Automotive

Spectators at the recent 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 witnessed an extraordinary event between qualifying laps on May 22, 2016. Former IndyCar driver and current team owner Sam Schmidt reached a top speed of 152 mph (245 km/h) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a newly designed Semi-Autonomous Motorcar...

DB Schenker recently broke ground on a 42,000-square meter, state-of-the-art warehouse in China for automotive customers. General Manager Max Menzel talks about the benefits this facility offers, the joint venture behind it and his views on doing business in China during a period of decelerated growth. How do you rate...

By all accounts, 2016 will be a year in which major agreements and more open markets will shape world trade and increase the global logistics that move commodities to manufacturers, and finished goods into the hands of consumers virtually everywhere on the globe. From the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership...

The North American automotive logistics industry remains in good health. Vehicle production and sales are back to near-historic peaks and continue to climb. New assembly and component capacity is being added in both the U.S. and in Mexico, driving materials, parts and vehicle flows. In response, logistics companies are investing...

America’s car-parts supply chain–long the auto industry’s backbone–has shaken off the bankruptcies of recent years and is solidly profitable, developing increasingly sophisticated components aimed at making cars tech savvy. But these companies compete with Chinese-owned firms that are buying and opening parts factories in the U.S., as The Wall Street...

It protects new vehicles from dust and rain. And it makes life difficult for thieves: the new Hccrrs closed car-carrying wagon is only available at DB Schenker. The MINIs being driven from the closed car-carrying wagon onto the premises of Cuxport still bear their brand-new factory sheen. Manufactured in Graz,...

The end of June 2015, was the pinnacle of motor sport at the "Grand Prix of Austria" in Spielberg, and with it, the expert team of DB Schenker. The integrated logistics service was the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 team with its expertise and its logistical know-how at all races in...

DB Schenker has revealed it is chartering an aircraft from Etihad for its new weekly freighter service from China to the US. The forwarder, through its JetCargo division, this week announced it had launched a freighter service travelling between Hong Kong, Chicago and Houston. It was a fully dedicated service...

57 Million Euros is one of DB Schenker’s biggest single investments worldwide. DB Schenker Logistics will open one of its largest and most modern terminals on the third of June in Finland. The new location, near the capital of Helsinki, represents one of the largest investments that DB Schenker has...

DB Schenker Launches Weekly Air Freight Cargo Service to connect Hong Kong, Chicago, and Houston Breaking Announcement: DB SCHENKERjetcargo division today launched a new weekly air cargo service linking Hong Kong, China (HKG), to Chicago, IL (ORD), and Houston, TX (IAH). Fulfilling the needs of the Oil and Gas and...