It was with very great sadness and regret that we learned of the death of Dan Knott who passed away on Sunday at the tragically early age of 51. Dan was Chrysler Group purchasing head until his retirement on health grounds just two weeks ago.
The situation on the Polish and Belarus border today is slightly improved in that trucks are facing long delays but are eventually making the crossing, reports Alexander Rogan and Alessandro Torresani.
We are receiving reports that, as a result of congestion and direct action by the Polish transport community, the border between Belarus and Poland is effectively blockaded and vehicles are now unable to pass into Belarus from Poland.
On the 2nd May 2012, new rules come into force governing the movement of vehicles transporting freight overland between the European Union, neighbouring countries and the Russian Federation. By Alessandro Torresani, Polish Correspondent.
GEFCO, the European leader in automotive logistics and a top provider of industrial logistics worldwide, is now managing its own European rail flows. This pioneering role for a logistics operator is in line with the Group’s sustainable development policy and a way of ensuring excellent performance and reliability.
Avtovaz has lost its leadership in car sales in the Russian market for the first time in its 40 year history. Now that accolade will go to a foreign car manufacturer as the dominance by Avtovaz, and its iconic brand Lada, slips.
The Dozvol crisis of January 2011 looks like it is about to re-emerge with a vengeance according to reports coming from Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland and the Ukraine.
Production shortages on a resin used to make fuel and braking systems supplied to most passenger cars are beginning to impact on the global automotive industry. Following an explosion on March 31st at Evonik Industries plant in Marl, Germany which killed two employees, production of cyclododecatriene (CDT), a base material used in manufacturing nylon resin “PA-12” used to coat fuel and braking systems, stopped, reports Sam Ogle.
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