OEMs
GM tackles costly supply chain disruption
Global supply chain and logistics experts from GM used last week’s ALSC Global conference in Detroit to outline the contingencies they were taking to tackle disruption to the inbound supply of parts
BMW targets a more sustainable sourcing of key components
BMW is increasing the amount of recycled materials its uses in parts production while at the same time reducing the carbon emissions from the production process of those materials
US climate act disqualifies most of current EV line-up, say industry groups
The US Inflation Reduction Act includes a range of incentives for localised EV and battery production but carmakers say stringent rules for eligibility are misaligned with current capacity
Kia teams up with DB’s Encore on battery storage
Kia is working with Deutsche Bahn’s energy storage start-up Encore on the resue of EV batteries previously used in electric vehicles for new energy storage systems, with transport provided by DB’s logistics divisions
Renault Trucks opens sustainable Used Parts Factory
As supply chain challenges and legislative pressures push OEMs towards recycling, Renault Trucks has chosen to make it a core part of the way that it treats its own trucks
BMW using ICL system for vehicle logistics management
ICL’s cloud-based vehicle logistics management system will help BMW more accurately track its vehicles and provide ETAs as well as supporting invoicing and freight claims
Mercedes-Benz making electric SUVs in US with local battery supply
Mercedes-Benz is now making fully electric SUVs at its US plant in Alabama, supported by local lithium battery supply
Porsche retrofitting headlights after supply shortage
A shortage in the supply of matrix headlights to Porsche’s plant in Leipzig, Germany has now been resolved and the carmaker is working fast to now deliver the backlog of retrofitted vehicles
Mercedes-Benz first to benefit from CATL battery plant in Hungary
CATL is investing €7.34 billion in a 220-hectare greenfield site in Hungary for the localised supply of lithium-ion batteries to European carmakers, beginning with Mercedes-Benz
Foton signs deal to export 1,000+ electric buses to Chile
The Chinese commercial vehicle maker has signed its biggest export order for electric buses worth RMB 1.6 billion and will deliver 1,022 vehicles to the Chilean capital, Santiago
Nio to open battery swap manufacturing plant in Hungary
To support its planned expansion of EV exports to Europe, Chinese carmaker Nio is opening a battery swap manufacuring plant in Hungary next month
Heavy rains hit Toyota production in Japan
Flooding has disrupted production at Toyota plants in Japan’s Aichi prefecture but the carmaker is rerouting semiconductors from those plants to minimise downtime elsewhere
UK car output falls in H1 but EVs offer promise
The shortage in the supply of key components, including semiconductors, along with other supply chain disruption has hit UK passenger car production in the first half of 2022
Nissan imports first Ariya EVs through port of Tyne
Nissan has made its first volume delivery of Ariya pure-battery EVs to the UK via the port of Tyne. The vehicles were imported from Japan aboard the Nordic Ace car carrier
Oliver Blume to replace Diess as CEO of Volkswagen Group
Oliver Blume, a former head of production and logistics at Porsche, will take over from Herbert Diess as chief executive of VW Group from the beginning of September this year as the carmakers transforms its manufacturing and supply chain for electrification.
VW increases deliveries of electric vehicles in Europe and China
VW Group delivered more pure battery electric vehicles in the first half of this year and is building on efforts to make the global multimodal delivery of those vehicles cleaner
BMW assembly disrupted by train line damage
BMW has lost two shifts of production thanks to damage to rail lines connecting its Dingolfing plant in Germany
China’s Nio to expand battery swap network, including overseas
Chinese EV maker Nio is boosting its lithium battery swap network over the next three years and will have almost 4,000 stations by the end of 2025, including in overseas markets
VW Argentina signs Ceva for transmission logistics at Córdoba
Ceva Logistics is now providing contract logistics for transmission production at VW Group Argentina’s facility in Córdoba
Mercedes hampered by Q2 parts shortages
Supply chain disruption cause by Covid lockdowns and semiconductor shortages have hit Mercedes-Benz sales in Q2 but EV production is growing stronger
