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17/09/2007

ECG Academy: 23 young managers achieve Certified Automobile Logistician degree

ECG Academy second Course to start on October 11, 2007

Brussels, 17 September 2007 - 23 young managers from 10 countries were awarded the degree of “Certified Automobile Logistician” on completion of the first course of the ECG Automotive Logistics Academy, the Europe’s only postgraduate management education and training institute with a focus on transport, logistics and supply chain of Finished Vehicles. The Second course of the ECG Automotive Logistics Academy is due to start on October 11, 2007.

The ECG Academy graduation ceremony was held last Friday, September 14, at the Kloster Eberbach, in Wiesbaden, Germany. The Certificates were presented to the students by the ECG President, Frits Mehrtens and by the European Business School vice Dean, Executive Education, Professor Dr. Ulrich Grimm.

The ECG Academy has been created by ECG - the Association of European Vehicle Logistics - in partnership with the Supply Management Institute (SMI) of the European Business School (EBS) and the German Logistics Academy (DLA). The 11-month course has been designed for young managers employed throughout the Automotive industry, ranging from Logistics Operators to Car Manufacturers, Importers and Suppliers -. It supports the whole automotive industry by offering a high profile instrument to tackle the scarcity of skilled resources affecting the industry.

The Course includes seven 3-days residential modules held both at the EBS Campus in Oestrich-Winkel, Germany, and in various locations around Europe as they include working visits at Vehicle Manufacturer Plants, Supplier Plants and ECG Members’ facilities. In order to obtain the degree, students are requested to pass a final exam, including written and oral tests. The best grades of the first course of the ECG Academy were obtained by Mr. Markus Gichert, from Daimler (Germany), second was Mr. Geert Rossaert from Mazda (Belgium), from Mazda and by Mr Simon Bosch from Mosolf (Germany).

The course had a truly international attendance as the 23 new Automobile Logistician are from Germany (6), Spain (4), Austria (3), Italy (3), France (2), Belgium, Holland, Ireland, Lithuania and Turkey (one from each country). They work for Logistics Service Providers, specialising in road, sea, rail transport, port operations, terminal handling, and value adding activities as well as for Vehicle Manufacturers (including Daimler, Volkswagen and Mazda) and Suppliers like Rolfo.

“I’d like to congratulate with all the young colleagues who have attended the course – said the ECG president, Frits Mehrtens -, I know it hasn’t been easy to go through an 11-months, tough course like this but I’m extremely pleased by their positive achievements, by their enthusiasm and by their attitude to develop solutions to complex issues. I’m pleased to announce that 20 more young managers registered for the Second Course that is due to start in October”

“The demands on the employees in the companies have strongly increased over the past years due to the increasing complexity and requirements of daily work - said Dr. Josef Decker, the Course Dean -. In order to work in international networks in well known as well as new markets, the ECG Academy provides the participants with practice-oriented thinking as well as a good theoretical background.”

In his speech Mr Mehrtens also said: “Vehicle logistics is a difficult business that still has enormous possibilities to gain in efficiency through professionalism and better understanding between Service Providers, Car Manufacturers and Suppliers. By training young professionals throughout the industry ECG Academy is indeed a fantastic basis for the different players to better understand each other, The Academy is a cornerstone of ECG’s effort in promoting co-operation, professionalism and quality amongst all the Automotive players. It is a school created by the industry for the industry.”

The new Automobile Logistician in alphabetical order:

ECG Academy - First Course

  Name Surname Company Country
1 Jörg Betmann Werner Egerland Germany
2 Simon  Bosch  Mosolf  Germany
3 Sjors Bosvelt Broekman Holland
4 Ceren Eker Ilce Turkey
5 Andres Cordon Esquivel Tradisa Spain
6 John Finn Boland Cars Ireland
7 Michel Fleury STVA France
8 David Fois Ambrosetti Italy
9 Valeria Gassani Autotrade Logistics Italy
10 Markus Gichert DaimlerChrysler Germany
11 Inno Mendy UECC France
12 Jaume Mira Tradisa Spain
13 Thomas Norbutas Kapratas Lithuania
14 Sonia Ortega Sintax Spain
15 Dejan Radovanovic Hoedlmayr Austria
16 Thomas Rech EH Harms Germany
17 Geert Rossaert Mazda Belgium
18 Federico G. Rosso Vega Trans Austria
19 Michael Schmidt Helf Automotive Germany
20 Davide Sobrino Unirolfo Italy
21 Paul M. Steininger Hoedlmayr Austria
22 Miguel Tarragona Setram Spain
23 Nicolette van de Mars Volkswagen Germany

For further information, please contact:
Mark Morgan,  ECG Executive Director,
Mark.Morgan@eurocartrans.org
Tel: +322706 8282

Ulrike Dautzenberg, SMI Head of Communications
Dautzenberg@supplyinstitute.org

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02/08/2007

Railway’s Study on Mega Trucks is “Not Realistic”

Frits Mehrtens, the President of ECG, The Association of European Vehicle Logistics, has labelled as “not realistic” the content of the study ‘Mega Trucks versus Rail Freight?’ presented last week in Brussels by six associations of rail operators.

 “That study distorts the reality – said Mr Mehrtens - as it suggests that the adoption of the so called Ecocombies, or Mega Trucks, would nearly be a criminal gesture. It’s a shame that when talking about trucks whose maximum length is 25.25 metres, the study includes pictures of trucks longer than 50 metres, that are used in Australia and whose introduction in Europe has never been on any agenda”.

 “ECG has nothing against rail freight transport, on the contrary – he added -. In fact ECG members do operate more than 16,000 rail wagons, but the “Mega Trucks versus Rail Freight study?” does manipulate the facts”.

Ecocombies, or “Monster Trucks” as they are labelled in the study whose aim is to lobby the European Commission, are 25.25 metres long and are commonly used in Sweden and Finland. Their introduction is being considered in Germany, they are being tested in the Netherlands.

The study suggests that the adoption of Ecocombies would result in a modal shift, worsening road congestion. It also maintains that heavier trucks would imply a higher use of the infrastructures and therefore the need of higher infrastructure investments. Also the level of safety on the roads would worsen, according to the study.

