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Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Europe: The countdown

2024-03-12T14:36:00+00:00By

Follow our live blog below to get the most important insights from Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Europe 2024. 

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Shorter supply chains for resilient production

2024-03-11T14:55:00+00:00By

Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis are streamlining EV production with localised supply chain to boost efficiency, lower costs, and achieve sustainability goals

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BMW to localise battery supply in Thailand for forthcoming EV

2024-03-05T12:03:00+00:00By

BMW is investing in a second battery manufacturing facility in Thailand to supply EV production at its Rayong assembly plant

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BMW chooses G&P for inbound parts services at Debrecen plant

2024-02-19T13:02:00+00:00By

G&P will provide BMW with  inspection, rectification and technical services on inbound parts being delivered into its new EV plant in Hungary

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BMW chooses Raúl Gamboa to lead production control and logistics in Mexico

2024-01-02T16:00:00+00:00By

Raúl Gamboa has replaced Siegfried Jung as head of production control, production system and logistics at BMW Group’s plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico

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Red Sofa Interview: BMW’s creativity is helping solve its supply chain problems in Mexico

2023-12-14T15:00:00+00:00By

Raúl Gamboa, director of material and transport control, BMW Group Plant San Luis Potosi talks to Richard Logan, senior content producer, Automotive Logistics about BMW’s creative innovations to mitigate supply chain problems in Mexico.

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Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Mexico: Day one wrap-up

2023-12-06T15:46:00+00:00By

Christopher Ludwig, editor-in-chief, closes out day one of the Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Mexico 2023 conference. 

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UK government reveals Battery Strategy to support EV production

2023-11-29T16:38:00+00:00By

The UK government is investing £50m to build a resilient battery supply chain in support of the country’s future aims for EV production

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Hyundai to sell vehicles through Amazon and move supply chain operations to the cloud

2023-11-21T12:12:00+00:00By

Hyundai has signed a wide-ranging agreement with Amazon to sell its vehicles online and switch manufacturing and supply applications to the cloud

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ALSC Digital Strategies 2023 - Wrap-up day two

2023-11-14T13:30:00+00:00By

Learn how digital technologies can be leveraged to ensure growth at the inaugural ALSC Digital Strategies. 

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Red Sofa Interview: how BMW is digitalising supply chains for greater speed, standards and traceability

2023-11-08T15:15:00+00:00By

Michael Ströbel, head of BMW Group’s global digital production and logistics processes, discusses cloud integration, traceability requirements upstream and downstream, whilst looking to new uses cases for generative AI.

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BMW’s digital strategy for better supply chain visibility

2023-11-07T13:08:00+00:00By

At this week’s ALSC Digital Strategies conference BMW Group’s Michael Ströbel, outlined a number of areas where the company was improving supply chain visibility

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VW Group steers production in line with dropping demand for EVs

2023-11-06T11:29:00+00:00By

Healthy EV sales across the VW Group in the first nine months of the year are giving way to a “general reluctance” among consumers to buy them

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BMW battery cell centre integrates engineering, purchasing and production to scale supply chain

2023-10-31T14:48:00+00:00By

BMW has opened a 15,000 sq.m pilot plant for battery cell production near Munich which is going to play a major role in its battery localisation strategy

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BMW works with Trailer Dynamics to cut road emissons

2023-10-27T08:47:00+01:00By

BMW Group Logistik has been carrying out inbound logistics emissions tests using an electric semi-trailer supplied by Trailer Dynamics

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Umicore deal strengthens BMW’s localised battery supply chain

2023-10-17T09:03:00+01:00By

BMW’s efforts to localise the electric vehicle supply chain in North America took a step forward this week, with the announcement of a new deal between Umicore and AESC

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ALSC Global 2023 On Demand: That’s a wrap!

2023-10-12T16:46:00+01:00By

Christopher Ludwig, Editor-in-Chief, Automotive Logistics sits on the Red Sofa for a final time as we wrap up Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Global 2023 in Dearborn, Michigan. 

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Insourcing and localising supply chains help BMW stay flexible

2023-10-03T13:06:00+01:00By

Insourcing and localising are some of the ways that BMW Spartanburg is staying flexible and lean while growing, according to Oliver Bilstein, vice-president of Logistics and Production Control, BMW Manufacturing.

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Red Sofa Interview: Material control is BMW's next frontier for AI at Plant Spartanburg

2023-10-02T20:15:00+01:00By

Oliver Bilstein, who leads logistics for BMW’s manufacturing in the US, points to new technology and automation to increase flexibility in production and supply chain.

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Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Global: Recap

2023-09-26T12:21:00+01:00By

Follow our recap blog below to get insights and analysis from Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Global 2023 in Detroit. 

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