are contingent upon there being an adequate charging infrastructure in place. Namrita Chow assesses the state of play
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NewsPhilaport to gain from state funding worth $246m
The port of Philadelphia (Philaport) is to benefit from $246m of state investment funding aimed at continuing modernisation at the port and improving regional economic stability.
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NewsMercedes-Benz opens sustainable battery logistics centre in Germany
Mercedes-Benz has opened a “climate neutral” battery logistics facility near its plant in Bremen, Germany, that it will run with its logistics provider DB Cargo.
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NewsSwift using ICL digital yard management tool for Stellantis moves
US finished vehicle carrier Swift Transportation has signed up to use a digital yard management system from ICL, provider of finished vehicle logistics software, to better support its OEM customer Stellantis.
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NewsUnion Pacific invests in electric locomotives
Union Pacific has said it will buy 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in railyard operations as it seeks to make operations more sustainable.
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NewsRescue tugs refloat Maersk Mumbai in North Sea
Tug crews have succeeded in refloating the Maersk container vessel that became grounded outside the German port of Bremerhaven on February 2.