“None of these statements are true nor can be proven - explained Mr Mehrtens - Let’s see why:

Congestion and Modal Shift: Ecocombies will not have any effect on road congestion nor will they imply any modal shift. In fact everywhere in Europe the real problem is the dramatic shortage of truck drivers. Number of drivers is on a constant decrease and recently, this shortage has been worsened by the adoption of the European Working Time Directive. There could not be any modal shift to the detriment of the rail because there are not enough drivers even to drive the existing number of trucks. If Ecocombies are introduced, there will not be more trucks on the roads, rather on the contrary. Furthermore, their introduction would just help to maintain the existing level of freight transported by road. This is a necessity in order to avoid a slowdown of the European Economy.

Investments in infrastructures: Tests carried out in many countries show that Ecocombies have not got any negative impact on the roads. Despite a higher payload, Ecocombies are equipped with more axles and therefore their weight per axle is equal or even minor to that of normal trucks. It has to be underlined that in most cases, where the size of goods prevails over the weight, including the automotive industry – fully loaded Ecocombies would not even reach the maximum weight of the trucks currently in use. Ecocombies don’t damage infrastructure.

Road Safety: Where the 25.25 metres long trucks are used, the number of road incidents, where long trucks are involved, is not higher than in countries where the maximum length of trucks is 18.75 metres. Additional, specific training for drivers of Ecocombies can be introduced, as it is the case in the Netherlands.

Environment: The introduction of Ecocombies would cut the consumption of fuel and therefore reduce the level of CO2 emission. Their use would support the European Union’s effort to achieve the CO2 emission target.

“Let’s be clear on this – concluded Mr Mehrtens -: ECG would like to see more freight moved onto the railways. On the other hand, it’s impossible to ignore the capacity problems the European railway network suffers from: like it or not, in the foreseeable future the rail will not be the backbone of European freight transport. And it should be clear to everybody that no single mode of transport can solve the transport problems of Europe”.

For further information, please contact:
Patrycja Kulesza, ECG EU Affairs Officer,
Patrycja.Kulesza@eurocartrans.org
Tel: + 32 2 706 8283

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08/05/2007

Frits Mehrtens elected President as ECG hit membership record of 86

From right to left: the ECG President elected, Mr. Frits Mehrtens, General Manager of Broekman Group (The Netherlands) and the new ECG vicepresident Costantino Baldissara, commercial and logistics Director of Grimaldi Group (Italy)

The 11th General Assembly of ECG, the Association of European Vehicle Logistics, has elected Frits Mehrtens as the new ECG President for the next two years. Mr. Costantino Baldissara is the new the ECG Vice-President.

Mr Mehrtens succeeds Mr Kay H. Ewaldsen, is General Manager of Broekman Group of the Netherlands and had been Vice-President of ECG for the last two years. Mr. Baldissara is Commercial and Logistics Director of Grimaldi Group of Italy; he has been a member of the ECG Board since 2002.

The General Assembly was held in London on Friday, May 4th, and was attended by some 140 delegates who also elected the new ECG board. In addition to Mr Baldissara, it includes: Mr. Arnaud Cauchy, (GEFCO, France); Mr. İlhan Çetinkaya, (İLÇE, Turkey); Mr. Wolfgang Göbel, (Horst Mosolf, Germany); Mr. Alain Leray, (Groupe STVA, France); Mr. Veli-Matti Pärssinen, (John Nurminen Oy, Finland); Mr. Marek Nowicki (P.W. Wega A., Poland), Mr. Joaquin Eulate (Bergé Automotive Logistics); Mr. Jacinto Sequi (Autoterminal Barcelona)      This 11th GA was indeed a very special event for ECG that has celebrated its membership record of 86 member companies based in as many as 24 countries ranging geographically from the European coast of the Atlantic Ocean to Russia and Turkey. Over the last two years, ECG has grown its membership basis by about 40. At the same time, the Association has become a common platform for Logistics Service Providers and Vehicle Manufacturers to discuss and co-operate with the aim to create common standards and higher efficiency throughout the industry.

One major recent achievement was the establishment of the ECG Automotive Logistics Academy, that has already proven to be an important tool to train and educate tomorrow’s automotive logistics managers, either from the Logistics Service Providers or from Vehicle manufacturers.  Set up in cooperation the European Business School (Ebs), the Supply Management Institute (SMI) and the German Logistics Academy (DLA). Application are opened for the second course due to start in September.

The ECG Annual Assembly was sponsored by Autologic Holdings (Premium Sponsor), Renault Trucks and Lohr Industrie (Main sponsors); Iveco, Michelin; Akzo-Nobel; Transics (Co-sponsors)

For further information, please contact:
Mark Morgan,  ECG Executive Director,
Mark.Morgan@eurocartrans.org
Tel: +322706 8282

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03/04/2007

SOLUTRANS 2007, 17-21 APRIL 2007, Routes of the Future!

Headlining SOLUTRANS 2007, vehicle body manufacturers (Aubineau, Durisotti, Gruau, Bennes Jocquin, Cif...), IV manufacturers (the seven world “Leaders” in the sector have all answered present: DAF, DaimlerChrysler, Iveco, MAN, Scania, Renault Trucks and Volvo), LCV manufacturers (major LCV manufacturers have registered for SOLUTRANS: Renault, Peugeot, Citroën, Nissan, Mam Strager…), trailer and semitrailer manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, material handling specialists and suppliers of transport-linked services.

www.solutrans.fr

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02/03/2007

More than 270 Guest celebrate ECG’s 10th anniversary at Brussels’ Autoworld

More than 270 guests from every sector of the automotive industry as well as the European Commission gathered in Brussels on February 26, to celebrate the 10th birthday of ECG, the Association of European Vehicle Logistics.

In the ten years from its establishment, the Association has grown steadily from the initial 24 members to the current record of 84 members located in 24 different countries of the wider Europe, including Russia and Turkey.

The celebration was held at the exciting venue of the Autoworld, with a walking dinner amongst some of the most beautiful cars ever built. Guests were welcomed by Kay H. Ewaldsen, the ECG President, who noted how the Association has developed to become the “voice of the sector and a platform for cooperation and development”.

“By providing a common platform for all parties involved in vehicle logistics, ECG wants to help the sector to improve its efficiency – a key requirement in these tough times. Such a central role of providing the creative environment for the automakers, logistics service providers and suppliers to better understand each other has been confirmed by the interest in this event which sees the participation of many important players in the automotive industry” he said.

