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City Auction Group develops new logistics facility

Motor Trader

City Auction Group will launch a new 28-acre site to house the Headquarters of its logistics business, PurpleRock, in September. This will expand capacity with an additional 5,000 vehicles across defleet, logistics and secure storage. PurpleRock provides vehicle defleet, logistics and repair solutions, across twelve locations.

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Logistics providers must consider new issues as volume of BEVs being shipped rises

Auto Remarketing

Auto logistics providers anticipate a large increase this year in the volume of battery-electric vehicles, or BEVs, they transport. Load factor aside, BEV weight also impacts the type of loading equipment and trailers used, Jerry Louisos, senior vice president at Preowned Auto Logistics, told Auto Remarketing. “It

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Ford tests shipping cars from Mexico's Guaymas port to fix a 'logistical tragedy'

Auto Blog

Filed under: Ford , Infrastructure Continue reading Ford tests shipping cars from Mexico's Guaymas port to fix a 'logistical tragedy' Ford tests shipping cars from Mexico's Guaymas port to fix a 'logistical tragedy' originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 23 Jun 2024 07:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Cox Auto Names SVP

AutoDealer Today

Newly created digital inventory, supply chain solutions role aimed to accelerate connections between company’s digital wholesale and logistics solutions, driving value for clients.

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JLR faces ongoing supply issues - a year after apologies

Autocar

Repair backlog and parts availability remain a problem for customers, despite assurances Almost a year since JLR apologised for severe parts delays and promised improvements at its new logistics hub, customers are still experiencing issues.

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City Auction Group expands in Edinburgh, Oakham and Peterborough

Motor Trader

PurpleRock now operates twelve vehicle delivery centres nationwide with an in-house logistics business delivering auction vehicles across the UK and Northern Ireland. These new facilities are a game-changer for the business, further expanding our UK footprint and strengthening our logistics offering.

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China’s Dongfeng Motors Deploys AI-Powered Humanoid Robot For Assembly Line

Carscoops

Walker S will be able to perform complex inspection, assembly, and logistics tasks. This robot is poised to tackle delicate tasks like inspection, assembly, and logistics at one of Dongfeng’s automotive assembly plants. A Dongfeng subsidiary producing commercial vehicles will use an AI-backed humanoid robot in its facilities.

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