NYK Auto Logistics India Offering End-To-End Integrated Solutions

Clint Carmichael, Executive Director, NYK Auto Logistics India Private Ltd., reveals to MOTOR INDIA his company’s operational strengths in boosting end-to-end logistics in India. In this exclusive interview with Rajesh Rajgor he also talks about what the future holds for the logistics industry and how the company is geared to face new challenges

NYK Auto Logistics India (P) Ltd. (NALI) is an NYK Group company, transporting finished cars by car carriers, and handling the Group’s finished car-related business in India. The Japan-based NYK Group strives to meet customers’ needs in the expanding Indian market by drawing on the automobile logistics know-how and high-quality service that they have known and developed over the years around the world. Excerpts from the interview:

We understand that NYK Auto’s major expertise lies in transporting finished cars by car trailers in India and allied activities. Can you help us understand your business strengths and the value-added services you offer?

We have five core business activities:

1) Pre-delivery inspection and yard management at OEM’s sites which involves customer-specific inspection and maintenance for newly produced vehicles operating within the OEM’s storage yards, offering flexibility to either use customers’ existing yard management IT systems or our in-house custom-designed IT solutions.

2) Complete end-to-end integrated transportation solution for both exports and domestic distribution panIndia. NYK were the pioneers of introduction of LOHR trailers more than seven years ago which offered side curtains to assist with damage prevention and flexibility of load capacity.

3) Value-added technical services through a global team that is able to guide, design and implement various technical projects from terminal design to yard management layouts and industry best practices from our other facilities outside India.