The impact logistics have in the development of the European Union was underlined by Zoltan Kazatsay, Deputy Director General for Energy & Transport at the EU. “Logistics is going to be one of the key actors for Europe’s future – Mr Kazatsay said -. The European Commission has acknowledged this role by promoting the concept of co-modality, which combine the best of each different transport modality. It is important for the Commission to know the sector’s needs and problems; this is why the role of the associations as ECG is important: our doors are opened”.

In the course of the event, golden pins were awarded to the founding fathers of the Association, with the ECG vice president Frits Mehrtens, presenting the pins to Konrad Zwirner and Frank Lehner, who were two of the pioneering members of ECG.

For further information, please contact:
Mark Morgan,  ECG Executive Director,
Mark.Morgan@eurocartrans.org
Tel: +322706 8282

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21/02/2007

ECG will celebrate its 10th Anniversary in Brussels on the 26 February 2007 at the "Autoworld"

ECG has first established its representation in Brussels in 1997. From initial 27 members the association steadily increased its membership and it groups now together 84 leading European vehicle logistics companies located in 25 countries in wider Europe, including Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine and Russia.

Provisional programme

The event will start at 18:30 with a welcome cocktail and walking dinner. The ECG Automotive Logistics Gallery will be presented and guests will have the opportunity to discover the world of Finished Vehicle Logistics. A son et lumière show will animate the evening.

Our guests will include ECG's founding fathers, all ECG members, leading car manufacturers, suppliers, sponsors, service providers, national representatives as well as MEPs and representatives from the European Commission and other European Associations.

Join ECG on it's 10th Anniversary!

To register please click: www.eurocartrans.org/anniversary

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24/01/2007

Membership tops 80 in 24 countries

ECG is delighted to announce eight new members to start 2007.

These new additions take the total membership to a record 82 and extends the geographical reach to 24 countries including Greece.

The new members are:

  • ECG’s first Greek member ever, Hellenic Logistics (www.helleniclogistics.com) offers integrated services in storage, stock management, processing, preparation and delivery of vehicles. It operates 60 trucks and a 450,000 sq.m. compound, including a 15,000 sq.m. workshop.  Hellenic’s delegate will be Harris Germanankos, President and Managing Director.
  • Established in 1960, Freeport of Finland (www.freeport.fi) has become the car logistics centre of Finland, handling over 360,000 vehicles each year with two compounds having a total area of 130,000 sq.m. Freeports’ delegate will be Managing Director Jukka Ryky.
  • Walon France (www.walon.fr) operates 24 distribution & technical centres, and a fleet of approx. 370 transporters being responsible for around 1 million vehicle movements per year. It has 820 employees working within 256,000 sq.m. of storage space, and 33,675 sq.m. of workshop and technical areas. Gilles Guinchard is President and will be the ECG delegate.
  • The Pasha Group UK Ltd ( www.pashagroup.com ) handles about 45,000 cars for Honda in the UK. It is part of the larger Pasha Group, a diversified global transportation and logistics group. ECG delegate Martin Suddards is the Director of Pasha Group UK.
  • N-Trans is based in Kiev, Ukraine, and has 144 employees, an 80,000 sq.m. compound and 82 trucks. Cheredaryk Vasilily Ivanovich is the General Director and will be the ECG delegate.
  • LLC Rolf-Logistic ( www.rolf.ru ) operates 4 compounds covering 84.000 sq. m. and 180 trucks plus 600 subcontracted, with 480 employees. Managing Director Andrey Gunin is the ECG delegate.
  • TransGroup (www.trgr.ru), owns 1,676 rail wagons and operates 5 compounds aggregating 300,000 sq.m. Dmitry Nikolaev is the General Director and ECG delegate
  • ED Temp is a newly formed company based in Kyiv, Ukraine starting with 10 trucks. Olga Yurevich will be the ECG delegate and is the Business Development Manager.

ECG warmly welcomes all the new members into the association and is looking forward to meeting and working with you.

 

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09/01/2007

ECG Automotive Logistics Academy

The second course of the ECG Academy will start the 31st May 2007!  Would you like to become a “Certified Automobile Logistician” or to train your staff? Applications are now being received!

If you would like to enroll to the only post-graduate vehicle logistics academy in Europe, please fill in the application form

Application form

Brochure

To adress the daily challenges of the participants into the programme, an example tender will be provided as guideline as well as a connecting link between the different modules. Every step in the tender process will be addressed by the topics of the modules. This offers practical knowledge and lead to required competences for the daily job right from the start.

Regarding the training methods the theoretical input will be limited to a minimum because the exchange of knowledge and experiences between the participants and the trainers and guest-speakers is a core element of the programme.

Role plays and case studies, specifically developed for the needs of the ECG members, offer the possibility to simulate real life situations and to experience how other participants deal with specific tasks. Interactive learning in this sense is the key for the successful Automobile Logistician and the continued improvement of processes to a high quality standard of transport and compound operations.

Further information and registration please contact Tatiana Wilfart at the Brussels office, tel. +32/2.706.82.80

 

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20/11/2006

ECG's 10th Anniversary 26th February 2007

ECG will celebrate it's 10th Anniversary in Brussels on the 26 February 2007 at the "Autoworld". 

An invitation will be sent to all our members, sponsors, clients, service providers and close collaborators soon.

ECG has first established its representation in Brussels in 1997. From initial 27 members the association steadily increased its membership and it groups now together over 70 leading European vehicle logistics companies located in 23 countries in wider Europe, including Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine and Russia.

Provisional programme

The event will start at 18:30 with a cocktail and walking dinner.

Our guests will include ECG’s founding fathers, all ECG’s members, ECG’s clients (leading car manufacturers), ECG’s suppliers, sponsors, partners from Brussels and other European countries as well as anybody else that has ever been involved in and with the work of ECG.

A group reservation has been made at the Hotel Amigo near the Grand Place in Brussels city center. This 5 star hotel will be happy to welcome you during your stay.

Transportation will be provided by ECG. A bus will pick up the participants at the hotel Amigo and take them to the Autoworld

Join ECG on it's 10th Anniversary!

If you are interested in celebrating this event with ECG please contact Tatiana Wilfart , tel +32/2 706 82 80

Sponsorship opportunities

If you are interested in participating as a sponsor please contact Tatiana Wilfart , tel +32/2 706 82 80

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27/10/2006

DF Services joins ECG!

ECG is very happy to announce that DF Services has decided to join the association. The company is based in Kent, UK. ECG Delegate will be Chris Minnican, Managing Director of the company.

ECG welcomes DF Services Ltd into the association and is looking forward to a successful cooperation.

 

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20/09/2006

ME-PAR joins ECG!

 

ECG is very happy to announce that ME-PAR has decided to join the association. The company is based in Istanbul, Turkey. ECG Delegate will be Omer Gursoy, Director of the company.

ECG welcomes ME-PAR into the association and is looking forward to a fruitful cooperation.

 

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13/09/2006

ECG appoints new Executive Director

Brussels, September 13 -  ECG, the European Car Transport Group, has appointed Mark Morgan as its Executive Director and head of the Brussels office.

Reporting to the ECG President, Mr Morgan will handle the relationships with European institutions and organise the internal activities of the association.
The Secretary General, Mrs.  Sophie De Beir has left ECG; the Executive Director will combine both functions from now on.

ECG represents more than two thirds of the entire automotive logistics (outbound) sector in Europe, it numbers more than 70 members from 24 countries whose aggregate turnover is in excess of 11.5 billion euros.

The ECG President, Mr Kay H. Ewaldsen, commented: “The arrival of Mark strengthens the Brussels team so that it will be able to better serve the members and the industry in general. The main ECG goal is to satisfy the growing need of the finished vehicle logistics sector to build influential relationships with European institutions, vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and other European associations.”

Mr. Morgan is 41 years old, British and married with two daughters. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering, a Diploma in Marketing and has a solid background in the Automotive logistics industry. After nearly ten years spent in the Oil Industry, he became marketing manager at vehicle logistics specialist Walon UK for four years, prior to becoming Group Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager at AutoLogic Holdings plc.

 

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ECG-Michelin working group on a new tyre 8th September 2006

ECG in cooperation with Michelin experts is organizing a Working Group on New Michelin Tyre Development.

 

Objective of the Working Group: To exchange needs and views between ECG Members and Michelin and to let Michelin know Member’s expectations. The desired outcome would be to fulfill ECG’s Members needs as regards tyres’ performance.

Targeted group: Purchasing/Procurement Managers, Traffic and Logistics Managers, Technical Directors.

Place and date: Brussels, 8th September 2006. The meeting will take place from 9.00 until 14.00 (including lunch).

Agenda:

  • Michelin Group presentation
  • Presentation of heavy vehicles in Europe
  • Users Heavy vehicles tyres
  • Target vehicle transporter sector: key success factors, answers from Michelin
  • Questions and Answers

Main issues to be discussed:

1. Michelin trucks tyres market approach : Segmentation
2. Application to Finished Vehicles Transport : Qualitative description + Key Success Factors + Tyres & Services arguments
3. Perceived major issues in car transport : trend on vehicles, impact of regulations, Height/ Load compromise
4. The response of Michelin : new product defintions (315/60)
5. Improvement of permanent pressure follow up (IVTM) : business model
6. Q&A

Should you be interested to participate in this Working Group or would like to know more about it please send an email to patrycja.kulesza@eurocartrans.org or call 0032 2 706 8283.

 

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06/10/2006

ECG Conference on Finished Vehicle Logistics on "Flows and Productivity"

The European Car-Transport Group of Interest, ECG, is glad to invite you to its annual Conference on Finished Vehicle Logistics that will take place in Vienna on the 6th October 2006. 

 

This year the conference will focus on “Flows and Productivity”. The program has been therefore elaborated in order to answer several questions raised by today’s changes in the Supply Chain Management affecting the Vehicle Logistics Sector.  The Austrian capital has a central and attractive position as regards the changing flows that are currently happening. ECG has carefully selected the content and the speakers in order to provide you with a high quality expertise. 

The ECG Conference has been organized with the support of our sponsors:

                                                  

       

 

 

To download the documetns please click on:

invitation 

registration form

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25/07/2006

"ECG Logistics Academy"

 

ECG Academy – Practice orientation is the key

 

The “Certified Automobile Logistician” is a practice oriented manager. This is considered in the branch specific contents as well as the methodological framework of the ECG Academy programme.

To adress the daily challenges of the participants into the programme, an example tender will be provided as guideline as well as a connecting link between the different modules. Every step in the tender process will be addressed by the topics of the modules. This offers practical knowledge and lead to required competences for the daily job right from the start.

Regarding the training methods the theoretical input will be limited to a minimum because the exchange of knowledge and experiences between the participants and the trainers and guest-speakers is a core element of the programme.

Role plays and case studies, specifically developed for the needs of the ECG members, offer the possibility to simulate real life situations and to experience how other participants deal with specific tasks. Interactive learning in this sense is the key for the successful Automobile Logistician and the continued improvement of processes to a high quality standard of transport and compound operations.

Further information and registration please contact Tatiana Wilfart , tel +32/2 706 82 80

 

ECG Academy brochure

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21/08/2006

Zegwaard joins ECG!

 ECG is very happy to announce that Zegwaard has decided to join the ECG. The company is based in Delf in the Netherlands. ECG Delegate will be Jaap Van Vliet. 

ECG welcomes Zegwaard into the association and is looking forward to a successful cooperation.

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11/08/2006

"ECG-Renault Trucks 28-29 June workshop"

After the interesting technical day in Lyon on the 28-29 June 2006, Renault Trucks and ECG have developed a project concerning a working group on telematics.  This is the perfect opportunity for ECG members to get their needs and ideas listened by suppliers and service providers. The aim is to come up with an optimizing telematics proposal that will enable members to get the best out of this system.  The working group will start on week 37 or 38 of this year.

 

During the next couple of weeks you will receive more detailed information. If you are interested in participating at this working group, please contact Patrycja Kulesza +32/2 706 82 83 or patrycja.kulesza@eurocartrans.org

To download the report of the technical day in Lyon please click on the following link to download it:

 

REPORT

 

A free CD with all the presentations made during the technical day organized by ECG and Renault Trucks is also available. If you want to order it please contact Patrycja Kulesza   patrycja.kulesza@eurocartrans.org

"ECG urges the European Commission to take a prompt action in enforcing its Mid-term review of the 2001 Transport White Paper"

10 July 2006

“The persistent lack of infrastructure, the approach of Member States against Biodiesel and the absence of cross border harmonisation are threatening the Economic development in Europe. The Commission should pass from words to facts if it really wants to Keep Europe moving” stressed the ECG President, Kay H. Ewaldsen.

Brussels - July 10, 2006 - The European Car-Transport Group of Interest (ECG) urges the European Commission to take actions in order to transform in reality in the shortest time possible all the guidelines and measures described in the document "Keep Europe moving – Sustainable mobility for our continent", the review of the European Commission’s 2001 Transport White Paper which was released recently.

“The situation of mobility of goods in Europe is so serious that without a prompt and strong action from the European Commission all the efforts the industry is producing to make the logistics chain more efficient, safe and environmentally-friendly would be wasted” underlined Mr Kay H. Ewaldsen, president of ECG.

Indeed ECG is encouraged by Commission’s stated intention to optimize infrastructure by investing in new or improved intelligent infrastructure. But how long will it take to pass from words to facts? And what will be done in the meanwhile?

“The Commission is right when it says that where an increase in infrastructure capacity is not possible, then charging a fee for the use can help to optimize the traffic – stressed Mr Ewaldsen -. However it should be underlined that charging a fee, even the most fair and ‘smart’, cannot be a solution to the infrastructural problem. The only way to improve infrastructure in Europe is to build more of it. This must be done with the maximum urgency as the persistent lack of infrastructures is impacting negatively on the economic growth of Europe”.

Co-modality, Integrated Logistics and Interoperability

By introducing the concept of “co-modality”, that replaces that of ‘modal transfer’, and swiftly moving towards the modern concept of integrated logistics, the European Commission has eventually recognised the best practices that the Industry has been following for some time now. ECG is committed towards sustainable development and therefore supports the idea of improving the performance of each transport mode in terms of its safety, environmental performance and energy efficiency. However it is important to make sure that the right balance between competitiveness and environmental demands is found. In the end, productivity in terms of price, quality and reliability will decide on the utilisation of the various modes.

As part of the challenge, EC should now accelerate in enforcing actions to increase the standardisation and interoperability of transport equipment throughout the EU member states.

Mr Ewaldsen said: “ECG urges the Commission to eliminate one of the last remaining barriers to the creation of a single European market for Finished Vehicle Logistics: the lack of standardization of the maximum dimensions of car transporters”.

“In fact – he stressed - the lack of homogeneity of maximum dimensions in the various EU member states affects the interoperability of the fleets, creates barriers to the competition, increases the cost of transport and ultimately contributes to pressure on the infrastructural system and the environment by increasing the traffic”.

In its framework strategy for freight transport logistics in Europe, the European Commission aims to match the integrated logistics companies’ needs with public polices enabling optimal use and combination of different modes of transport, i.e. actions on standardisation and interoperability. Tackling the Car-Transporters’ Maximum Dimensions problem would indeed show how serious the commitment of European Commission is.

Alternative fuels

The European Commission should take a stronger action to promote alternative, less polluting fuels as opposed to fossil fuels.

“The Commission – warned the ECG President - should act so that Member States do not destroy the steps already achieved by imposing additional taxes that make Biodiesel not financially convenient anymore for the final users. This is a most recent behaviour of the local government in Germany and it translates the possible death of any future for Biodiesel”.

ECG would like to see a serious policy designed at making alternative fuels a real alternative, with more fiscal incentives and harmonization of alternative fuel taxation at European level. The European Car-Transport Group is ready to assist the European Commission with its experience and knowledge of such specific sector as Finished Vehicle Logistics.

For Further Information:

Contact ECG at +32 2 706 82 83

patrycja.kulesza@eurocartrans.org

ECG

Diamant Building

BD Auguste Reyers 80

B-1030 - Brussels

www.eurocartrans.org

 

Note for the Editors

The European Car-Transport Group of Interest (ECG) represents the finished vehicles logistics industry in 25 countries in Europe and beyond, including Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine and Russia. ECG has 71 members handling more than 43 million vehicles per year and aggregating more than 44,000 employees with a total equipment including 16,000 trucks, 12,050 wagons, 180 ships, 32 barges, 421 compounds, 64 million m² of car parks, 1 million m² of workshops. The aggregate turnover of the ECG members is in excess of 11.5 billion euros which, in value, represents more than 75% of the entire industry in Europe.

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30/06/2006

Øivind Johansen Transport SA joins ECG!

 

ECG is very happy to announce that Øivind Johansen Transport SA has decided to join the association. The company is based in Drammen, Norway. ECG Delegate will be Geir Johansen, Director of the company. With this new member, ECG has now 71 members!

ECG welcomes Øivind Johansen Transport into the association and is looking forward to a fruitful cooperation.

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06/06/2006

Automove Ltd joins ECG!

ECG is very happy to announce that Automove Ltd has decided to join the association. The company is based in Hampshire England. ECG Delegate will be Ian Morrison, Director of the company.. With this new member, ECG has now 70 members!

ECG welcomes Automove Ltd into the association and is looking forward to a successful cooperation.

02/06/2006

ECG looks for Executive Director

In order to expand its activities and to better serve its members ECG is looking to appoint an Executive Director. He/She will work in close collaboration with the Secretary General and will be in charge of preparing ECG statements, coordinating working groups and providing research work to the members on issues affecting the industry. For more information please consult the following link: Executive Director Advertisement

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17/05/2006

Renault trucks technical day programme in Lyon

Renault trucks invites ECG members to a technical day programme in Lyon

The event will take place the 28 and 29 June 2006. The hotel rooms will be booked and offered by Renault Trucks.

ECG members only have to pay their travel. This is a great opportunity to be informed and know more about the products

that Renault can offer to your company, especially in the field of technology and alternative energies.

 

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15/05/2006

ECG General Assembly took place in Vilnius from the 11th to 13th May 2006

 

  You can find the following information on the website:

        *ECG press release

        *Press articles published in different countries

        *Photos of the GA and the social programme

 

 

 

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08/05/2006

OÜ Toptrans Baltic joins ECG!

A warm welcome to OÜ Toptrans Baltic, ECG first Estonian member.  ECG is very happy to announce that Toptrans has joined the association. 

The company is based in Tallinn, Estonia.  The ECG Delegate will be Madis Oviir,  CEO of the company. 

ECG has now 69 members.

ECG welcomes Toptrans Baltic into the association and is looking to a successful cooperation.

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19/04/2006

UAB Bleiras joins ECG!

A warm welcome to UAB Bleiras, our new Lithuanian member.  The company is based in Utena.  The ECG Delegate will be Darius Matelis,

Managing Director of the company.  ECG has now 68 members.

ECG welcomes UAB Bleiras into the association and is looking to a successful cooperation.

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07/04/2006

NVD Ltd joins ECG!

ECG is very happy to announce that NVD Ltd has decided to join the association. The company is based in New Ross, Co Wexford
Ireland. ECG Delegate will be Andrew Boland, Managing Director of the company.. With this new member, ECG has now 67 members!

ECG welcomes NVD Ltd into the association and is looking forward to a successful cooperation.

 

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06/04/2006

Spirit Autologistics Limited joins ECG!

A warm welcome to Spirit Autologistics Limited.  ECG is very happy to announce that Spirit Autologistics has joined the association. 

The company is based in Dundee, UK.  The ECG Delegate will be Lindsay Dall,  Operations Manager of the company. 

ECG has now 66 members.

ECG welcomes UAB Bleiras into the association and is looking to a successful cooperation.

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31/03/2006

11-13 MAy 2006: 10 ECG General Assembly 

Vilnius - The new Gedeminas prospect

Please note in your agenda that the 10th ECG General Assembly will take place this year from 11-13 May 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The meeting will be held at the hotel Le Meridien Villon. All ECG members and sponsors are invited to attend this event. A personal invitation has been sent to ECG Members and Sponsors. More information can be found on: http://www.eurocartrans.org/ecg/generalassembly.html

If you have any questions, please contact Patrycja Kulesza at +32 2 706 82 83 or patrycja.kulesza@eurocartrans.org.

 

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14/02/2006

New ECG working group on Working Time Directive

23 of March 2005 was a deadline for the transposition of Working Time Directive 2002/15/EC into the national law. As this Directive is of relevance to all the companies active in the European road transport, the ECG has decided to provide a comprehensive study on it to its members. The ECG office has collected all the national transposition legislation. We are in the process of preparing a comparison across 25 Member states showing how this particular European Directive has been transposed into national law, by what type of legislative act, were there any changes being made into the provisions of the European Directive etc. To make the study complete and useful for the ECG members we would like to give a practical insight into the implementation, cost, organization etc. of the European Working Time Directive on the ground in all respective countries.

The aim is to create a study showing the impact the implementation of this Working Time Directive had or will have on the companies. How will it influence costs and organizational processes? The study is foreseen to be finalized before the General Assembly in Vilnius.

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 02/01/2006

New ECG Survey 2006 published

The ECG Survey 2006 has been published recently and can now be purchased from the ECG office.

The Survey, compiling essential information and data concerning the finished vehicle logistics sector, has become a reference for the Finished Vehicle Logistics Sector, and is therefore essential to all those who have an interest in this sector.

For the order form please use the link below:

http://www.eurocartrans.org/ecg/documents/05218.doc

 

 

 

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02/12/2005

DaimlerChrysler honours logistic service providers with 6th European Carrier Award

DaimlerChrysler recognised for the sixth time the outstanding performance of the best service providers in European car logistics on the occasion of the "European Carrier Day", taking place in Stuttgart on December 2, 2005.

Ranking first in the European Car Carrier Award was Werner Egerland Automobillogistik (Germany). Second and third rank was awarded to Horst Mosolf GmbH & Co. KG Internationale Spedition, Germany and Akkermann-Transporte Gmbh, Germany.

As for the commercial vehicle side, Helf Automobil-Logistik GmbH won the first price, Galliker Transport AG, Switzerland the second, and the third place went to Werner Egerland Automobillogistik.

Please find a photograph of the award ceremony (the persons from left to right): Egon Christ, Klaus Akkermann, Willi Helf, Volker Michael Stauch, Kay Hanns Ewaldsen, Rolf Galliker, Dr. Jörg Mosolf, Thomas Schulz

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28/11/2005

"Grayston Automotive UK joins ECG"

ECG is very happy to announce that Grayston Automotive UK has decided to join the association. The company is based in Preston, England. ECG Delegate will be Andrew Grayston, Managing Director of the company.. With this new member, ECG has now a record of 67 members! ECG welcomes Grayston Automotive UK into the association and is looking forward to a successful cooperation.

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18/08/2005

"ECG to implement Quality Standard "

ECG has employed the company Mathlas bvba which is based in Belgium to create and implement an ECG Quality Standard.

It is planned to establish an efficient and easy audit system to be applied for ECG members only, as regard trucks, compounds, workshops, rail load/unload, ship load/unload. ECG should reach a level where it can advise the members to achieve ECG standards according to a pre-assessment.

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10/10/2005

"European Automotive Logistics Operators to invest €5bn by 2010" (ECG Press Release)

(10-10-2005) European Automotive Logistics Operators are to invest more than 5 billion Euros by 2010 in new Trucks, Rail Wagons, Ships,Compounds and Information Technology systems. The impressing figure emerged at the “Automotive Logistics 2010” Conference, organised by ECG, the European Association of Automotive Logistics Operators, in Barcelona, Spain on 7 October, 2005.

Attended by about 200 delegates, including some of the main European Carmakers and all the major Logistics Operators of the Continent, the Conference was opened with a speech by Mrs Loyola de Palacio, former EU Commissioner for Transport who was the first of six top experts from all the modalities of transport. Central to the debate was the necessity of investments to cope with the changing situation of a market which is under severe pressure.

 “New EU environmental regulations on gas emissions, the increased dimensions and weight of new cars as well as the shift of car production to the new factories in Eastern Europe have resulted in the necessity of an extensive renewal of the European fleet of car transporters (trucks and trailers), rail wagons and ships” said Kay Hanns Ewaldsen, president of ECG.

 “We expect the investment flow to be in excess of one billion Euros per year for each of the next five years. Overall, some 5 billions Euros are being spent to buy up to 15,000 new Trucks and about 1,500 new Rail wagons, while at least 23 new ships are on order”, he said. The development is happening at a time when the Automotive logistics sector is being hit hard by the combined effect of two factors:

-          the continuous pressure on prices (due to the stiff competition between Car Manufacturers which is reflected on the logistics operators);

-          the constant growth of direct costs being sustained by the logistics operators due to the increased price of fuel, energy and personnel.

 As a result of the pressure on prices and growth of cost, many European companies are disappearing from the market while the financial strength of the others is at serious risk. How can the resources to fund the investments then be found? Ruling out the possibility of obtaining a substantial increase of prices paid by the Manufacturers, it emerged in the course of the Conference as a viable solution to establish a sound cooperation between the Logistics Operators and the Car Manufactures themselves. Such cooperation should aim at increasing the overall logistics productivity through a number of measures, which are:

-          the optimisation of traffic flows;

-          a more accurate predictability of the volumes of cars being transported;

-          a more efficient use of Rail/Road/Ship intermodality.

 “The real issue – noted Mr Ewaldsen – is that the entire Automotive industry needs short term solutions but we are dealing with a problem which requires medium term projects. We fully understand the difficulties Car Manufacturers are going through, on the other hand they should recognise that we are both part of the same business: we need their cars to be delivered just as the Car Manufacturers need logistics operators to deliver their cars”.

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Hesse-Nord Natie N.V. joins ECG

ECG is very happy to announce that Hesse-Nord Natie N.V. has decided to join the association. The company is based in Antwerp, Belgium. ECG Delegate will be Bruno Valkeniers, Director of the Ro-Ro Division. With this new member, ECG has now a record of 66 members!

ECG welcomes Hesse-Nord Natie N.V. into the association and is looking forward to a successful cooperation.

New ECG EU Affairs Officer

 The ECG office has a new EU Affairs Officer, Patrycja Kulesza. Patrycja comes from Poland and speaks English, German, French and some Russian. She gained a BA (Hons) in German and Business Studies from Warwick University and a MA in Transatlantic Studies from Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. She will be mainly in charge of monitoring the EU legislation, analyzing the consequences for the ECG members and helping on identifying the relevant lobbying actions to launch.

Please note also that Corinna Weddige has been promoted Communications and Public Relations Officer. She will be especially in charge of the ECG news, the relations with the members and the organization of ECG events.

Don’t hesitate to call them both for any question you may have.

Selamoglu Nak. Ve Tic. A.S. joins ECG!

ECG is very happy to announce that Selamoglu Nak. Ve Tic. A.S. has decided to join the association. The company is based in Ankara, Turkey. ECG Delegate will be Ferhat Selamoglu, President of the company.

ECG welcomes Selamoglu Nak. Ve Tic. A.S. into the association and is looking forward to a successful cooperation.

Veva Lojistik A.S. joins ECG!

ECG is very happy to announce that Veva Lojistik A.S. has decided to join the association. The company is based in Istanbul, Turkey. ECG Delegate will be Emre Saglam, Chairman of the company. Veva Lojistik A.S. is a joint venture of STVA and Vega International Car-Transport & Logistic GmbH, and will carry out rail operations.

With this new member, ECG has now a record of 65 members! ECG welcomes Veva Lojistik A.S. into the association and is looking forward to a fruitful cooperation.

ECG training for shipping operations

 On November 9th and 10th, ECG, in cooperation with Grimaldi, is organising a training for shipping operations. The training will take place on the Grimaldi ship “Eurostar Barcelona”, leaving from Rome/Civitavecchia Port on the 9th of November and arriving in Barcelona on the 10th of November.

The training will be led by Grimaldi experts. The aim of the training is to learn about various issues and challenges related to shipping operations, such as technical aspects, intermodal transport, a transport operation overview, risk prevention processes and the motorways of the sea. The training is free of charge and open exclusively to all ECG members. As usual, ECG members will pay for their own travel and accommodation. Grimaldi kindly offers a special discount for the cabins on the “Eurostar Barcelona” for ECG Members. The programme of the event can be found here.

More details will be provided at the end of August. Please do not hesitate to contact the ECG Office in case you need any further information (corinna.weddige@eurocartrans.org).

Three new members join ECG!

ECG is very happy to announce that Mainland Car Deliveries (MCD) ltd, Ontime Automotive Volume Distribution Ltd and Omsan Lojistik A.S. have decided to join the association. MCD is based in Liverpool, UK. ECG Delegate will be David Mc Williams who is the Managing Director of the company. Ontime Automotive Volume Distribution Ltd is based in Hayes, Middlesex in the UK and the ECG Delegate will be David C. Brinklow, the Group Managing Director of the company. Omsan Lojistik A.S. is a Turkish company based in Istanbul. Ergin Ersin, the Assistant General Manager (Business, Development and Sales) will be ECG Delegate.

With these new members, ECG has now a record of 64 members! ECG welcomes all three companies into the association and is looking forward to a successful cooperation.

Agacli joins ECG!

ECG is very happy to announce that Agacli Petrol ve Ticaret Ltd. has decided to join the association. The company is based in Ankara, Turkey. ECG Delegate will be Adnan Agacli, General Manager of the company.

With this new member, ECG has now a record of 61 members! ECG welcomes Agacli Petrol ve Ticaret Ltd. into the association and is looking forward to a successful cooperation.

GEFCO joins ECG!

ECG is very happy to announce that French logistics group GEFCO has decided to join the association. GEFCO has 55 years of experience in vehicle transport and the improvement of transport processes. ECG Delegate will be Claude Guetin, Automotive Commercial Manager of the company.

With this new member, ECG has now a record of 60 members! ECG welcomes GEFCO into the association and is looking forward to a successful cooperation.

ECG welcomes three new members

Three new companies have decided to join ECG recently: Angelov Ltd, AvtoTransporti Kastelec and Gintauto Naviko imone. The first new ECG member is the company Angelov, based in Troyan, Bulgaria. ECG delegate will be Stanislava Minkova. AvtoTransporti Kastelec from Grosuplje in Slovenia is the second new member. Their delegate will be Jure Karnelutti. Also the Lithuanian company Gintauto Naviko imone has decided to join ECG. They are based in Marijampole and the ECG delegate will be Martynas Liubamirskas.

With these three new companies, ECG has now a record of 59 members! ECG welcomes the new members into the association and is looking forward to a successful cooperation.

9th ECG General Assembly, 26-28 May 2005, Strasbourg

For the first time since its creation 8 years ago ECG elected a new President. Kay Hanns Ewaldsen, Managing Director of Werner Egerland Automobillogistik GmbH & Co KG, has been elected President of European Car-Transport Group of Interest for 2 years.

The appointment was made during the last ECG General Assembly held in Strasbourg, France, on 27 May 2005.

“It is a pleasure and an honour to be elected as President of ECG and I thank my colleagues for their trust” said Kay Ewaldsen. “Over the last 8 years ECG has established and proven to be a unique platform for information, communication and integration. With its currently 59 members, ECG represents more than 2/3rds of the finished vehicles logistics industry in all transport modalities, which is an achievement of the past and the basis for a successful continuation of ECG’s role for both, the members and the OEMs. Looking into the future we expect a continuing pressure from the market in terms of prices and quality, rules and regulations from national and European authorities, cost pressure from fuel, energy and IT and on top of it consistent and not really predictable changes in vehicle flows and numbers that need to be transported. EU enlargement challenges new international forms of collaboration in which ECG plays an important role of information and integration, again among members and with clients.”

The ECG Board was elected, and consists of Costantino Baldissara (Grimaldi Group), Franz Blum (Vega International Car Transport & Logistics), Ulrich Burgath (E.H. Harms GmbH & Co KG Automobile-Logistics), Ilhan Çetinkaya (Ilçe Transportation Co), Wolfgang Göbel (Horst Mosolf GmbH & Co KG), John Gregory (AutoLogic), Alain Leray (STVA), Frits Mehrtens (Broekman Group), Veli-Matti Pärssinen (John Nurminen Oy) and Jacinto Segui (Autoterminal S.A.).

Richard Lawson, former ECG President, has been nominated honorary President and Frits Mehrtens Vice-President.

It was announced that the ECG Automotive Logistics Conference 2005 will take place in Barcelona on 7 October 2005. The theme of this year’s Conference will be “Automotive Logistics 2010”. The Conference is open to all interested parties.

The 10th ECG General Assembly will take place in Vilnius on 12 May 2006. Photos of the event can be found here.

ECG welcomes its first Russian member!

Gema-Trans, a Russian company based in Moscow, has recently joined ECG. ECG delegate will be Alexander Grishko, Deputy Director General of the company.

ECG welcomes Gema-Trans into the association, and is looking forward to a successful cooperation. This brings the total number of members to a record of 56!

ECG President speaks at CARS21 hearing

On 26 April the European Commission organised a consultation hearing of senior-level industry and civil society representatives in the framework of the CARS 21 group.  The overall objective of the CARS 21 group is to make recommendations for increasing the worldwide competitiveness of the EU automotive industry, while maximising the benefits for European society and industry through a comprehensive approach to the sector. ECG president Richard Lawson was one of the speakers at the hearing, which also included speakers from the European Commission, Verband der Automobilindustrie, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, European Association of Automotive Suppliers and Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Automóviles y Camiones. The results of the hearing will be submitted to the CARS21 high level group at its second meeting in mid-2005.
ECG training on rail transport

On Wednesday 20 April around 50 ECG members attended the training on rail transport that ECG organised in cooperation with STVA. The event started with a welcome dinner on 19 April. The following day the participants went to the Valenton compound of STVA in the south of Paris. After a brief introduction everyone had a chance to unload cars from a train. After this practical experience, experts from the STVA offices introduced the participants to the particularities of rail transport. All aspects, such as wagon design and technology, safety, quality, block trains and isolated wagons, public and private traction companies, and the calculation of a rail transport price, were discussed. ECG would like to thank STVA for their kind cooperation in this event and the participants for their enthusiasm. Photos of the event can be found on here.

In future, the ECG Office would like to develop more trainings/workshops on different aspects of the vehicle logistics sector. In order to answer their needs, ECG members are invited to send their suggestions for new subjects to Corinna Weddige as soon as possible.

ECG welcomes a new member!

A new company has recently joined ECG, bringing the total number of members to 55! The new member is the company Helicar s.r.o., a Czech company from Liberec. Helicar was founded in 1999, and is a supplier of national and international transportation services in the field of the special carriage of automobiles and other goods, primarily for customers from the car industry in the Czech Republic. ECG delegate will be Tomáš Šilhánek, manager of the company.

ECG welcomes Helicar into the association, and is looking forward to a successful cooperation.

Work on the 2005-2006 ECG Survey on Vehicle Logistics has started

An enthusiastic Task Force has started this week with the preparations of the 2005-2006 edition of the ECG Survey on Vehicle Logistics. Minutes of the meeting can be found on the ‘Members only’ section of the ECG website. ECG members interested in participating in this very interesting project are still very welcome to join the Task Force. The next meeting will take place on 6 April 2005, from 10.00-14.00 in Brussels. For more information please contact the ECG Office.

Meanwhile, copies of the 2003-2004 edition of the Survey are still available for sale to interested parties. Order forms can be found on the ECG website under ‘Publications’.


ECG President speaker at Conference on ‘The Competitiveness of the Automotive Industry"

ECG President Richard Lawson was one of the speakers during a Conference on ‘The Competitiveness of the Automotive Industry: Defining the appropriate Regulatory Framework in Europe', which took place on Tuesday 15 February in Brussels. The conference was organised by the Forum for the Automobile and Society. Other speakers included amongst others Martin Jahn, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Czech Republic, Horst Reichenbach, Director General, DG Enterprise & Industry of the European Commission, and Ivan Hodac, Secretary General of ACEA.

More information can be found on the website of the Forum for the Automobile and Society.


ECG Fuel Index

From February 2005 on, ECG will publish every quarter a Fuel Index. The Index gives the quarterly diesel fuel prices in all EU members states since 2000. The prices are given in euro and are an average for each country.

The ECG Fuel Index can be found on the Members Only section of the ECG website.


Survey on vehicle protection

As in previous years, the ECG Office has prepared an overview of the vehicle protection methods used by the different car manufacturers. This overview is updated every year and is available on the Members Only section of the ECG website.
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